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… Read More »What ever happened to the one-day arbitration? Expedited arbitration procedures as an effective method
Attorney Bonsall describes the features of the grievance procedures adopted by the Teamsters California State Unions and California Processors, Inc., that have improved the speed,… Read More »CPR: Resuscitating the one-day hearing
The author presents data revealing that current labor arbitration procedures derive not from statutes, court decisions or the common agreement of the parties, but from… Read More »The process of process: The historical development of procedure in labor arbitration.
An arbitrator, management advocate and labor advocate provide background about the arbitration process, and offer advice to advocates about how to present their cases more… Read More »The Ten Commandments for advocates: How advocates can improve the labor arbitration process
An examination of perceived threats to arbitration: increasing formality, judicial intervention, invocation of external law, grievant’s use of personal counsel, inexperience advocates, non-final arbitration, DFR… Read More »The presidential address: Threats to arbitration
The primary consideration in advising an employer whether to defend or settle a grievance headed for arbitration is the advocate’s estimate of the probable outcome.… Read More »Decisional thinking Chicago Panel reportIII. The decision to arbitrate: The advocate’s view
Sardonically presented but engaging repartee between two highly regarded Academy Members. Their discussion evolves around the trend away from traditional arbitration toward a more complicated,… Read More »The presidential address – an exercise in dialectic: Should arbitration behave as does litigation?
A discussion of the importance of language in the arbitration process; how it plays a crucial role in the grievance, at the hearing, and in… Read More »The role of language in arbitration
A compilation and examination of what judges and arbitrators have learned about each other’s respective roles in the decision making process; particularly as the trier… Read More »The decisional thinking of judges and arbitrators as triers of fact
The design and operation of permanent arbitration arrangements is discussed. The composition and methodology of (1) the Teamsters-Anheuser Busch Multi-Plant Grievance Committee, (2) the United… Read More »The fine art of engineering an arbitration system to fit the needs of the parties