Eiger, Norman

Norman Eiger played an integral role in the history of the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR), formerly known as the Institute of Management and Labor Relations (IMLR), of Rutgers University. Born in New York City on 18 November 1928, he later went on to earn a BA from the City College of New York in 1954. Shortly thereafter, he received an MA from New York University and a PhD from the Rutgers Graduate School of Education in 1969 and 1976, respectively. (1)

From 1947-1961 Eiger held a range of union leadership positions in the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, AFL-CIO, such as labor educator, organizer, negotiator, and business agent. From 1961-1965, he was the District Manager of this Union. During 1965-1967 he was a Training Director at the Community Action Training Institute. Eiger came to Rutgers in 1967 and worked as the Associate Director at the Rutgers Labor Community Action Intern Program until 1968 when he joined the IMLR as a professor of labor education and industrial relations. (2)

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