{"id":2139,"date":"2019-10-30T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lerachapter.org\/detroit\/?p=2139"},"modified":"2019-10-30T17:21:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T21:21:49","slug":"the-presidents-newsletter-october-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lerachapter.org\/detroit\/2019\/10\/30\/the-presidents-newsletter-october-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The President’s Newsletter – October 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

October 30, 2019<\/p>\n

THE PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER
\nDetroit LERA Chapter<\/h2>\n
\n

\"\"By Marick F. Masters<\/strong>
\nDirector, Labor@Wayne
\nProfessor of Business
\nWayne State University
\n255 Reuther Library
\n5401 Cass Avenue
\nDetroit, MI 48202
\n313-577-5358
\nmarickm@wayne.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Dear LERA Chapter Members and Friends:<\/p>\n

We have had a busy couple months.\u00a0 We kicked off our program year on September 11, 2019, at UAW Local 155 in Warren.\u00a0 We thank the Local VP, Chris Robson, and the UAW for their hospitality. We had Marty Mulloy, former national LERA president and retired VP of Global Labor Affairs of Ford Motor Company, speak on the UAW-Detroit 3 talks. We also had a team from the national LERA office in Champaign-Urbana, including Emily Smith, who is the executive director of the national organization, talk about national services to local chapters.Through their efforts, we have made significant improvements in our website, including adding the capacity to pay for events and renew membership online. We will be adding more functionalities soon.<\/p>\n

In addition to the kickoff event, which was attended by more than 30 people (each of whom receives a one-year Detroit LERA membership free of charge), we have had two breakfast meetings, each attended by 15 people. We thank the speakers and attendees. A calendar of our events appears below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Topic<\/strong><\/td>\nDate and Time<\/strong><\/td>\nCharge<\/strong><\/td>\nLocation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Terry Morgan<\/p>\n

National Labor Relations Broad (NLRB) \u2013 Legal update and selected topics of the General Counsel<\/td>\n

September 26, 2019
\n8:00 to 9:00 am<\/td>\n		No charge<\/td>\nKerby\u2019s Koney Island
\n25050 Northwestern Hwy
\nSouthfield, MI 48075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Sidney McBride<\/p>\n

Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) \u2013 Legal updates and selected topics<\/td>\n

October 24, 2019
\n8:00 to 9:00 am<\/td>\n		No charge<\/td>\nKerby\u2019s Koney Island
\n25050 Northwestern Hwy
\nSouthfield, MI 48075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Brad Raymond, GC, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, \u201cIndependent Contractor or Employee\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nOctober 30, 2019
\n<\/em><\/strong>5:30 to 7:30 pm<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n		$35 members
\n<\/em><\/strong>$40 non-members
\n<\/em><\/strong>$10 students<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n		Westin Hotel
\n<\/em><\/strong>Town Center
\n<\/em><\/strong>Southfield, MI 48075<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wage and Hour \u2013 Current topics<\/td>\nDecember 12, 2019
\n8:00 to 9:00 am<\/td>\n		No charge<\/td>\nTBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Organizational Effective & Engagement for Millennials the Quicken Way<\/td>\nJanuary 23, 2020
\n8:00 to 9:00 am<\/td>\n		No charge<\/td>\nTBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Employment Mediator or Arbitrator as a Career Choice \u2013 Jan Holdinski, AAA<\/td>\nFebruary 20, 2020
\n8:00 to 9:00 am<\/td>\n		No charge<\/td>\nTBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Life in the Gig Economy as a Free Lancer \u2013 Carl Camden, IPSE<\/td>\nMarch 19, 2020
\n8:00 to 9:00 am<\/td>\n		No charge<\/td>\nTBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Mayor\u2019s Office<\/td>\nApril TBD, 2020
\n5:30 to 7:30 pm<\/td>\n		TBD<\/td>\nWestin Hotel
\nTown Center
\nSouthfield, MI 48075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arab-Americans in the Work place \u2013 A different perspective<\/td>\nMay 21, 2020
\n8:00 to 9:00 am<\/td>\n		No charge<\/td>\nTBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Steve Schwartz<\/td>\nJune 25, 2020
\n8:00 to 9:00 am<\/td>\n		No charge<\/td>\nTBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Searching for Communications Director for Detroit LERA Chapter<\/h3>\n

We are looking for someone to volunteer to be the Communications Director of our LERA chapter. We want someone to manage the electronic mailing list and handle announcements about forthcoming events. The person (or team) would work with Mark Cousens, Secretary Treasurer, and the national LERA office to make all the appropriate arrangements for digitalizing these operations so that there is a minimal amount of work involved in maintaining, updating, and upgrading. Please contact me at marickm@wayne.edu<\/a> or Mark Cousens at cousens@cousenslaw.com<\/a> if you are interested in volunteering.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow\u2019s Event<\/h3>\n

The link to register for tomorrow\u2019s event, featuring Mr. Brad Raymond, General Counsel, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, at the Westin Hotel in Southfield is below. He is speaking on the topic of \u201cIndependent Contractor or Employee.\u201d<\/p>\n

http:\/\/lerachapter.org\/detroit\/events\/independent-contractors-or-employees-defining-new-employment-relationships<\/a><\/p>\n

I hope to see you at our upcoming events.<\/p>\n

Best regards,
\nMarick
\nmarickm@wayne.edu<\/a>
\n313-577-5431
\ncell: 412-427-1465<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  October 30, 2019 THE PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER Detroit LERA Chapter By Marick F. Masters Director, Labor@Wayne Professor of Business Wayne State University 255 Reuther Library 5401 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 313-577-5358 marickm@wayne.edu Dear LERA Chapter Members and Friends: We have had a busy couple months.\u00a0 We kicked off our program year on September 11, (more…)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","pmpro-has-access"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t