Scope and Contents
Includes over 1500 arbitration awards, decisions, and related documents for cases arbitrated primarily in the industries of transportation, steel, men's clothing, retail food and retail trade, manufacturing, publishing, health care, bakery and confectionery, television, coal and oil, construction and electronics. Also, arbitration for various education and civil service agencies, primarily of the state of New York and New York City.
Dates
- 1950-1973
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
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Biographical / Historical
Arbitrator, labor mediator and attorney; visiting professor, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. Wolf served as permanent arbitrator between the New York City Board of Education and the United Federation of Teachers; New York City and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); the New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. and AFSCME; New York State and AFSCME; the State University of New York and the Senate Professional Association; A. Goodman and the American Bakery and Confectionery Workers' Union; and between the Simmons Company and the Upholsterers International Union. Wolf also served as impartial chairman for American Airlines and the Transport Workers Union of America; the men's shirt industry and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; and the Brooklyn Union Gas Company and the Transport Workers Union of America.
Born May 6, 1909. Attended Cornell University (B.A. 1930; LL.B. 1932).
Formerly labor mediator, New York State Board of Meidation; labor relations examiner, N.Y.S. Labor Relations Board.
Affiliated with National Academy of Arbitrators (board of governors 1971-; regional chairman 1967-1968); Industrial Relations Research Association; Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution; New York Bar Association. On rosters of American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, National Mediation Board, New York State Board of Mediation, New Jersey State Board of Mediation, New York Public Employment Relations Board, New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission.
Arbitrator under contract for N.Y. City Board of Education and UFT; City of New York and District Council 37; OTB and DC37; N.Y. State and Council 82, AFSCME: State University of New York and Senate Professional Association; Metropolitan New York Milk Industry and IBT; New Rochelle Board of Education and UFT; A. Goodman & Sons and BCWU; Metropolitan Association of Optical Wholesalers and IUE; Simons Co. and Local 420, UIU.
Impartial Chairman; American Airlines and TWU, Men's Shirt Industry and ACWA; Brooklyn Union Gas and TWU; Williams Press and Pressmen's Union; Hiring Hall & Club Employees Union (Local 16); Westchester County Laundry Board of Trade and Local 335 IBT: Rochdale Village, Inc. and Local 90 Public Service Union; Ossining Board of Education and Ossining Teachers Association; Schwartz Laboratories, Inc. and Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers; Ross Oil Term. Corp., Howard Fuel Corp. & Local 365 UAW.
Extent
30 cubic feet
Quantity:
30 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Articles, reprorts, pamphlets, correspondence.
General
- Contact Information:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Martin P. Catherwood Library 227 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183> kheel_center@cornell.edu http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel
- Compiled by:
- Kheel Staff, January 16, 2013
- EAD encoding:
- Randall Miles, May 17, 2013
- Absenteeism -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Absenteeism -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Airlines -- Employees -- Salaries, etc. -- United States
- Alcohol abuse -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Aircraft industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Airlines -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Bakers and bakeries -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Book-making (betting) -- New York (State)
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Book-making (betting) -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Brewing industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Broadcasting -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Broadcasting -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Ceramic industries -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Chemical industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Coal mining industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- College employees -- New York (State)
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Construction industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Correctional institutions -- New York (State)
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Dairy processing -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Education -- New Jersey
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Electric utilities -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Electronic industries -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New Rochelle
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Food industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Gas companies -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Grocery trade -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Health facilities -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Health facilities -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Machine industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Men's clothing industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Mental health facilities -- New York (State)
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Municipal employees -- New York (State) -- New Rochelle
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Municipal employees -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Newspaper publishing -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Newspaper publishing -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Nurses -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Petroleum industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Police -- New York (State)
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Police -- New York (State) -- New Rochelle
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Printing industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Public utilities -- New York (State)
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Railroads -- New York (State)
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Retail trade -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Sanitation workers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Shipbuilding industry -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Shipbuilding industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Social workers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- State government employees -- New York (State)
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Steel industry -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Teachers -- New York (State)
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Telecommunication -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Transportation -- New York (State)
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Transportation -- New York (State) -- New York
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Transportation -- United States
- Arbitration, Industrial -- Upholstery trade -- United States
- Bargaining unit -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Bargaining unit -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Collective bargaining -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Communications Workers of America
- Contracting out -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Discrimination in employment -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Employee attitudes -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Employee fringe benefits -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Employee rights -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Employee rules -- New York (State)
- Employee rules -- United States
- Employees, Dismissal of -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Employees, Transfer of -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Employment tests -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Gas industry -- Employees -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- New York
- Grievance procedures -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Hours of labor -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Hours of labor -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Hours of labor -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Industrial safety -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Job vacancies -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Labor discipline -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Labor disputes -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Labor productivity -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Layoffs -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Management rights -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Management rights -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Misconduct -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Misconduct -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture and Markets.
- New York (State). Dept. of Health.
- New York (State). Dept. of Mental Hygiene.
- Part-time employment -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Pensions -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Performance appraisal -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Performance appraisal -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Piece work -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Plant shutdowns -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Position classification -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Promotions -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Promotions -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Seniority, Employee -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Service Employees International Union
- Strikes and lockouts -- Airlines -- United States
- Strikes and lockouts -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Supplementary employment -- United States
- Technological innovations -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Tenure -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Union security -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Wages -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Wages -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Wages -- Gas companies -- New York (State) -- New York
- Wages -- Men's clothing industry -- United States
- Wages -- Public utilities -- New York (State)
- Work assignments -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Work assignments -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Working conditions -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Title
- Benjamin H. Wolf Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Kheel Staff
- Date
- May 17, 2013
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853