John Budd

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Work & Organizations professor at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Mgmt. Researching labor relations & work; learning about race, power & justice in business. Past LERA President.

A group photo in which leaders of LERA are standing next to Ray Marshall who is holding a plaque commemorating being named a LERA Fellow.
Picture of F. Ray Marshall speaking to an audience, with his hands gesturing for emphasis.
Graphic that calls for proposal submissions by Nov 15 for the 2026 LERA Annual Meeting to be held in Minneapolis, May 28-31.
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
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.