Tamara L. Lee, Esq. Assistant Professor

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1 Tamara L. Lee, Esq. Assistant Professor Rutgers University Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ EDUCATION Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Ph.D. August 2016 Major: Labor Relations, Law and History Minors: International and Comparative Industrial Relations, Latin American Studies, Comparative Politics Dissertation: Evolution of a Revolution: Three Essays on Worker Involvement, Labor Education and Union Representation during Transformation in the Cuban Political Economy Honors: Eleanor Emerson Fellow (2012), Provost Fellow (2011) Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations M.S. May 2013 Major: Industrial Relations Chicago-Kent College of Law J.D. May 2007 Certifications: Labor and Employment Law Honors: Barbara S. Susman International Scholar Award; CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Labor Law Loyola University-Chicago M.S. January 2001 Major: Industrial Relations Northwestern University B.S. May 1996 Major: Industrial Engineering Minor: Industrial Organizational Psychology 1

2 PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Lee, Tamara L The Union s Dual Role in Cuban Labour Restructuring. International Union Rights, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp Hurd, Richard W. and Tamara L. Lee Public Sector Unions Under Siege: Solidarity in the Fight Back. Labor Studies Journal, Vol. 39 No. 1, pp Griffith, Kati L. and Tamara L. Lee Immigration Advocacy as Labor Advocacy. Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp Conference Papers Hurd, Richard W. and Tamara L. Lee Can U.S. Public Sector Collective Bargaining Survive the Tea Party? Dispute Resolution in the Workplace: The Proceedings of the National Academy of Arbitrators, Vol. 66, pp Book Reviews Lee, Tamara L Book Review Sarosh Kuruvilla, Ching Kwan Lee and Mary E. Gallagher (eds), From Iron Rice Bowl to Informalization: Markets, Workers and the State in a Changing China. Perspectives on Work Online Companion, No. 13. Lee, Tamara L Book Review Francine Moccio, Live Wire: Women and the Brotherhood in the Electrical Industry. Perspectives on Work Online Companion, No. 11. Media Contributions Lee, Tamara L. A Fair Decision that Reflects Globalization and Technology. Room for Debate. The New York Times (September 14, 2015). WORKING PAPERS Lee, Tamara L. Raúl Castro s Great Debate: Worker Involvement during Political and Economic Reform in Contemporary Cuba. (under review at ILR Review). Lee, Tamara L. Union-Sponsored Labor Education in Cuba: The Cuban Union as an Agent of Educational Transfer. (unpublished manuscript). Lee, Tamara L. The IRCA/NLRA Matrix: Preserving the Integrity of NLRB Proceedings in Hoffman Affirmative Defense Hearings. (work in progress). 2

3 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Lee, Tamara L Obama s Sexual Revolution: LGB and T Worker Protection Under Contemporary Social Constructs. Ninth Labor Management Partnership Conference held at Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations. Lee, Tamara L Separate, But Unequal: The Effect of U.S. Labor Policy on the Rights of Undocumented Employees to Freedom of Association. International Industrial Relations Association s 6 th Regional Congress of the Americas held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. INVITED PRESENTATIONS Cornell University ILR School. Comparative Labor Movements in Latin America. Ithaca, New York (2015). Association of American Jurists (AAJ) and Association of Latin American Labor Lawyers (ALAL) 4 th International Conference on the Defense of Labor Law and Social Security held in Havana, Cuba (2010). TEACHING Assistant Professor, Labor Studies and Employment Relations Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations 2014-present Current Labor Problems. By adding theory and historical context to an examination of current events in domestic and global political economies, this course aids students in identifying contemporary issues in the field of labor studies. Work, Society and Quality of Life. Around the world both the nature of work and the rewards obtained from work are changing dramatically. This course explores these changes using dynamic active learning methods that are increasingly common in workplaces. The course asks undergraduate students to analyze (1) the degree to which human differences shape a person s perspective on the world, (2) contemporary global issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, (3) issues of social justice across local and global contexts (2014-present). Identity Politics and Labor Market Discrimination. This course examines traditional social constructs such as race, gender and ethnicity, and their relationship with the workplace, society and its formal and informal governing institutions. Although there is specific multi-disciplinary focus on the experiences of African-American, Latino, Asian- American and female workers, the discussion expands to cover broader issues of 3

