How and why labor arbitrators decide discipline and discharge cases. An empirical examination.
Stephen F. Befort, Mario F. Bognanno, Laura J. Cooper, Nels E. Nelson, Theodore J. St. Antoine
January 16, 2007 Proceedings Database
A statistical analysis of over 2,000 discipline and discharge arbitration decisions and the rationale given in those cases in which the discharge penalty was mitigated. Concepts such as the quantum…