LERA - Labor and Employment Relations Association

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ASSOCIATION

LERA – Gateway Chapter

Boiling Over: Workers & Workplaces under STRESS

May 20, 2009

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Breakfast Meeting, 7:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Breakfast & Registration 7:45-8:15am • Program 8:15-11:45am

Doubletree Hotel, Collinsville, Illinois (next to Gateway Convention Center)

From I-55/70 East - Exit #11 and turn left. Turn left at 2nd stoplight on Eastport Plaza Dr.

From I-64 East/West - Exit #9 to Hwy 157 North for about 7 miles. Turn left on Eastport Dr.

Pressures are simmering at home, at work and in our communities. This conference will focus on what happens in the workplace when workers are experiencing severe financial woes, employers are dealing with serious recessionary conditions, and military veterans are being reintegrated into the civilian workforce. How can managers and unions detect possible problems at early stages and respond appropriately when incidents occur?

Two featured presenters will address: Lessons Learned: Prevention and Intervention for Workers in Distress

Tim Rutledge, Director, Mississippi Law Enforcement Alliance for Peer Support (LEAPS)

LEAPS has intervened in dozens of potential police suicides and educates on issues such as suicide prevention, critical incident management, and working with families. Mr. Rutledge has received LEAPS highest award for his outstanding work.

Dodie Gill, President, New Millennium Employee Assistance Services

Ms. Gill is nationally recognized for her work with the Pentagon after the 9/11 attacks. New Millenium, based in Arlington, Virginia, has worked with the public and private sectors to provide military and first responder behavioral health support.

Local area presenters will address issues and resources for veterans, employers and workers:

Janet Mug, LPC, CEAP, President, People Resources, Inc., St. Louis

Gary Randle, CEAP, LAPC, Labor Participation Director, United Way of Greater St. Louis, Operating Engineers 148

Representative, Illinois Division of Veteran Affairs

· BY MAIL: Ellen Arbogast, Dist. 9 Machinists, 159 Shamrock, East Alton, IL 62024-1187

MORE INFO: Contact Roz Sherman Voellinger at 314.615.7604 or sherman-voellingerr@missouri.edu

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TheLabor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) – Gateway Chapter is the largest LERA chapter in the country, membership offers employers and labor organizations, legal and arbitration professions, and academic and government institutions opportunities to come together in terms of understanding both sides of the table.

The LERA – Gateway Chapter exists to provide information, research, education and social opportunities to make labor-management relations more compatible. LERA-Gateway does not take a position on behalf of labor or management, but rather will work in a social atmosphere to make their communications more readily available and workable.

“We are excited to kick off our membership drive with great news. Our LERA- Gateway Chapter will again receive merit awards from the National Labor and Employment Relations Association in January- 2008 in New Orleans.” The award is based upon several criteria including Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication, and Chapter to National.

The benefits for Members are multi-layered. There are opportunities to meet and mix with a variety of professionals across many industries through four or more social and educational functions during the program year. Dynamic speaker conferences are presented four times per year. Many of our events qualify for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) hours through the Missouri Bar.

”I joined LERA-Gateway two years ago to gain labor relations knowledge from the broad array of experienced people that make up LERA,” Commented John Settlemeyer, Operations Manager at the Supervalu-St. Louis Distribution Center. ” We are a unionized facility. I need to understand all aspects of this facility’s operations. I gained valuable insight from the speaker at the Arbitration: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly conference I attended.”

In an effort to promote avenues of communication, Members are listed in the LERA – Gateway Chapter Online Directory. Patrons and Co-Sponsors are listed in LERA – Gateway Chapter brochures, announcements and related materials as well as Gateway Chapter Online Directory.

Four levels of membership are offered including Student, Member, Co-Sponsoring Member and Patron. Fees range from $25.00 for students to $50.00 for regular members with a $50.00 per conference attendee fee. Co-sponsoring memberships are $300.00 per organizational listing (up to four persons listed and $20.00 per additional member) and three prepaid conference costs for a total of twelve for the year. Patron fees are $150.00 per person for the program year including conference costs.

To register visit www.lera-gateway.org and click the “Join Us!” button or send your name, organization name, phone number, email, contact address and check correspondent to membership level to: Rudy L. Smith, LERA – Gateway Chapter, 240 Millridge Dr., Moscow Mills, Missouri 63362-2516.