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The Changing Face of Public Agencies in Workplace Conflict Resolution: A Six-Country Study

Faculty from the ILR Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution spearheaded a landmark six-country study, which examined how public agencies involved in resolving workplace conflict resolution operate and how their roles have evolved.
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The Changing Face of Public Agencies in Workplace Conflict Resolution: A Six-Country Study

The Role of Politeness in Negotiations

Assistant Professor Alice Lee explores the role politeness in negotiations.
Portrait of Assistant Professor Alice Lee
The Role of Politeness in Negotiations

Scheinman Institute Survey Finds Lack of Diversity in Arbitration Profession

The Scheinman Institute and the National Academy of Arbitrators released the results of a major survey that indicates, among other things, a lack of diversity in the arbitration profession.
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Scheinman Institute Survey Finds Lack of Diversity in Arbitration Profession

Strikes up 52% in 2022: Labor Action Tracker

The ILR School database that documents U.S. work stoppages informs journalists, policymakers, activists, scholars and the public about labor activism and unrest.
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Strikes up 52% in 2022: Labor Action Tracker

New International and Comparative Labor and Employment Challenges: Dean Colvin and Director Katz Share Insights

Dean Colvin and Director Katz participate in LERA international discussion on employment relations issues.
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New International and Comparative Labor and Employment Challenges: Dean Colvin and Director Katz Share Insights

Conducting Investigations while Social Distancing

Scheinman Institute experts outline practical considerations for conducting investigations while social distancing.
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Conducting Investigations while Social Distancing

The Expansion and Implications of Various Forms of Collective Representation in the United States

Director Harry Katz's farewell address as President of the Labor Employment Relations Association.
A group of seven people stand in front of floor to ceiling windows with blue skies beyond.
The Expansion and Implications of Various Forms of Collective Representation in the United States

The Growing Use of Mandatory Arbitration

Dean Alexander Colvin's study of how workers are increasingly being required to sign mandatory arbitration agreements.
Alexander Colvin
The Growing Use of Mandatory Arbitration

Individual Employment Rights Arbitration in the U.S.: Actors and Outcomes

The authors examine disposition statistics from employment arbitration cases administered over an 11-year period by the American Arbitration Association.
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Individual Employment Rights Arbitration in the U.S.: Actors and Outcomes