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Wake-Up Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Representatives Debate for the First Time
ST. LOUIS, Missouri--- The J.C. Penny auditorium sat poised on the edge of eruption for a few juicy moments as debates sparked between a few vocal audience members and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. representatives Wednesday. For the first time in the history of the retail giant, three gracious representatives from Wal-Mart along with their most active dissenter WakeUp Wal-Mart shared the same stage and final panel at LERA – Gateway Chapter’s Exploring the Wal-Mart Model program. The program presented views from many sides of the debate including local mayors for an opposed to Wal-Mart, academics and students having researched the Wal-Mart model, and audience member questions submitted via written card.
LERA-Gateway Symposium Invites East-West Gateway Coordinating Council Executive Director Les Sterman to Speak
ST. LOUIS, Missouri--- The Labor Employment Relations Association (LERA) – Gateway Chapter, will present Exploring the Wal-Mart Model, Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, J.C. Penney Building Auditorium, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121-4400.
Mr. Les Sterman, Executive Director of the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council of Governments (EWGCCG), will serve as one of the guest speakers. “The EWGCCG tries to educate communities and elected leadership about healthy economic development and building individual wealth in communities. Most of our work in this area is in helping to rationalize and reform economic development incentives,” Sterman explained.
LERA-Gateway Invites Wal-Mart Experts to Square Off
ST. LOUIS, Missouri--- The Labor Employment Relations Association (LERA) – Gateway Chapter, will present Exploring the Wal-Mart Model, Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, J.C.PenneyBuilding Auditorium, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO63121-4400.
Labor and Management Relations Association Membership Offers Networking Opportunities, Speaker Conferences and Online Directory
St. Louis, MO— The largest LERA chapter in the country, membership offers employers and labor organizations, legal and arbitration professions, students and academic and government institutions opportunities to come together in terms of understanding both sides of the table. Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) – Gateway Chapter launched its 2007 Membership Drive for the bi-state region. As the
Prestigious Chapter Star Awarded to largest membership in the Nation
St. Louis, MO— TheLabor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) – Gateway Chapter collected a total of seven awards from the National LERA 59th Annual Meeting in Chicago last month. The crown jewel of the awards bestowed upon the Chapter was the prestigious Chapter Star Award given to only two of the fifty nationwide chapters. The Chapter Star award was based upon several criteria including Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication, and Chapter to National.
First Labor and Management Relations Association Conference of the Year Promises Valuable Insight regarding Employee Benefit Issues
St. Louis, Missouri- The Labor and Employee Relations Association hosts Labor Attorneys Jeffrey E. Hartnett and Stanley G. Schroeder whom will be speaking about Hot Topics in Employee Benefits, Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the Machinist’s District 9 Hall, 12365 St. Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044. Topics will include major funding change provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, principal employee benefit changes of the Pension Protection Act and recent litigation concerning 401 (k) plan fees.
University of Missouri-St. Louis Extension Specialist Honored for Labor and Management Contributions
Rosalyn Sherman-Voellinger, MEd, is the 2006 Recipient of the LERA Riley Award
St. Louis, MO— The Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) – Gateway Chapter, presented the Riley Leadership Award to Rosalyn Sherman-Voellinger, MEd., on November 14, 2006 at Maggie O’Brien’s in downtown St. Louis. The Riley Award is presented annually to an honoree who has improved the labor or management community, and is reflective of leadership that promotes improved practices within the Bi-Sate Region.
St. Louis, Missouri--- Labor Employment Relations Association (LERA) – Gateway Chapter, will present the Riley Leadership Award, given annually to an honoree who has improved the labor or management community, Tuesday, November 14, 2006, from 11:00am to 1:30 pm at Maggie O’Brien’s, 2000 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
Dr. David P. Robertson, KDSK political analyst and UMSL Professor gives political insight at Labor and Employment Relations Association(LERA) Event
St. Louis, Missouri ---Labor Employment Relations Association (LERA) – Gateway Chapter, hosts Dr. David P. Robertson, renown University of Missouri St. Louis political science professor and author, who will present his political climate predictions during a luncheon event Tuesday, November 14, 2006 from 11:00am to 1:30 pm at Maggie O’Brien’s, 2000 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
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