16 Facts About Nathan Feinsinger

Nathan Paul Feinsinger was a professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Nathan Feinsinger mediated and arbitrated a number of strikes, and served as general counsel to the Wisconsin Labor Relations Board and associate general counsel to the National War Labor Board.

Nathan Feinsinger was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1902 but grew up in Buffalo.

Nathan Feinsinger graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in 1924 and a law degree in 1926.

Nathan Feinsinger was appointed general counsel to the Wisconsin Labor Relations Board in 1937.

Nathan Feinsinger served for two years, during which time he was on leave from the University of Wisconsin.

Nathan Feinsinger was promoted to Director of National Disputes in 1943, overseeing labor problems of a national nature, and was appointed to be a representative of the public on the board in 1945.

The War Labor Board had cut wage increases won through collective bargaining nearly in half, but Nathan Feinsinger was able to negotiate an end to the strike which convinced the WLB to restore the cuts.

Nathan Feinsinger played a critical role in settling a pineapple strike by Hawaiian workers which began on July 11,1947.

Nathan Feinsinger was rushed to Hawaii by a military aircraft and entered into three days of nearly non-stop negotiations.

Nathan Feinsinger faced an immediate wage crisis as unionized steelworkers threatened to strike in order to win wage and productivity increases.

Nathan Feinsinger convinced United Steelworkers of America president Philip Murray to call off a strike set for January 1,1952, in favor of a 90-day voluntary cooling-off and fact-finding period.

Nathan Feinsinger was forced to turn over the wage case to the president for resolution, but continued to work feverishly toward a solution.

In 1967, Nathan Feinsinger founded the Center for Teaching and Research in Disputes Settlement at the University of Wisconsin.

Nathan Feinsinger died from complications related to the stroke on Wednesday, November 3,1983, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Nathan Feinsinger was survived by his estranged wife, Bettie, and his three children.