Membership

All those interested in workplace issues and challenges, from labor, management, academic, or neutral perspectives, are welcome to join the Atlanta Chapter of the LERA. The member year is September through August and annual dues are $60. For more information about the chapter, or to join, contact Phil LaPorte at 404-316-6798 or email plaporte@gsu.edu.

Meetings

The Atlanta Chapter of LERA meets four times a year.

The award-winning Atlanta Chapter’s program year is September – August. Cost of each luncheon is $35, or you can combine dues and payment for four luncheons for $200. Atlanta LERA Chapter luncheon meetings are held at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center located at 800 Spring Street in Midtown Atlanta. Directions and a map are available at www.GT.edu.

The LERA-Atlanta Chapter and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) co-sponsor the annual Georgia Labor Management Conference. Registration and more information for the Georgia Labor Management Conference are available at galmc.org.

About LERA

The Labor and Employment Relations Association is a singular organization of professionals interested in industrial relations, human resources, labor-management committees, and labor-management partnerships. If you are a professional or an academic in the field of industrial relations and human resources, we invite you to join the National LERA. The National LERA organization provides a network of IR and HR practitioners and academics who share their knowledge and insight through regular LERA publications and at LERA meetings twice a year. LERA was founded in 1947 as the IRRA (Industrial Relations Research Association) and today encompasses more than 5,000 members.