Labor and Employment Relations Association

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Labor and Employment Relations Association

Type	Labor Relations and Human Resources Professional Organization
Founded	1947
Headquarters	Champaign, IL, USA
Key people	Eileen B. Hoffman, President Tony Oliver, Jr., President Elect Adrian Eaton, Editor in Chief
Website	[1]

The Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), founded in 1947 as the Industrial Relations Research Association (IRRA), is an organization for professionals in industrial relations and human resources. The national organization has over 3,000 members. The organization using the slogan "Shaping the Workplace of the Future."

LERA holds an annual membership and professional development meeting, as well as a national policy forum.

LERA offers a number of awards, recognitions and grants each year. Its most prestigious award is the John T. Dunlop Scholar Award. Two Dunlop Scholar Awards are given each year. One goes to an academic who makes the best contribution to international and/or comparative labor and employment research. A second award recognizes an academic for research that addresses an industrial relations/employment problem of national significance in the United States.

LERA publishes a number of research reports and books, as well as an annual compendium of research, an annual proceedings, a newsletter and a membership director. It also publishes the bi-annual journal, Perspectives on Work.

The Labor and Employment Relations Association has more than 50 local Chapters where members meet colleagues in the private, public and federal sectors, as well as faculty from local universities and third-party neutrals. Local Chapter members value the opportunity to learn about matters of importance in their area and to exchange off-the-record observations with chapter speakers and members.