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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

As LERA President, it was a tremendous privilege to honor F. Ray Marshall as a LERA Fellow at a ceremony hosted by the Ray Marshall Center at UT-Austin. Prof Marshall has lived LERA's values for 75 years and counting: rigorous scholarship on relevant issues affecting workers, employers, unions,

Picture of F. Ray Marshall speaking to an audience, with his hands gesturing for emphasis.

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Submit a proposal and mark your calendars for the LERA 78th Annual Meeting, May 28-31, 2026, in Minneapolis, MN.Proposals due November 15, 2025. monkeylink.co/0861ee

Graphic that calls for proposal submissions by Nov 15 for the 2026 LERA Annual Meeting to be held in Minneapolis, May 28-31.

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Like many others, the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) is troubled by the firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

The Labor and Employment Relations Association is deeply concerned by the August 1, 2025 dismissal of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

All of LERA’s constituencies depend on trustworthy, transparent, non-politicized government statistics. Labor and management need reliable and credible statistics to plan strategies for their organizations and to find common-ground solutions, implement collective agreements, and avoid unnecessary conflict. Politicized economic data will make it more difficult for mediators and arbitrators to resolve disputes. Researchers require reliable statistical indicators to generate insights that deepen our understanding of the economy and the workplace.

At all levels of government, statistical agencies need to be independent in order to provide the impartial and trustworthy statistics that are essential to the functioning and prosperity of our society, and that provide a foundation for productive labor-management relationships. LERA urges elected officials, congressional policymakers, business leaders, labor organizations, and all stakeholders to support well-resourced and independent government statistical agencies, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Dated: August 8, 2025

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Erin Kelly @elkelly.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Glad to be part of this conversation. Thanks @equitablegrowth.bsky.social for pulling us together.

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Really enjoyed last week's LERA 77th annual meeting (OK, as program chair maybe I'm biased). Inspiring keynotes by ‪@lizshuler.bsky.social‬ @darrickhamilton.bsky.social‬ & others. Great young scholar research + professionalXacademic interactions. Honored to be LERA president until next conf in Mpls.

John Budd speaking at a podium during the 77th Annual Meeting of the Labor and Employment Relations Association. Members of the head table next to the podium are laughing.

Group photo after the AFL-CIO breakfast at the LERA 77th Annual Meeting in Seattle, including AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and AFL-CIO Chief Economist Darrick Hamilton.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 20/05/2025

Americans favor labor unions over big business now more than ever, analysis of new data @epi.org from me & Adam Reich of Columbia Labor Lab. In data back 60 years, Americans' sentiments are both warmer toward unions & cooler towards big business than ever before. www.epi.org/blog/america...

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

"When the federal government is trying to take control, there are no neutrals here." Great piece by @lollardfish.bsky.social on seeing the stakes clearly

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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

DOGE terminated nearly all staff and services at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service today "It is shocking as the agency does not regulate and has always been non-controversial" said a FMCS employee on the cuts www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Doge shutters federal workplace mediator agency after Trump order

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, independent labor peacemaker, makes up just 0.0014% of US budget

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David Weil @profsheenalives.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Eliminating the FMCS is yet another statement of contempt for worker voice and the law of the land. The Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) has it right:

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

"SB 37 would also let governing boards vet and veto universities’ courses and curricula...to ensure courses...'do not endorse specific public policies, ideologies or legislation.'" Maybe they'll start with microeconomics?

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Excited that article w. @ryanlamare.bsky.social honoring David Marsden online at @bjireditor.bsky.social. We find supportive evidence of workers' differential extrinsic-intrinsic trade-offs across org governance types. Animated overview: tinyurl.com/5n7e5k8d Open access: doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12860

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Organizational Governance and Trade-Offs Between Pay and Subjective Employee Well-Being

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Last year when revising my labor relations textbook for the soon-to-be-released 2025 edition, I significantly reduced the coverage of Change to Win. Correlation or causation?

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 23/12/2024

Minnesota now has a local chapter of the Labor & Employment Relations Association! First event is Jan 30: "Emerging Issues As Seen By Neutrals" Really grateful for the folks leading in the establishment of this new chapter. Lots more events to come. #1u #EconSky lerachapter.org/northstar/ev...

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Submit a proposal - The LERA 77th Annual Meeting Call for Proposals is open now through November 15; start thinking about the session you would like to propose now! Deadline November 15th 2024. View the complete call and submission forms here: lera.memberclicks.net/index.php?op...

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Call for Proposals - LERA 77th Annual Meeting

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 07/05/2024

No sympathy for Uber & Lyft complaints about being left out. The governor's commission gave them a big voice. Companies Instead shut down meaningful pay discussions. "Uber...said the company still sees room for negotiation but wants to be part of the discussions." m.startribune.com/legislators-...

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Legislators say they have a deal on Uber and Lyft driver pay, but companies object

Pay rates in the compromise are below the Minneapolis council ordinance and below what drivers' advocacy groups wanted, but driver group calls it a show of good faith.

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

We can mark down today as the birthdate of the North Star LERA chapter. Local programming to follow in the fall.

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 03/03/2024

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John Budd @johnwbudd.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

A nice summary of what the MN task force on ride share drivers achieved and moreso failed to achieve. The first three months rhetoric of "we're here to find solutions" disappeared in the last two weeks. minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/19/m...

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