The Essentials of Community College Labor Relations
ILR Conference Center
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
November 9-11, 2006
Presenters
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Harry Katz, Dean, ILR School, Cornell University
Harry C. Katz is the Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining and director of the Institute of Collective Bargaining at Cornell University’s ILR School. He was named dean of the School and began his 5-year term on July 1, 2005.
Katz’s major fields of interest are industrial relations and labor economics. He joined Cornell in 1985 as an associate professor in the ILR School and in 1989 was named director of Cornell’s Institute of Collective Bargaining. Katz had been a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1977 to 1985. He earned his A.B. degree in 1973 and his Ph.D. in 1977, both in economics from the University of California-Berkeley. He has written, co-written or co-edited more than 14 books and numerous articles in his field and is the associate editor of Industrial and Labor Relations Review and a member of the editorial board of Revista Latinoamerica de Estudios del Trabajo.
Dr. Richard Boris, Director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, CUNY
Richard J. Boris is Professor of Political Science at York College, City University of New York (CUNY) and Executive Director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions at Hunter College, CUNY. He was chapter chair of the Professional Staff Congress at York College, then vice-president of the Professional Staff Congress and briefly its president. His latest publication is "Collective Bargaining and Community Colleges," in Legal Issues in Collective Bargaining, Robert C. Cloud, ed., Jossey-Bass (2004); he is also series editor for the National Center's Directory of Faculty Contracts and Bargaining Agents in Institutions of Higher Education (April 2005).
Rebecca Givan, Assistant Professor, Collective Bargaining, ILR School, Cornell University
Rebecca Givan is Assistant Professor in Collective Bargaining in ILR at Cornell University. She received her PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University in 2004 and a BA from Oberlin College in 1997. Prior to joining ILR, Professor Givan was a lecturer at Cardiff Business School. She also worked as a Research Officer at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. At LSE, she worked on The Future of Unions in Modern Britain program funded by The Leverhulme Trust, producing publications jointly with Stephen Bach (Kings College, London). Her research and publications focus on public sector employment, especially in the United Kingdom, healthcare workers, and welfare state reform.
Dr. Richard Hurd, Professor and Director of Labor Studies, ILR School, Cornell University
A leading specialist on trade union administration and strategy, Professor Hurd has been quoted widely in the national print and broadcast media on various labor issues and is on the Executive Committee of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education.
Professor Hurd works closely with labor organizations developing training programs and offering technical assistance on strategic issues, including trade union management, organizational change, internal and external organizing, strategic planning, and leadership development. His clients include the Canadian Labour congress, AFL-CIO Office of the President, AFL-CIO Department for Professional Employees, AFT Shanker Institute, New York State United Teachers, SEIU, UNITE-HERE, and the American Guild of Musical Artists. Professor Hurd also has offered testimony before Congressional Committees and Presidential Commissions.
An economist by training, Hurd has served as an Economic Policy Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Professor Hurd has published more than a dozen articles on unionization of faculty and staff in higher education (including an chapter in the book Managing the Labor Relations Process in Higher Education edited by Dan Julius, published in 1993), and for this work has compiled original data on union representation of faculty and staff in community colleges. He earned his Ph.D from Vanderbilt University.
Sally Klingel, Senior Extension Associate, Organizational Change, ILR School, Cornell University
Sally Klingel is a Senior Associate in Organizational Change in ILR at Cornell University. She specializes in the design and implementation of strategic planning processes, conflict and negotiation systems, labor-management partnerships, work design, and organizational change. Her work includes training, research, and technical assistance with organizations in a variety of industries, state and federal agencies, union internationals and locals, public schools, community colleges, universities, and local governments.
She has worked with community colleges, faculty unions, and administrator and staff unions to introduce and implement interest-based negotiation practices in collective bargaining and contract administration for the past 10 years. She recently authored a comprehensive review of interest-based bargaining research and practice in public schools and higher education, published by the National Education Association. Soon to complete a Ph.D. in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Klingel holds a M.S.degree in Organizational Behavior from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan.
Rocco Michael Scanza, Esq., Director of ADR Services, Cornell Institute on Conflict Resolution
Since 1999, Rocco M. Scanza has been a member of the faculty of Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. In addition to lecturing on alternative dispute resolution, he serves as Director of ADR Programs for the Cornell Institute on Conflict Resolution which focuses on resolving workplace conflict through the use of alternative dispute resolution processes. He has participated in the design and implementation of labor and employment arbitration and mediation programs throughout the United States.
Scanza led a team which received a research grant on behalf of Cornell to design and implement an employment mediation program for the United States Department of Labor. The program incorporated enforcement issues arising under statutes such as the Family and Medical Leave Act, Wage and Hour laws, and Whistle Blower statutes. He now directs a similar program on behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Most recently, Scanza designed the new Upstate Labor Arbitration and Labor Relations programs for Cornell ILR. A former national vice president for the American Arbitration Association, Scanza was a faculty member for both Loyola Law School and Pepperdine University’s School of Law. He teaches graduate school courses for the University of Baltimore and California State University. An active mediator and arbitrator, Scanza is listed on several state and national panels including the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the EEOC, and the NASD. He is a graduate of Queens College in New York City and graduated from Loyola of Los Angeles Law School in 1984. He is an attorney licensed to practice in California.
