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Scheinman Institute Conflict Resolution Club

The Scheinman Institute: An Overview

The Martin and Laurie 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 Arbitrator 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 Arbitrator Training Program 2026

Professional Education

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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

UAW-Volkswagen Deal Presents Pivotal Win as Challenges Mount

Bloomberg Law
Harry Katz, ILR professor and director of ILR’s Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, discusses anti-union tactics and cultural hurdles impacting labor organizing in the South.
UAW-Volkswagen Deal Presents Pivotal Win as Challenges Mount

N.Y.C. Nurses Reach Deal to End Strike at Two Hospital Systems

The New York Times
“It sounds like a solid settlement,” said Harry Katz, ILR professor and director of the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, as he analyzed the tentative agreement reached in the New York City nurses’ strike.
N.Y.C. Nurses Reach Deal to End Strike at Two Hospital Systems

New York Nurses Land Tentative Deal to End Weeks-Long Strike

Bloomberg
John August, director of healthcare labor relations at ILR’s Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, commented on the New York City nurses’ strike.
New York Nurses Land Tentative Deal to End Weeks-Long Strike

Updates

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

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

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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