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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

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

N.Y.C. Bakery Workers Demand Owners Stop Supporting ‘Israeli Occupation’

The New York Times
Harry Katz, director of the Scheinman Institute, comments on the legitimacy of including international political issues in labor contract negotiations.
N.Y.C. Bakery Workers Demand Owners Stop Supporting ‘Israeli Occupation’

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 the likelihood of Breads management engaging 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

Updates

Resolving the Dispute: Richard Fincher

Scheinman Institute Advisory Board Member Richard Fincher gives an overview of what goes into just cause discipline arbitration cases concerning the use of medical marijuana.
A black graphic with the image of Dick Fincher next to the words "Resolving the Dispute". His title is listed as Mediator and Arbitrator, Workplace Resolutions LLC.
Resolving the Dispute: Richard Fincher

UFT Summer Interns Learn About the Grievance Process

Watch interns Carla Gaveglia '24 and Brendan Klein '24 reflect on their experiences working in the UFT's grievance department.
A shot of the UFT interns.
UFT Summer Interns Learn About the Grievance Process

Healthcare Insights: The Kaiser Permanente Labor Management Partnership is 25 Years Old

John August explains the historical importance behind the Kaiser Permanente Labor Management Partnership's 25 year history.
Doctors examining a medical photograph
Healthcare Insights: The Kaiser Permanente Labor Management Partnership is 25 Years Old

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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