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
A panel discussion covering a wide range of topics about the arbitration and litigation of labor-management matters, and the decision-making process associated with each.
The processes and factors associated with the evaluation of the evidentiary value of testimony are presented.
Two principal aspects of the decision-making process in a given case involve: (1) fact-finding – an evaluation of the factual record of the case; and… Read More »Decisional thinking: West Coast panel report:III. Decision-making
Arbitrators, judges, and lawyers consider questions of law commonly considered by federal appellate courts reviewing NLRB decisions and the kinds of questions of law ordinarily… Read More »Decisional thinking: West Coast panel report:V. Interaction of NLRB, judicial, and arbitration proceedings
The Committee presents 16 cases from the courts and the Labor Board that it considers significant for the developmentof the law of labor arbitration.
A report, from the Committee on the Development of Arbitrators, of the Academy’s efforts to identify, encourage and train new arbitrators.
The Committee states an urgent need for training of arbitrators in the unfamiliar aspects of public sector grievance and interest arbitration. The public sector might… Read More »Annual report of special committee on disputes settlement in public employment, National Academy of Arbitrators, 1969-1970
The report contains recommendations for the education and training of new arbitrators, as well as a description of an apprentice program to develop qualified, experienced… Read More »The development of new arbitrators: Report of committee 1970-1971