Scheinman Institute Blog

Students in the Labor Arbitrator Development Program met in-person in Washington, DC, where the three days of learning focused on public sector (federal, state, and local) labor arbitration and an introduction to workplace mediation.

Alyssa Brundage '24 shares her experience taking in a winter class in Cambodia.

The third cohort of the Institute's Labor Arbitrator Development Program begins classes.

The Scheinman Institute is bringing labor to the table for a U.S. project designed to equip front-line workers with effective personal protection equipment that will be widely adopted.

Katrina Nobles, Director of Conflict Programs at the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, and Liz Davis-Frost, Scheinman Institute Mediation and Training Extension Associate, led a webinar discussing techniques that incorporate understanding through focused listening.

Dr. Katherine Simpson, Scheinman Institute Postdoctoral Associate, examines workplace prejudice against those with epilepsy.

Professor Ariel Avgar is conducting impactful research regarding labor and employment relations in the healthcare field.

In their new research paper, published in the American Bar Association Journal of Labor and Employment Law, Harry C. Katz, David Sherwyn, and Paul Wagner, demonstrate that the employees in civil rights cases enjoy significantly greater results in arbitration than in litigation.

Brendan Klein explores collective bargaining in non-profit organizations and how this differs from the for-profit and public sectors.

Tiago Gonzalez '24 reflects on his internship with the AFT.

Naveen Sharma '24 reflects upon his tenure as the Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club president and what he learned about conflict resolution from the Scheinman Institute.

Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club members Daniel Lang and Nathan Daley share their experiences in a recent sports arbitration simulation.

John August, Scheinman Institute Director of Healthcare and Partner Programs, examines the growth of physician related unions.

John August, Director of Healthcare and Partner Programs, examines the role of physicians in using collective action to save America's troubled healthcare system.

Scheinman Institute Director of Healthcare and Partner Programs John August examines the Rhode Island model for healthcare labor relations.

Four people affiliated with ILR/Scheinman Institute helped foster a $750,000 grant supporting the Ray Corollary Initiative's mission to increase inclusion within the alternative dispute resolution profession.

Scheinman Institute board member and noted arbitrator Nancy Hoffman discusses her work as a labor arbitrator and her approach to handling disciplinary cases.

Scheinman Institute board member and noted mediator and arbitrator Joan Parker shares examples of three employment cases where issues of discrimination were involved.

Scheinman Institute Director Harry Katz discusses the recent UAW vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chatanooga, TN.

Harry Katz discusses the Triad Conference occurring in New York City, June 2024.

In this month's Director's Update, Scheinman Institute Director and Jack Sheinkman Professor Harry Katz discusses a new consortium from the Institute providing problem solving approaches for labor and management.