From Theory to the Frontline:

Uniting Academic Insight and Organizing Power for Worker Voice 

Monday April. 20th, 12:00 to 1:30 pm

In-person

Embassy of Japan (Historic Old Ambassador’s Residence)
2516 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20008

Join the Washington, D.C., and Maryland chapters of the Labor and Employment Relations Association for lunch and a conversation where ‘Research Meets Practice.’ An academic will speak to what research says about workers’ voice in organizing, while a practitioner will speak to what actually happens on the front line. On the academic side, we will hear from John W. Budd, National LERA President and Professor at the University of Minnesota, with expertise in labor relations, collective bargaining, industrial relations, and labor policy. On the practitioner side, we will hear from Workers United campaign leaders and baristas organizers involved in the Starbucks organizing efforts. The discussion will be moderated by the past President of LERA and DC LERA, Steve Sleigh.

Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Japan.

Please RSVP below if you can join us!

Speaker

John W. Budd is a Professor of Work and Organizations in the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, where he holds the Industrial Relations Land Grant Chair. Professor Budd is President of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), a LERA Fellow, and Secretary-Treasurer of the North Star LERA local chapter. He is the author of the textbook “Labor Relations: Striking a Balance,” three other books, including “The Thought of Work,” and numerous journal articles. In 2023, Professor Budd served on the [Minnesota] Governor’s Committee on the Compensation, Well-being, and Fair Treatment of Transportation Network Company Drivers. 

Registration and Cost

Tickets for this event are $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Tickets for Students are $5.

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Lunch will be from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm. The Conversation will begin at 12:30 pm

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