The Union advocate discourages the admissibility of evidence that is not reliable, relevant and material, and recommends that arbitrators advise the parties why evidence is being admitted or not. The…
A survey — of NAA members, management attorney advocates in the U.S. and Canada, and union attorney advocates — the purpose of which is to determine the factors that go…
Workplace violence: When is a threat a threat?
W. Daniel Boone, Margaret R. Brogan, John S. Schauer, Kerianne Steele
January 16, 2005 Proceedings Database
A panel discussion of workplace violence and threat, and the discipline appropriate for each. The panelists’ examine a hypothetical case.In a separate paper within the same chapter, Attorney Boone describes…
The author examines the increasingly adversarial and legalistic nature of arbitration and how it undermines the objective of providing a quick, efficient and cost-effective means of dispute resolution. He then…
The Role of the Arbitrator, If Any, Prior to the Hearing – a Panel Discussion
W. Daniel Boone, Jane H. Devlin, Sharon Henderson Ellis, Elliott H. Goldstein, John M. Phelan
January 16, 2009 Proceedings Database
The panelists agree that an arbitrator can facilitate pre-hearing matters, such as the production of documents, definition of the issues, and exploring settlement. However, they also agree that the arbitrator…
Attorney Boone examines how industrial democracy has been promoted by the Trilogy cases.He examines the intellectual, legal, and historical context of the Trilogy; and the role of union advocates in…