A discussion of the N.L.R.B.’s policy with respect to cases allegedly involving both an arbitrable grievance under a collective bargaining agreement and an unfair labor practice under the National Labor…

An examination, by NLRB General Counsel, of the NLRB’s rules for deferring to labor arbitration in unfair labor practice cases. The history of the deferral doctrine is traced from the…

A defense of greater adherence to more formal rules of evidence and more formalized procedures in arbitration to protect finality and assure certainty and fairness.

A discussion of the use of extrinsic evidence in the interpreting collective-bargaining agreement provisions. Resorts to extrinsic evidence for the purpose of ascertaining the parties and can’t is approved but…

A review of key NLRB deferral decisions and related court decisions that have resulted in the expectation that arbitrators will apply the law. An increase in the arbitration of statutorily-based…

Significant developments for 1980 – including statutory, judicial, and related activity – in public employment disputes settlement at federal, state, and local levels in the United States and in Canada….

The author reviews the increasing entwining of arbitration and the law and warns Academy members against the conclusion of their “having made it” or being fully proficient, based solely on…

The author argues that, in the face of Gardner-Denver, arbitration remains the most effective means of resolving claims of discrimination. This assumes that parties are willing to incorporate the resolution…

A summary of 1973 and 1974 federal court and NLRB rulings involving labor arbitration. The authors discuss two US Supreme Court decisions, Gateway Coal – applying the presumption of arbitrability…

A report of appellate litigation involving the arbitral process. The largest volumes of cases were (1) Section 301 cases files by individual employees claiming breach of contract by the employer…