Reminiscences: A fireside chat with Richard Mittenthal
Richard Mittenthal discusses life experiences and his professional career.
Richard Mittenthal discusses life experiences and his professional career.
Howard Block proposes that courts should no longer adhere to the employment-at-will doctrine in the private sector; that legislation protecting private sector employees against unfair… Read More »Presidential address: Toward a “kinder and gentler” society
A discussion of the differing measurements of absenteeism, and the conflicting views of arbitrators in cases involving corrective discipline in the context of absenteeism charges.… Read More »Arbitration and the absent employee
Excerpts from workshops on procedural rulings. The subjects include 1) third-party participation; 2) “due process” protections; 3) subpoenas; 4) absence of grievant or key witness;… Read More »Procedural rulings during the hearing
Arbitrator Block describes the panel’s inquiry as addressing both the fact-finding and decisional aspects of the trier’s role.
A discussion of the process – logical and intuitive – by which decisions are made
The authority of labor arbitrators to fashion and administer discovery procedures is now firmly established. The basic objective of arbitral discovery is to achieve full… Read More »Decisional thinking: West Coast panel report:IV. Decisional thinking as applied to procedural matters
The duty of fair representation is examined: The union is the certified and exclusive representative of all the employees in the unit, including the disaffected… Read More »Decisional thinking: West Coast panel report:VI. Fair representation
The panelists discuss discovery, the duty of full disclosure, evidence, burden of proof, testimony, production of witnesses, Title VII, the duty of fair representation, and… Read More »Decisional thinking: West Coast panel report:Conclusion and Panel discussion
The processes and factors associated with the evaluation of the evidentiary value of testimony are presented.