The relentless search for efficiency in the workplace:Efficiency efforts in the public utility industry: the impact upon the collective bargaining relationship

Arbitrator Brogan examines recent public utility arbitration decisions, the subjects of which include the transfer of work outside the bargaining unit, the reassignment of work to other unit employees, and changes in work hours to effectuate efficiencies. Arbitrator Brogan also addresses the effects of structural changes, such as divestitures.