4 inequality and gender identity in the workplace, including discussion of traditionally unprotected categories of minority workers, such as those in the LGBTQ community (2014-present). AWARDS AND SMALL GRANTS Benjamin Miller Scholarship 2012 Tinker Grant SUNY Fellowship SERVICE Labor Research and Action Network (LRAN) 2016-present Advisory Committee. Member of the governing body of the emerging network of scholars and labor practitioners. Rutgers University The State University of New Jersey 2015-present Cuba Ad Hoc Faculty Committee. Faculty member. University-wide committee to establish formal educational relations with university counterparts in Cuba. The Worker Institute Cornell University ILR School Worker Institute Executive Board. Graduate student representative. Consultant to the institute in its education, outreach, and research projects focusing on contemporary labor issues and creative solutions to problems related to work, economy and society. Planning Committee: 80 th Anniversary NLRB Conference. Member of the Executive Board sub-committee to organize a conference commemorating the 80 th anniversary of the NLRB. National Lawyers Guild 2009-present Labor and Employment Committee. Steering Committee member. Co-organizer of the research exchange between labor lawyers in the U.S. and Cuba (2011-present). International Committee. Election observer for the 2009 Presidential elections in El Salvador. Delegate on mission to investigate human rights and labor violations in Honduras following the 2009 coup d'état (2009-present). Labor and Employment Research Association (LERA)

5 Co-chair. 13 th Annual PhD Student Consortium: Work in Action: Scholars without Borders. National Labor Relations Board Union District Vice-President. National union representative for approximately 200 attorneys, investigators and support staff in the Midwest region. Responsible for litigation under applicable collective bargaining agreements, as well as civil and federal labor and employment statutes. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Assistant for Professor Kate Griffith- research on U.S. labor law and politics, including Section 7 protection of immigration advocacy and the use of the National Labor Relations Act as a defense in defamation claims during labor disputes ( ). Eleanor Emerson Fellow, Cornell University- research on political and legislative attacks on U.S. public sector bargaining at the national and state level, as well as the coordinated trade union response and the future prospects for U.S. trade union revitalization (2012). Senior Researcher for Professor Kate Bronfenbrenner- statistical and legal research for No Holds Barred: The Intensification of Employer Opposition to Organizing, (May 20, 2009). Economic Policy Institute. Briefing Paper, No The paper is an empirical study of employer climate in the United States before, during and after union organizing campaigns (2009). NON-ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE Staff Attorney for Chairman Liebman and Chairman Pearce 2011 National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C. Key Responsibilities: Reviewed decisions of hearing officers and Administrative Law Judges. Drafted decisions on behalf of the National Labor Relations Board. Labor Management Relations Examiner National Labor Relations Board, Chicago, IL Key Responsibilities: Investigated unfair labor practice allegations against employers and labor organizations under the National Labor Relations Act. Conducted secret-ballot elections to determine whether employees wish to be represented by a labor organization. Presided over pre- and post- election hearings. Production Supervisor Pepperidge Farm, Inc., Downers Grove, IL 5

6 Key Responsibilities: Developed and successfully implemented process improvement projects. Trained high-performance work teams. Special projects included developing the plant continuous improvement program and quality auditing process. Production Supervisor Nestle U.S.A., Beverage Division, Suffolk, VA Key Responsibilities: Supervised high-speed retail canning and processing operations and supervised cross-department work teams. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Organizations Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) Labor and Research Action Network (LRAN) National Lawyers Guild, Labor and Employment Committee (NLG, LEC) National Lawyers Guild, International Committee (NLG, IC) Unión Nacional de Juristas de Cuba (National Union of Cuban Jurists) Bar Admissions Pennsylvania Attorney Bar (active) 2007-present New Jersey Attorney Bar (inactive) 2007 LANGUAGES Spanish: conversational speaking proficiency, strong reading proficiency, basic writing proficiency 6