Top of mind for LERA after the Mar. 14 presidential action is how important of the FMCS is to business owners and workers alike. It is low investment, high return for the economy. See our statement at LERAweb.org/fmcs-support

Make plans to attend the 2027 LERA@ASSA, January 3-5, 2027 in Washington, DC. There will be 18 LERA sessions. The unscheduled program can be viewed here. monkeylink.co/9c08ae #LERA #LERA@ASSA2027

Submit a proposal and mark your calendars for the LERA 79th Annual Meeting, June 10-13, 2027 in Baltimore, MD. Deadline is November 15th. Call for Proposals can be found here: monkeylink.co/3e014a

Jon Stewart interviews Kathryn Anne Edwards, labor economist, writer and co-host of the Optimist Economy podcast on his Weekly Show on YouTube Oct. 6. On the U.S. “out of balance economy”. monkeylink.co/2d1628

“University of Illinois labor team tracks strikes to support activists & policymakers.” Johnnie Kallas (Illinois) is cited. “Kallas, the director of the Labor Action Tracker project, discusses how the project tracks strike activity in the U.S.” monkeylink.co/64bdce

“Stunning level of support for universal health care” "The Medicare for All PAC survey found that not only do 94% of Democratic voters support a universal public health insurance program, but so do a majority of moderate and independent voters." monkeylink.co/54a235

Ellora Derenoncourt, a labor economist and economic historian at Princeton in the Industrial Relations section, was named a 2026 MacArthur “genius award” Fellow. Here’s a video about Derenoncourt from the MacArthur Foundation. monkeylink.co/b8b102

“Working through it: The AI jobs boom dawns.” In The Economist. "Last week, the American Bureau of Labor Statistics came out with its monthly jobs report and it found that in August there were 162,000 jobs that were created in the economy." monkeylink.co/7060c5

“Construction’s data center gamble” by Mark Erlich (Harvard) in Phenomenal World. "Is the data center boom the solution to the problems faced by buildings trades unions?" monkeylink.co/01f0ae

“A plan for the Western world’s revival.” "A U.S. trade pact with Europe could encompass friendly democracies & revive the old alliance...America’s global leadership rests on 3 pillars. If any one of them fails, it could doom the whole enterprise." monkeylink.co/c45830

Submit a proposal and mark your calendars for the LERA 79th Annual Meeting, June 10-13, 2027 in Baltimore, MD. Deadline is November 15th. Call for Proposals can be found here: monkeylink.co/3e014a

Make plans to attend the 2027 LERA@ASSA, January 3-5, 2027 in Washington, DC. There will be 18 LERA sessions. The unscheduled program can be viewed here. monkeylink.co/9c08ae #LERA #LERA@ASSA2027

“Why California’s 200 Billionaires Won’t Leave Over Prop 40,” by Teresa Ghilarducci (New School). “CEO Jensen Huang does not plan on leaving California to avoid California's proposed 5% billionaire tax...citing Silicon Valley's essential talent pool." monkeylink.co/80d6bc

“Working through it: The AI jobs boom dawns.” In The Economist "Last week, the American Bureau of Labor Statistics came out with its monthly jobs report and it found that in August there were 162,000 jobs that were created in the economy." monkeylink.co/7060c5

Maryland LERA presents: Maryland LERA Meeting on October 21st from 5:30 - 8 p.m. in Baltimore, MD. monkeylink.co/31035d #LERA #LERANews #ChapterEvents

LERA Philadelphia Chapter presents: Meet the Arbitrators: Inside the Decision-Making Process on October 20th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in Philadelphia, PA. monkeylink.co/765cb3 #LERA #LERANews #ChapterEvents

COLERA presents: Understanding AI in the Public Sector on October 20th from 12 noon - 1 p.m. in Columbus, OH. monkeylink.co/e32701 #LERA #LERANews #ChapterEvents

DC LERA presents: Wine, Labor, and Trade: French Wine Industry Labor Conditions and US Trade Status on October 19th from 6 - 8 p.m. in Washington, DC. monkeylink.co/3d4e18 #LERA #LERANews #ChapterEvents

Make plans to attend the 2027 LERA@ASSA, January 3-5, 2027 in Washington, DC. There will be 18 LERA sessions. The unscheduled program can be viewed here. monkeylink.co/9c08ae #LERA #LERA@ASSA2027

Submit a proposal and mark your calendars for the LERA 79th Annual Meeting, June 10-13, 2027 in Baltimore, MD. Deadline is November 15th. Call for Proposals can be found here: monkeylink.co/3e014a

LERA Maine is holding its 2026 Annual Meeting on October 16th from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Scarborough, ME. monkeylink.co/26a8ac #LERA #LERANews#ChapterEvents