On Friday, November 27, 2009, the PSLRB held a reception to honour the memory of Jacob Finkelman by naming its library after him. Jacob Finkelman was the first Chairperson of the Public Service Staff Relations Board and a pioneer in the field of Canadian labour law.
For a biography of Mr. Finkelman, click here.

Pictured from left to right are Mr. Casper Bloom, Chairperson of the Board;
Mrs. Shirley Goldenberg, co-author with Mr. Finkelman of Collective Bargaining in the Public Service: The Federal Experience in Canada;
and Mr. Barry Finkelman, son of the late Mr. Finkelman.