National Policy Forum Set for June 14-15 in Washington, D.C. 'The Impact of Immigration on the New American Dream' WASHINGTON, June 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Searching for the New American Dream" is the theme of the Labor and Employment Relations Association's (LERA) 7th bi-annual National Policy Forum set for June 14-15, 2007 at the Hotel Washington, located one block from the White House at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington, DC. A workshop at the conference will examine "The Impact of Immigration on the American Dream." This panel will describe (1) the U.S. labor force demographic trends with respect to immigration, (2) an overview of the "immigrant movement" that spread across the country last year and its political implications for labor relations, (3 perspectives on immigrants in low-wage jobs and their labor market impacts, and (4) the value of trade unions to immigrants and the value of immigrants to trade unions. Speakers include: Fred Feinstein, University of Maryland, Ana Avendano, AFL-CIO, Marielena Hincapie, National Immigration Law Center, and Rakesh Kochhar, Pew Hispanic Center. The two-day national policy forum, examining how the old American dream has changed and exploring what form the new dream might take, will feature Congressional Representatives Rush Holt, (12th District, New Jersey) and Loretta Sanchez (47th District, California), Reg Weaver, President of the National Education Association, Thomas A. Kochan of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Beth Shulman, author of The Betrayal at Work, as keynote speakers, along with workshop leaders and panelists drawn from a cross section of leaders in academia, business, unions, government and policy organizations. Attendees will be provided a unique opportunity to participate in the public policy dialogue concerning some of today's most pressing issues, including: -- What's Happened to the Middle Class? Is the New American Dream Available to All? -- The Impact of Immigration on the American Dream -- How Can Trade Agreements Benefit Working Families? A New Progressive Era? The Influence of State and Local Initiatives on National Policy -- The New American Workplace To register, visit LERA's website at http://www.lera.uiuc.edu or contact the LERA national office at (217)333-0072. Bona fide press representatives should contact Lisa Sprinkle sprinkle@uiuc.edu (217) 333-0072 by June 12 for complimentary pre-registration. For more information contact: Jim Auerbach (301) 871-9060, email: npajim@aol.com. Founded in 1947, LERA brings together professionals in business, labor, government and academia to share and discuss policies, issues, insights, ideas and developments impacting today's workforce. PRESIDENT Eileen Barkas Hoffman Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service PRESIDENT-ELECT Anthony OliverParker, Milliken, Clark, O'Hara & Samuelian PAST PRESIDENT David B. Lipsky Cornell University SECRETARY-TREASURER Peter Feuille University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Adrienne E. Eaton Rutgers University CHAPTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE William Canak Middle Tennessee State University EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Paula D. Wells University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign LEGAL COUNSEL Steven B. Rynecki von Briesen & Roper, S.C. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Sara Adler Arbitrator/Mediator Paul Almeida AFL-CIO Ralph Craviso Yale University Rob DeLucia Airline Industrial Relations Conference Jacquelin Drucker Arbitrator Adrienne E. Eaton Rutgers University Jack Fiorito Florida State University Morris Kleiner University of Minnesota Jill Kriesky Wheeling Jesuit University Lisa Lynch Tufts University Julie Martinez Ortega American Rights at Work Gordon Pavy AFL-CIO Nancy Peace Arbitrator/Mediator Donna Wilson-Renner Tennessee Valley Authority