The Labor and Employment Relations Association annually recognizes outstanding academic contributions to research by recent entrants to the field (recent is defined as receiving terminal degree within the last ten years) with the . Professor Weinberg is the recipient of this year’s award based on his research contributions that address industrial relations/employment research problems of international significance. Professor Weinberg’s research focuses on collective bargaining relationships and collective bargaining, dispute resolution mechanisms, and the effect of public policy. His work has been published in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, the Industrial and Labor Relations Review, the British Journal of Industrial Relations, and the Journal of Industrial Relations.