The cuckoo’s egg in the mare’s nest — arbitration of interest dispute in public-service collective bargaining: problems of principle, policy, and process

The author reviews the background and status of collective bargaining for Canadian “public-service” employees — government employees or those in the private sector providing essential services to the public. The discussion includes the subjects of the right to strike, voluntary interest arbitration, and recommendations about how to make tripartite interest arbitration more effective.