Jack Chernick Papers

The Jack Chernick Papers consist of approximately 14.5 cubic feet of material, comprising thirty-two manuscript boxes, spanning the period 1953-1981, bulk 1960s-1970s. They comprise the professional records of Jack Chernick, documenting his history from the early twentieth century until the late twentieth century. They also include the records of Rutgers University, the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR), formerly known as the Institute of Management and Labor Relations (IMLR), and numerous state and national corporations and unions. The Jack Chernick Papers are composed primarily of textual records such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, organizational records, publications, research files, and reports.

Arranged chronologically, I. Arbitration Cases, 1970-1981, bulk 1980 (eleven folders) chronicles Chernick's career as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. This series includes official documents and correspondence related to individual cases which Chernick presided over. This series ties into the other series nicely asChernick clearly used his personal and professional knowledge from the collective bargaining agreements and research projects which he worked on to render his decisions.

Arranged alphabetically by subseries and chronologically thereunder, II. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), 1962-1980, bulk 1973-1978 (sixty-eight folders) describes Chernick's involvement with the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) nationally as well as in Middlesex and Union Counties. In order to give the researcher a thorough understanding of CETA this series has been broken down into ten subseries. These subseries are: CETP (Committee on Evaluation of Employment Training Program); MCCETA (Middlesex County CETA); Titles I - VII; and UCCETA (Union County CETA). This series includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, publications, questionnaires, and reports. This series provides a detailed look as to how CETA programs were conducted nationally and locally as well as how Chernick and his contemporaries tried to improve upon the programs through their studies. Through the use of questionnaires, publications, and reports, Chernick was able to determine the successes and failures of the CETA programs and report back to the Manpower Planning Board Council as to how they could improve the workforce.

Arranged alphabetically, III. Collective Bargaining, 1956-1980 (173 folders) primarily chronicles Chernick's work in the field of collective bargaining in the public sector. Included in this series is the Fact Finding Study subseries which has been arranged numerically by the fact finding case number assigned by Chernick. Most of these materials deal with the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) which Chernick served on. This series also includes correspondence, legislation, newsletters, and reports. Along with the VI. Research Files series, it documents two of Chernick's passions, collective bargaining and research.

Arranged chronologically, IV. Correspondence, 1962-1979, bulk 1970-1973 (ten folders) describes Chernick's professional life at Rutgers SMLR. This series includes official letters and memos from deans at Rutgers and other professors or administrators at SMLR or other institutes of higher education, respectively, and memos from the US Department of Labor. Also included in this series is correspondence related to conferences, meetings, and seminars that Chernick participated in and attended. This series ties into the other series nicely in that it offers an intimate portrait of the SMLR and the role that Chernick played in developing its curriculum and research department.

Arranged alphabetically, V. Institute of Management and Labor Relations (IMLR), 1954-1979, bulk 1970-1979 (sixty-one folders) includes three subseries, Faculty, IR (Industrial Relations ), and Publications. This series includes articles written by Chernick as well as course materials he used in several of his classes. Also included in this series are correspondence, course materials of other IMLR faculty, meeting minutes, newspaper articles, and reports. This series offers a look into exactly the kind of work Chernick was engaged in at IMLR. This series really serves as the backbone of the collection from which all of the other series and subseries originate.

Also arranged alphabetically, VI. Research Files, 1953-1980 (171 folders) comprises much of the research that Chernick conducted while at IMLR. This series contains the subseries Canadian Industries, Labor Rehabilitation Project, Manpower, and Western Electric, which have also been arranged alphabetically. This series focuses on wages, unions, benefits, and worker education. Included within this series are proposals, reports, correspondence, memos, notes, questionnaires, pamphlets, and newsletters.

In addition, this collection contains four open-reel, analog audio tapes and their digital surrogates. Arranged chronologically, VII. Audiotape, 1968 March-April (four seven-inch reels, twenty-four compact discs) features employee interviews which correspond to the questionnaires located in the Western Electric subseries.