NAARB - Serving the U.S. and Canada Since 1947

Home » Archive

Examines the relationship between ability and seniority in the context of the “pessimistic” theory – that the use of seniority as a factor in promotions impairs productivity and individual initiative….

Read more

The author suggests an inconsistency in Prof. Healy’s paper [1955, page 45], in that it seems to decry the prevalence of seniority over ability as a factor in the employment…

Read more

Jay Kramer (NY Labor Rels Bd) asserts that seniority is a contractual grant rather than common-law right, and therefore must be considered in the context of the CBA. Arbitrator Hill,…

Read more

The author examines job performance testing and maintains that testing can serve as an aid for the filling of a particular vacancy if: (1) the test is reasonably indicative of…

Read more