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 227 Ives Hall Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheelref@cornell.edu https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel/
- Compiled by:
- Kheel Staff, January 16, 2013
- EAD encoding:
- Randall Miles, May 17, 2013
- AFSCME
- Absenteeism -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Absenteeism -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Air Transport Workers Union
- Airlines -- Employees -- Salaries, etc. -- United States
- Alcohol abuse -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Allied Aviation Service Company International
- Allied New York Services, Inc.
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
- Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America
- American Airlines, Inc.
- American Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union
- American Cyanamid Company
- American Newspaper Guild
- American Pilots Association
- American Recording and Broadcasting Association
- American Standard, Inc.
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
- 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
- Arrow Company
- Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America
- Bargaining unit -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Bargaining unit -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Borden Company
- Brooklyn Union Gas Company
- Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express, and Station Employes
- Civil Service Employees Association (N.Y.)
- Cluett Peabody Co., Inc.
- Collective bargaining -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
- Communications Workers of America
- Continental Baking Company
- Contracting out -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Council of New Jersey State College Locals
- Detectives Endowment Association
- 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
- Ford Instrument Company
- Gas industry -- Employees -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- New York
- General Dynamics Corporation
- General Warehousemen's Union
- Grievance procedures -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Hills Supermarkets, Inc.
- Hours of labor -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Hours of labor -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Hours of labor -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- ITT Continental Baking Company
- Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
- Industrial safety -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- International Air Line Pilots Association
- International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Iron Workers
- International Association of Machinists
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- International Brotherhood of Pottery and Allied Workers
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America
- International Chemical Workers Union (1944- )
- International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
- International Union of Food and Allied Workers Associations
- International Union of Petroleum Workers, Inc.
- JFD Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- Job vacancies -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Joint Board of Fur, Leather, and Machine Workers' Union
- Kings Highway Medical Group
- Kraftco Corporation. Breyer Ice Cream Division
- Kraftco Corporation. Kraft Foods Division
- Kraftco Corporation. Sealtest Foods Division
- Labor discipline -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Labor disputes -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Labor productivity -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Layoffs -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Licensed Practical Nurses of New York, Inc.
- Long Island Railroad Company
- Management rights -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Management rights -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Manhattan Shirt Company
- Marine Draftsmen Association
- McGregor-Doninger, Inc.
- Metal Trades Council of New London
- Misconduct -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Misconduct -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Mobil Oil Corporation
- Municipal Guild of Radio and TV Technicians, (N.Y.)
- National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association
- New Rochelle (N.Y.)
- New Rochelle Police Benefit Association
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.). Office of Labor Relations
- New York (State). Civil Service Commission
- New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture and Markets.
- New York (State). Dept. of Correctional Services
- New York (State). Dept. of Health.
- New York (State). Dept. of Mental Hygiene.
- New York (State). Dept. of Transportation
- New York (State). Office of Parks and Recreation
- New York (State). Special Classification Appeals Board
- New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation
- Newark (N.J.). Board of Education
- Newark Teachers Association
- Northwest Airlines
- 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
- Podiatry Society of the State of New York
- Position classification -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Printing Pressmen, Assistants, and Offset Workers' Union
- Promotions -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Promotions -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Queens Farms Dairy Company
- R.H. Macy and Company
- Retail Clerks International Association
- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Local 1199
- Rockland State Hospital (N.Y.)
- S.B. Thomas, Inc.
- Sanitation Department Employees (New York, N.Y.)
- Senate Professional Association (N.Y.)
- Seniority, Employee -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Service Employees Institute
- Service Employees International Union
- Simmons Company
- Social Service Employees Institute
- Social Service Employees Union
- Sonotone Corporation
- State University of New York
- Steel Scaffolding Company, Inc.
- 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)
- Transport Workers Union of America
- Uniformed Firemen's Association
- Union security -- Law and legislation -- United States
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- United Aircraft Corporation
- United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America
- United States Metals Refining Company
- United Steelworkers of America
- Upholsterers' International Union of North America
- 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)
- White Plains Police Benevolent Association
- White Plains Teachers' Association
- Williams Press, Inc.
- Willowbrook State School (N.Y.)
- Work assignments -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State)
- Work assignments -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Working conditions -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States
- Yonkers (N.Y.). Board of Education
- Yonkers Federation of Teachers
- Yonkers Firemen's Mutual Aid Society
- 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