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Director's Update: A Recent Labor Arbitration Institute Conference

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Scheinman Institute Director, discusses a recent Labor Arbitration Institute (LAI) conference held in Cleveland. The LAI was recently acquired by the Scheinman Institute and ILR and the conferences are now hosted by the Scheinman Institute.
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Director's Update: A Recent Labor Arbitration Institute Conference

Groat Award Honoree Kenneth Kirschner Reflects on ILR’s Enduring Influence

Scheinman Advisory Board member Kenneth Kirschner ’75 reflects upon receiving ILR’s 2026 Groat Award in recognition of his accomplished career in labor and employment.
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Groat Award Honoree Kenneth Kirschner Reflects on ILR’s Enduring Influence

The Role of the Mediator in Settling the NYC Nurses’ Strike

The 2026 New York City nurses’ strike highlighted growing concerns over staffing, working conditions, and burnout in hospitals across the city. Behind the scenes, mediators worked to end one of the city’s largest healthcare labor disputes.
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The Role of the Mediator in Settling the NYC Nurses’ Strike

Festschrift Conference Honors Harry Katz

The ILR School hosted a Festschrift conference honoring Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining and Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution Director Harry C. Katz, for his contributions to the field of industrial and labor relations.
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Festschrift Conference Honors Harry Katz

Healthcare Insights: As Millions Lose Health Coverage, Those Who Provide Care Suffer

Scheinman’s John August analyzes how losing health coverage affects both patients and health care workers, arguing that reduced access to care and rising clinician burnout are “two sides of the same coin.” 
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Healthcare Insights: As Millions Lose Health Coverage, Those Who Provide Care Suffer

Education Insights

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Labor-Management Professionals Complete 'Foundation' Arbitration Course

Eighteen labor-management professionals recently completed the Scheinman Institute’s Foundations of Labor Arbitration, a four-month course that combined in-person and virtual learning.
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Labor-Management Professionals Complete 'Foundation' Arbitration Course

Scheinman/ILR Students Experience Labor, Culture, and Perspective in Vietnam

3 ILR tudents reflect upon their experience in the Vietnam Engaged Learning Program
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Scheinman/ILR Students Experience Labor, Culture, and Perspective in Vietnam

Is Turkey’s Mandatory Mediation Law Good for Employees?

Faculty and students from the Scheinman Institute participated in a roundtable discussion with researchers from Turkey to discuss the pros and cons of Turkey's mandatory mediation system for employees.
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Is Turkey’s Mandatory Mediation Law Good for Employees?

Outreach

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Neshay Aqueel: Building A Global Career Through The Scheinman Institute

Neshay Aqueel reflects on how the Scheinman Institute shaped her career.
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Neshay Aqueel: Building A Global Career Through The Scheinman Institute

Scheinman Institute Acquires Labor Arbitration Institute

Marty Scheinman ’75, MS ’76 and Professor Harry Katz recently purchased the Labor Arbitration Institute (LAI) and gifted it to the ILR School, an acquisition that will expand both the reach and the reputation of the Scheinman Institute.
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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.”
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‘Why Fascists Fear Teachers’: Randi Weingarten '80 in Conversation with Steven Greenhouse

Student Activities

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Providing Students with Transformative Experiences

Through experiential learning opportunities, international engagement programs, internships, and student leadership roles, the Institute provides students with the chance to translate theory into practice while building the professional relationships and real-world skills that define successful careers in labor relations, conflict resolution, and social justice advocacy.
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Providing Students with Transformative Experiences

SCRC Members Learn Through Mock Arbitrations, Mediations, and Negotiations

“The Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club” highlights how the club’s weekly mock arbitrations, mediations, and negotiations give students a hands-on way to understand dispute resolution while building practical skills in legal analysis, advocacy, and teamwork.
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SCRC Members Learn Through Mock Arbitrations, Mediations, and Negotiations

Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club Update

The Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club (SCRC) continues to host regular informative and educational events this semester.
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Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club Update

Healthcare Insights

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Healthcare Insights: Collective Bargaining Success for Primary Care Doctors

“Healthcare Insights: Collective Bargaining Success for Primary Care Doctors” highlights the historic first union contract won by Allina Health’s private-sector primary care doctors and shows how it reflects growing physician frustration with burnout, understaffing, and the corporate pressures shaping healthcare today.
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Healthcare Insights: Collective Bargaining Success for Primary Care Doctors

Healthcare Insights: The High Growth of Low Wages in Healthcare

“Healthcare Insights: The High Growth of Low Wages in Healthcare” examines the rapid rise of low-paying healthcare jobs, especially in home health and long-term care, and explores what this trend reveals about broader problems in wages, caregiving, and the U.S. healthcare system.
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Healthcare Insights: The High Growth of Low Wages in Healthcare

Healthcare Insights: 10 Years of Labor Management Success At Bellevue Hospital

In this month’s Healthcare Insights, John August explores how Bellevue Hospital empowered frontline clinicians and leaders to collaborate, solve systemic challenges, and improve patient care.
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Healthcare Insights: 10 Years of Labor Management Success At Bellevue Hospital

Board Members

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Inspiring Students to Become Global Citizens Through Engaged Learning

Richard “Dick” Fincher ’73, who has been instrumental in creating and teaching the Vietnam Engaged Learning Program and the Hopi & Navajo Engaged Learning Program, has announced his intention to slow down and gradually retire from teaching, but the legacy he has created will continue.
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Inspiring Students to Become Global Citizens Through Engaged Learning

Richard Fincher: A Lifelong Advocate for Peaceful Resolutions

Scheinman Institute Board Member and Instructor Richard Fincher advances workplace harmony, mentors neutrals, and leads global engaged learning programs in conflict resolution.
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Richard Fincher: A Lifelong Advocate for Peaceful Resolutions

Scheinman Institute Welcomes New Board Members

Scheinman Institute Welcomes New Board Members
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Scheinman Institute Welcomes New Board Members

Director Updates

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Director's Update: Improving Employment Arbitration

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Scheinman Institute Director, discusses an important new initiative to improve the effectiveness and fairness of employment arbitration.
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Director's Update: Improving Employment Arbitration

Director's Update: The Role of Mediation in the Recent New York City Hospital Strikes

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Scheinman Institute Director, discusses the role mediation played in helping to settle the strikes that occurred in numerous hospitals in the New York City region.
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Director's Update: The Role of Mediation in the Recent New York City Hospital Strikes

Director's Update: Scheinman Institute Plans LAI Conferences

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Scheinman Institute Director, discusses upcoming conferences of the Labor Arbitration Institute.
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Director's Update: Scheinman Institute Plans LAI Conferences