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Scheinman Institute Conflict Resolution Club

The Scheinman Institute: An Overview

The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution is the preeminent institute in the world focused on workplace conflict.  

The mission of the Scheinman Institute is to study the causes of workplace conflict, develop methods and cultures for managing it, and provide education and training to help individuals and organizations navigate workplace conflict.

The Institute developed the National Conflict Resolution Service (NCRS), which provides labor dispute resolution, training, facilitation, and conflict management and prevention services.

Labor Arbitration Training Program

Upcoming Program

We offer two unique training opportunities designed to meet this demand:

  • Foundations of Labor Arbitration Course
  • Labor Arbitrator Development Program – Cohort Four

Together, these programs provide emergent arbitrators with the essential training, practical skills, personalized mentoring, and hands-on experience needed to build a successful career in labor arbitration.

Labor Arbitration Training Program 2026

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We bring together the insight of leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners to design training courses for the modern workplace. We specialize in work – from HR practices to labor relations and conflict-resolution strategies. We train people who change their organizations.

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In The News

Media Mentions

Can Breads Bakery workers really demand that the Israeli owners cut ties with Israel?

The Jerusalem Post
Harry Katz, director of the Scheinman Institute, shares his expertise as he answers questions about the possibility of workers at Breads Bakery forming a union, what labor issues a union typically negotiates with management, and how likely it is that Breads management will engage on issues related to Israel.
Can Breads Bakery workers really demand that the Israeli owners cut ties with Israel?

Northwell, Plainview nurses reach tentative contract but 2 other LI hospitals face possible strike

Newsday
John August, director of healthcare labor relations at ILR’s Scheinman Institute, comments on how often nurses strike and why it has become more common recently.
Northwell, Plainview nurses reach tentative contract but 2 other LI hospitals face possible strike

Pediatric primary care needs change now

Fast Company
An article by John August, director of healthcare labor relations at ILR’s Scheinman Institute, is referenced in this article about how AI can be levered to meet the need for improved pediatric care in the U.S.
Pediatric primary care needs change now

Updates

Director's Update: Scheinman Institute Acquires Labor Arbitration Institute

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Scheinman Institute Director, discusses the Scheinman Institute's recent acquisition of the Labor Arbitration Institute to help better prepare the next generation of workplace neutrals.
Professor Harry Katz
Director's Update: Scheinman Institute Acquires Labor Arbitration Institute

‘Why Fascists Fear Teachers’: Randi Weingarten '80 in Conversation with Steven Greenhouse

In November, Cornell ILR’s NYC office hosted AFT President Randi Weingarten `80 for a discussion about her new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy.”
Steven Greenhouse and Randi Weingarten seated on stage
‘Why Fascists Fear Teachers’: Randi Weingarten '80 in Conversation with Steven Greenhouse

Dionne Pohler Research: How ‘free money’ helped low-income workers stay employed

New research by Professor Dionne Pohler finds that a modest tax benefit in Canada – similar to the U.S. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – encouraged low-income workers to stay employed.
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Dionne Pohler Research: How ‘free money’ helped low-income workers stay employed

The issues surrounding conflict in the workplace are the center of our public discourse and public policy.

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It takes a certain set of skills and expertise to navigate this changing landscape.

"With my wife, Laurie, we endowed the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution to provide students, professionals and others interested in dispute resolution with the tools they need to help create a better society. Today, Scheinman Institute faculty and alumni stand at the forefront in resolving the most complicated and significant work-related issues."

-Marty Scheinman, Founder Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution

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