Milton Derber

Background

Derber, Milton was born on June 19, 1915 in Providence. Son of Harry and Sophie (Kalman) Derber.

Education

Student, Springfield (Massachusetts) Junior College, 1932-1933; Bachelor of Arts, Clark University, 1936; A.M., University of Wisconsin, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1940.

Career

Social Science Research Council fellow, 1936-1939; research associate, 20th Century Fund, 1939-1940; economist, United States Bureau Labor Statistics, 1940-1941, 46-47; field examiner, National Labor Relations Board, 1941-1942; economist, OPA, 1942-1943; economist and research director, National War Labor Board, 1943-1945; coordinator of research, Institute Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois, 1947-1958; associate professor labor and industrial relations, Institute Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois, 1947-1949; professor, Institute Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois, 1949-1983; professor emeritus, Institute Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois, since 1983; acting director, Institute Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois, 1951-1952. Chief economist President's Fact-Finding Bds. (General Motors and Pacific Coast Longshore Labor Disputes), 1945-1946.

Vice chairman, project director Ill.Gov.'s Advisory Commision on Labor-Management Policy for Public Employees, 1966. Member Illinois Office Collective Bargaining, 1974-1975, 1976-1982.

Works

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  • The American idea of industrial democracy, 1865-1965

    (Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in ...)

  • Labor-management relations at the plant level under industry-wide bargaining: A study of the engineering (metal-working) industry in Birmingham, England
  • Labor-Management Relations at the Plant Level Under Inudstry-Wide Bargaining: A Study of the Engineering (Metal-Working) Industry in Birmingham, England
  • Labor And The New Deal (Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Era of the New Deal)
  • Labor and the New Deal

Membership

Member Industrial Relations Research Association (editor 1948-1950, member Executive Board 1959-1961, president-elect 1980-1981, president 1982), American Association of University Professors (president University of Illinois chapter 1959-1960), B'nai B'rith. M C.

Connections

Son of Harry and Sophie (Kalman) D. M. Zelda Trenner, June 14, 1940. Children: Clara Gail, Charles.

Father:

Harry Derber

Mother:

Sophie (Kalman) Derber

Spouse:

Zelda Trenner

child:

Clara Gail Derber

child:

Charles Derber