ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office (New York, N.Y.), Grabelski, Jeffrey, Collection of Training Materials, 1980- 2006
Collection Number: /4354/005

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office (New York, N.Y.), Jeffrey Grabelski Collection of Training Materials, 1980- 2006
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
/4354/005
Abstract:
This collection consists of training materials and pamphlets for and about the building trades. They were collected by Cornell faculty member Jeffrey Grabelski.
Creator:
Grabelski, Jeffrey
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations (NYSSILR)
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Metropolitan District Office
Grabelski, Jeffrey
Quanitities:
1 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

Jeffrey Grabelsky is the Associate Director of The Worker Institute at Cornell. He develops and delivers education and training programs and provides research and technical assistance in all aspects of union affairs. He began his career in the labor movement working and organizing in the steel industry in 1973, has been a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) for thirty years, and is the former national organizing director of the Building and Construction Trades Department (AFL-CIO).
After September 11, 2001, Professor Grabelsky represented the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York on the World Trade Center Emergency Project Labor-Management Partnership.
Professor Grabelsky is currently co-coordinating the Construction Career Opportunities Project, a joint initiative involving Cornell University, the Partnership for Working Families, and the Building and Construction Trades Department. He is also representing the Building and Construction Trades Department on the Emerald Cities Initiative as a Special Assistant to President Mark Ayers.
Professor Grabelsky also co-authored the trainer's manuals for the UBCJA and IBEW national steward training programs, COMET (Construction Organizing Membership Education Training), COMET II (Worksite Organizing with COMET Activists), MEMO (Membership Education and Mobilization for Organizing), and the AFL-CIO Voice at Work Membership Mobilization Programs.
Professor Grabelsky received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan, his M.A. in U.S. Labor History from Syracuse University, his M.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University, and his Journeyman Electrician Classification from the IBEW.
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Preferred Citation

ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office (New York, N.Y.), Jeffrey Grabelski Collection of Training Materials #/4354/005. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

Related Materials

Related Collections: /4352: Lois Gray Collection of Training Materials /4068: ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office, Anne Nelson Papers /4026: ILR School Metropolitan Office Extension Division Completed Questionnaires on Union Activity /4296: ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office (New York, N.Y.) Training Manuals /4296 AV: ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office (New York, N.Y.) Training Audio-Visual Materials /4321 AV: ILR School Smithers Institute Audio-Visual Materials /4354/005 MB: ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office (New York, N.Y.), Jeffrey Grabelski Memorabilia

SUBJECTS

Names:
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Metropolitan District Office
Subjects:
Building trades > Employees > Labor unions
Construction workers > Labor unions
Hazardous substances > New York (State) > Safety measures.
Industrial sites > New York (State) > Safety measures.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Trainers Manual: Foundation for the future - Comprehensive Construction Steward System (folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 2
Trainers Manual: Foundation for the future - Comprehensive Construction Steward System (folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 3
Governing Board of Presidents (September 19,1997) Pittsburgh, PA
1997
Scope and Contents
Building Trades Organizing Project
Box 1 Folder 4
Governing Board of Presidents (January 1999)
1999
Scope and Contents
Building Trades Organizing Project
Box 1 Folder 5
COMET Evaluation: A Report on the Impact and Value of Multi-trade COMET I and COMET II Train-their-Trainer Courses
1997
Box 1 Folder 6
Joint Labor-Management Health and Safety Committee at the World Trade Center Emergency Project
2002
Scope and Contents
Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York; Building Trades Employers' Association
Box 1 Folder 7
George Strauss, "Unions in the Building Trades: A case study"
Box 1 Folder 8
New York State AFL-CIO Strategic Review and Evaluation Project (April 21, 2006)
2006
Box 1 Folder 9
How Contractors Can Improve Jobsite Productivity and Profits by Peter A. Cockshaw
Box 1 Folder 10
Craft Training in Open Shop Construction - The business roundtable
Box 1 Folder 11
CICE The Next Five Years and Beyond (May 1988) - The Business Roundtable
Box 1 Folder 12
More Construction for Money (The Business RoundTable) - January 1983
1983
Box 1 Folder 13
Measuring Productivity in Construction (The Business Roundtable) - September 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 14
Construction Labor Motivation (The Business Roundtable) -August 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 15
Improving Construction Safety Performance (The Business Roundtable) - January 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 16
First and Second Level Supervisory Training (The Business Roundtable) - May 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 17
Management Education and Academic Relations (The Business Roundtable) - June 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 18
Modern Management Systems (The Business Roundtable) - November 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 19
Contractual Arrangements (The Business Roundtable) -October 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 20
Integrating Construction Resources and Technology into Engineering (The Business Roundtable) - August, 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 21
Technological Progress in the Construction Industry (The Business Roundtable) -July 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 22
Construction Technology Needs and Priorities (The Business Roundtable) - August 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 23
Exclusive Jurisdiction in Construction (The Business Roundtable) -July 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 24
Contractor Supervision in Unionized Construction (The Business Roundtable) - February 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 25
Constraints Imposed by Collective Bargaining Agreements (The Business Roundtable) - September 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 26
Local Labor Practices (The Business Roundtable) - Abril 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 27
Absenteeism and Turnover (The Business Roundtable) -June 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 28
The Impact of Local Union Politics (The Business Roundtable) -June 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 29
Subjourneymen in Union Construction (The Business Roundtable) - February 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 30
Government Limitations on Training Innovations (The Business Roundtable) -March 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 31
Construction Training Through Vocational Education (The Business Roundtable) -August 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 32
Training Problems in Open Shop Construction (The Business Roundtable) -September 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 33
Labor Supply Information (The Business Roundtable) -Abril 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 34
Administration and Enforcement of Building Codes and Regulations (The Business Roundtable) - October 1982
1982
Box 1 Folder 35
The Roundtable Report - Schedule Overtime Effect on Construction Projects- November 1980
1980
Box 1 Folder 36
Hazard Communication in Construction (folder 1 of 2)
1992
Box 1 Folder 37
Hazard Communication in Construction (folder 2 of 2)
1992
Box 1 Folder 37
Trainers Manual for the Comprehensive Construction Steward System
Box 1 Folder 39
Voice @ Work Freedom to Choose a Union (folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 40
Voice @ Work Freedom to Choose a Union (folder 2 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 41
2ND Edition Comet Trainer's Manual (folder 1 of 2)
Box 1 Folder 42
2ND Edition Comet Trainer's Manual (folder 2 of 2)