Theodore W. Kheel

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Theodore Woodrow Kheel (May 9, 1914 – November 12, 2010) was an American attorney and labor mediator who played a key role in reaching resolutions of long-simmering labor disputes between managements and unions and resulting strikes in New York City and elsewhere in the United States, including the 114-day long 1962-63 New York City newspaper strike. In...
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Theodore Woodrow Kheel (May 9, 1914 – November 12, 2010) was an American attorney and labor mediator who played a key role in reaching resolutions of long-simmering labor disputes between managements and unions and resulting strikes in New York City and elsewhere in the United States, including the 114-day long 1962-63 New York City newspaper strike. In addition to his mediation role, he wrote a multi-volume text on labor law. He was widely involved with such philanthropic organizations as the Gandhi Society for Human Rights, and served for five years as president of the National Urban League. Kheel was one of the lead developers of the PUNTACANA Resort and Club in the Dominican Republic. A resident of Manhattan, Kheel died at the age of 96 on November 12, 2010. He was survived by five daughters and one son, 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. His wife, Ann Sunstein, died in 2003 and had been an active member of the New York Urban League.