Dr. Ronald L. Seeber, Executive Director, Conflict Resolution, Assistant Dean, ILR, and Vice Provost for Land Grant Affairs, Cornell University
Ronald L. Seeber is a Professor (since 1980) and Associate Dean (since 1987) at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. In addition, he serves as the Vice Provost for Land Grant Affairs and Executive Director of the Institute on Conflict Resolution at Cornell. Seeber completed his B.S. in Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University in 1975 and went on to graduate study at the University of Illinois, where he received the A.M. (1977) and Ph.D. (1981) in Labor and Industrial Relations. Seeber’s research activities have covered a wide range of topics in the field of labor-management relations and dispute resolution. All reflect his interest in union and management strategies in the workplace and their connection to collective bargaining in the United States. Seeber has been an active participant in the professional meetings of the Academy of Management, the Industrial Relations Research Association (IRRA), and the Association for Conflict Resolution. Seeber has authored six books on labor relations and dispute resolution topics, including most recently his Emerging Systems for Managing Workplace Conflict (2003). Seeber has conducted many seminars and workshops on collective bargaining, negotiations and dispute resolution for corporate, government and union groups.
Dr. Stuart Steiner, President, Genesee Community College, Batavia, New York
Dr. Stuart Steiner came to Genesee Community College during its first year of existence, in 1967, as Dean of Students, and a year later was named Dean of the College. He was named President of the College in 1975. Prior to coming to Genesee, he was the Director of Admissions and Placement for Harford Community College in Maryland. On two occasions, Dr. Steiner served in “acting” capacities. In 1985, upon taking a leave from Genesee, he served as the State University of New York Deputy to the Chancellor for Community Colleges, and in 1997, again on leave from GCC, Dr. Steiner served as Acting President of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
During his career, Dr. Steiner has served on many boards and organizations. He recently completed a term as a Commissioner for the Middle States Association, has chaired a number of SUNY panels and committees, and is a member of the New York State Education Commissioner’s Advisory Council on Higher Education, to name a few. He has also served on several local hospital and non-profit boards and served as a member of the Boards of Trustees at both the New York Chiropractic College and Villa Maria College.
President Steiner has published several articles on the community colleges including “SUNY – The ‘Systemless’ System” which was published in Voices of Leadership by the State University of New York at Albany, and “Community Colleges of the Nineties: Living on the Fiscal Edge,” which was published in Higher Education in Turmoil: The Case of New York State and Natural Prospects for Change, published by Garfield Press. He is the recipient of numerous academic honors and other awards. In particular, he received the Northeast Chief Executive Officer Award from the Association of Community College Trustees in 1997.
Dr. Steiner holds the following degrees: A.A. from the Baltimore Junior College (now Baltimore City Community College); B.S. from the University of Maryland, MSW from the University of Pennsylvania; J.D. from the University of Baltimore, and both his M.A. and Ed.D. from Columbia University Teachers College.
Dr. Debbie L. Sydow, President, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, New York
Debbie L. Sydow is president of Onondaga Community College, which is one of the 64 institutions comprising the State University of New York (SUNY). She has served as a community college educator and administrator for nearly 20 years. Throughout her career, she has worked in support of high quality educational programs and comprehensive support services for students seeking transfer, job training, or basic skills education. In her various administrative roles as president, vice president, dean, and, previously, as a faculty member, she has actively worked with all college stakeholders to ensure curricular quality and program alignment with community need.
Dr. Sydow has guided record enrollment growth at Onondaga Community College, as well as significant increases in grants and gifts, expanded access through distance education and flexible program offerings, and enhanced campus-community relations. Dr. Sydow brings to the college proven leadership in areas of critical importance at this stage of the college’s evolution, including workforce development, strategic planning and professional development.
A native of Virginia, Sydow earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, a Master of Arts degree in English from Marquette University, and a Ph.D. in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She completed post-graduate work in community college administration at Virginia Tech.
Anthony D. Wildman, Director of Higher Education Services, New York State United Teachers
NYSUT represents over 68,800 higher education faculty and professionals throughout the State of New York, in the private and public sector. NYSUT’s membership includes 575,000 educators and professionals in education and health care. Previously Mr. Wildman served as Director of Staff and Chief Negotiations Consultant at United University Professions. UUP represents the faculty and professional staff at the 31 campuses of the State University of New York. Mr. Wildman was the principal contact for their labor relations with the Governor of New York and the central administration of the State University, and supervised UUP’s contract enforcement and grievance system.
Mr. Wildman has worked with NYSUT’s national affiliate, American Federation of Teachers, on a number of training and negotiations projects in Kenya, California, Missouri, West Virginia, New Jersey, and most recently in Florida at Miami Dade Community College, at the university systems in Alaska, and as Co-Chief Negotiator for the Public Employees Federation, New York State’s largest state employee union.
He holds degrees in History and has studied in Europe researching the poetry of World War I. He has also studied collective bargaining with Roger Fischer and mediation with Frank Sandner at Harvard University. In addition to history, Mr. Wildman teaches collective bargaining, mediation, arbitration, and alternate dispute resolution. He is a member of the American Association of University Professors
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