A comparison of the elements of the Chrysler-UAW umpire system with those of other umpire systems, and a description of the history of the Chrysler-UAW umpire system.

The author asserts that arbitrators pay heed to safeguards that have attended centuries of judicial decision making; that they should value precedent to the extent required to achieve consistency, where…

A review of arbitration decisions, comparing contracts that contain a “maintenance of conditions” provision with contracts that do not. The result of that review: standards for the arbitrator’s decisions and…

A discussion of the following procedural disputes: Ruling on arbitrability before hearing the merits – ex parte hearings – calling the opposing party’s witnesses first – admissibility of settlement offers…

Discussion of the paper presented (1968, p. 94) on arbitrators’ efforts to maintain acceptability; suggests research and objective measures of the problem, if there is one. Suggests users must play…

The author asserts that the soundness of the arbitration process lies with the advocates as well as the arbitrator, and that arbitrators, in general, do not often commit egregious errors…

An introduction to papers that address interest arbitration in local transit and newspaper publishing

Members pay tribute to David P. Miller, who died at the age of 55 on March 22, 1975, while serving as President of the Academy.

Discussion from management’s standpoint of the impact of arbitrators’ concerns over maintaining acceptability….