The author discusses current issues in interest arbitration, including the allocation of increasing health insurance costs, comparability criteria, retiree benefits, he use of med-arb, and… Read More »Interest arbitration: Something old, something new
Arbitrator Benn describes cases in which arbitration awards he issued in Illinois were vacated by the Courts. The reversals came because he strictly adhered to… Read More »Current challenges and recent developments in four industries 3. A case study of how the courts affect arbitrators and arbitration in the public sector:Illinois and the public policy exception
Attorney Clark observes the growth of unionization in the public sector and contraction in the private sector, and the reasons for each. He concludes that… Read More »The future of collective bargaining and its impact on dispute resolution:Management response
An examination of the changes in labor arbitration resulting from competition and technology. Management and Union perspectives are furnished, both advocating mediation. The management representative… Read More »The changing competitive environment and arbitration
In grievances of the right to subcontract where the CBA is silent on the matter, Attorney Clark presents reasons why arbitrators should apply a standard… Read More »Privatization, outsourcing and subcontracting1. United States experience: A management viewpoint
The author states that, in substance, a public sector interest arbitrator exercises delegated legislative authority and, as such, is an agent of the legislature in… Read More »Interest arbitration: Can the public sector afford it? Developing limitations on the process. 2. A management perspective