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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

570 Lexington Avenue

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

Nurses at CMMC vote to unionize amid ongoing firings

News Center Maine
“I think it is extremely unusual, very rare for an employer, especially in this critical period before a vote, to start firing people,” comments John August, director of healthcare labor relations at ILR’s Scheinman Institute, about nurses being fired following recent unionization efforts at Central Maine Medical Center.
Nurses at CMMC vote to unionize amid ongoing firings

By Fighting Union Pay Bonus, Mamdani Wins Rare Praise From Conservatives

The New York Times
Harry Katz, director of ILR’s Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, points out that legislating pay outside collective bargaining undermines the established system.
By Fighting Union Pay Bonus, Mamdani Wins Rare Praise From Conservatives

Boeing, SPEEA set to meet again as both prepare for possible strike

Seattle Times
Harry Katz, director of ILR’s Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, explains his prediction that Boeing will offer a wage increase to workers in the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace in negotiations before the current contract expires on Oct. 6.
Boeing, SPEEA set to meet again as both prepare for possible strike

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Summer at Scheinman: Six Students, Six Paths Into Labor and the Law

A Summer at Scheinman, student experiences.
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Summer at Scheinman: Six Students, Six Paths Into Labor and the Law

Scheinman Faculty Reflect on a Busy Summer

This article recounts reflections by Scheinman faculty on their eventful summer.
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Scheinman Faculty Reflect on a Busy Summer

Healthcare Insights: A First Union Contract for 500 Attending Physicians in Delaware

Healthcare Insights: A First Union Contract for 500 Attending Physicians in Delaware
Union Bargaining Team Members, ChristianaCare, Delaware
Healthcare Insights: A First Union Contract for 500 Attending Physicians in Delaware

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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