David Lewin will chair the LERA Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations "Best Papers" session at the 77th annual meeting in Seattle, WA, June 11-14.

David will chair the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA)/ Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations (AILR) “Best Papers” session at the June 11-14, 2025 meeting of the LERA, to be held in Seattle, WA. This is the 77th annual meeting of this organization, which was created shortly after the end of WWII to advance the study and practice of employment relations and, subsequently, human resources. The latest research in these areas is presented at the LERA meeting. Lewin is a former President of the LERA and presently co-chairs its membership committee. Several current academic Fellows of the NAHR are LERA members, including Tom Kochan, Peter Cappelli and Kevin Hallock. In addition to academic scholars, members of the LERA include management representatives, union representatives, management attorneys, labor attorneys, mediators, arbitrators, and non-profit and government officials.