Statement of the chairman of the committee on law and legislation

A draft of the proposed Uniform Arbitration Act is set forth, as are the Academy’s analysis of the provisions of the act, and the Academy’s statement of position with regard…

A panel discussion of a proposed uniform arbitration act (the provisions of which were amended after the Academy rejected an earlier draft). Dean Pirsig supports the then-current Act, which had…

Report of the committee on law and legislation

Report of Special Committee on Statutory Regulation of Labor Dispute Arbitration

The various legislation committees of the Academy had been concerned for, eight years, with the question of legislation affecting labor dispute arbitration. A chronological record of the Academy’s efforts is…

After introductory remarks on economic progress in Puerto Rico, the contribution of arbitration to industrial democracy, and the history of arbitration in the US and world-wide: a discussion of criticisms…

Smith discusses idiosyncrasies of interest arbitration in the public sector. Economic issues (wages and fringe benefits) present layered problems of wage comparisons, ability to pay, priorities, and uniform wage policy….

Noting the growth of collective bargaining in the public employment sector in the United States, four Academy members report on the public employee dispute settlement processes in Sweden, Belgium, France,…

The author examines the arbitrator’s role in the resolution of contract ambiguities and in interest arbitration. Impediments to ascertaining the truth arise from poor representation, inadequate pre-hearing disclosure, and delay….