BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16-906@lerachapter.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T203000 DTSTAMP:20261009T153500Z URL:https://lerachapter.org/vlera/events/the-u-s-labor-relations-systems-e xistential-crisis-the-end-of-pluralism/ SUMMARY:The U.S. Labor Relations System’s Existential Crisis: The End of Pluralism? DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this VLERA event!\n\nThe U.S. Labor Relation s System’s Existential Crisis: The End of Pluralism?\nDate and Time\nOct ober 13\, 2026\, 7:00 pm Eastern \n\nProgram\nThis presentation will expl ore the history of the foundational ideas of the U.S. labor relations syst em\, using historical examples from Minneapolis from the mid-thirties and the passage of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in 1935\, through t he recent anti-ICE events. The NLRA era is premised on pluralism - a belie f system in which conflict should be managed in ways that balance competin g interests rather than systematically favoring one side. This implies a r espect not only for organizational performance\, but also for employee wel l-being and rights. A consideration of pluralist institutions now facing e xistential questions leads to an open discussion of what comes next for la bor relations and the labor movement after the Trump presidency.\n\nPresen ter\nJohn Budd\, Ph.D.\nJohn Budd\, Ph.D.\, is the immediate past Presiden t of LERA\, and currently serves as the chair of the LERA National Chapter Advisory Council. Over his more than 35 years of membership with LERA (fo rmerly Industrial Relations Research Association)\, Professor Budd has rem ained committed to ensuring our chapters meet the needs of our membership\ , including his work as a co-founder of the North Star Chapter in 2024. He is always interested in feedback from our members and Chapter leadership! \nIn addition to his long tenure with LERA\, Professor Budd is a Professor of Work and Organizations in the University of Minnesota’s Carlson Sch ool of Management\, where he holds the Industrial Relations Land Grant Cha ir. He is a graduate of Colgate University and earned a Ph.D. degree in e conomics from Princeton University. Professor Budd is the author of Emp loyment with a Human Face: Balancing Efficiency\, Equity\, and Voice (Co rnell University Press)\, Labor Relations: Striking a Balance (McGraw Hi ll)\, Invisible Hands\, Invisible Objectives: Bringing Workplace Law and Public Policy into Focus (with Stephen Befort\, Stanford University Press )\, The Thought of Work (Cornell University Press)\, and numerous journa l articles. Professor Budd is a recipient of the Richard A. Lester Prize f or the Outstanding Book in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations\, the Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize\, and the James G. Scovill e Best International / Comparative Industrial Relations Paper Award.\nFoll owing the presentation and Q&\;A\, we will have a short VLERA Chapter m eeting.\n\n \nLocation and Registration\nVirtual\nRegister below\, link w ill be provided the day of the presentation.\n\nCost\nNo cost for registra tion. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lerachapter.org/vlera/wp-content/uploads /sites/16/2026/09/VLERA10-13-26Featured-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR