George W. Taylor (professor)

For other people with the same name, see George Taylor (disambiguation).
George W. Taylor
George W. Taylor
BornJuly 10, 1901
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 1972(1972-12-15) (aged 71)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Wharton School of Business
Occupations
  • Professor
  • Public Service Chairperson
Employers
  • Albright College
  • Wharton School of Business
  • National Recovery Administration
Known for
  • Industrial Relations Academics
  • Father of American Arbitration
  • Labor-Wage Contract Agreements
  • Little Steel Formula
  • Taylor Law
Board member of
  • National Labor Board
  • National War Labor Board
  • Wage Stabilization Board
SpouseEdith Ayling
AwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom

George W. Taylor (July 10, 1901 – December 15, 1972) was a professor of industrial relations at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and is credited with founding the academic field of study known as industrial relations.[1] He served in several capacities in the federal government, most notably as a mediator and arbitrator. During his career, Taylor settled more than 2,000 strikes.[2]

In 1967, he helped draft the New York state civil service law which legalized collective bargaining in that state but which also banned strikes by public employees—legislation widely known today as the Taylor Law.[3]

  1. ^ Shils, "George W. Taylor: Industrial Peacemaker," Monthly Labor Review, December 1995.
  2. ^ "George W. Taylor Dies At 71," The New York Times, December 17, 1972.
  3. ^ Donovan, Administering the Taylor Law: Public Employee Relations in New York, 1990.