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Judicial review of labor arbitration awards:The view from the bench

March 16, 1999February 13, 2019

An examination of the judicial vacatur of arbitration decisions since the Steelworkers Trilogy, and the rationale for those court rulings. The article includes an appendix… Read More »Judicial review of labor arbitration awards:The view from the bench

The arbitration process: 2. Arbitral craftsmanship and competence

January 1, 1988January 25, 2019

Poorly crafted arbitration awards invite judicial attack and frustrate the objective of finality. The authors assert that a competent final and binding award must 1)… Read More »The arbitration process: 2. Arbitral craftsmanship and competence

Arbitration and the courts: The public policy defense

March 16, 1987February 13, 2019

The author examines the public policy grounds on which courts vacate labor arbitrators’ awards.