The Effects of the Economic and Budgetary Crisis on Interest Arbitration and Bankruptcy
A discussion of the public sector budgetary crisis: who was at fault and what the economic and political realities are in 2010.
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Keynote Address: Richard L. Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
Rich Trumka describes the impact of the corporate bankruptcies on employees and, specifically, Section 1113 of the Bankruptcy Code, and calls for an overhaul of… Read More »Keynote Address: Richard L. Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
Labor relations and arbitration post – 9/11:The US Airways experience
Panelists representing the management of US Airways, the pilots union, the CWA (representing employees at the ticket counters, gates and in reservations), and flight attendants… Read More »Labor relations and arbitration post – 9/11:The US Airways experience
The incredible shrinking workplace: Legal and arbitration issues generated by reorganizations and downsizing.
An examination of the issues that arbitrators will face, arising from bankruptcies and the impact of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Management and… Read More »The incredible shrinking workplace: Legal and arbitration issues generated by reorganizations and downsizing.
Pre-hearing process – old and new: Pre-hearing procedures: We make the process what it is.
The author’s thesis is that the parties and the arbitrator should develop pre-hearing processes that suit their styles and the situations they face, rather than… Read More »Pre-hearing process – old and new: Pre-hearing procedures: We make the process what it is.
Professional responsibilities of arbitrators
Richard Block discusses whether and under what conditions arbitrators should agree to serve as expert witnesses.Walter Gershenfeld discusses when disclosure is required of an arbitrator,… Read More »Professional responsibilities of arbitrators
Arbitration and federal rights under collective agreements in 1970
A report of the Committee on Law and Legislation for 1970, National Academy of Arbitrators with a focus on Section 301 actions under the Labor… Read More »Arbitration and federal rights under collective agreements in 1970
Arbitration and federal rights under collective agreements in 1969
A report of the Committee on Law and Legislation for 1969, National Academy of Arbitrators
Arbitration and federal rights under collective agreements in 1967: Report of the Committee on Law and Legislation for 1967
Review of recent court decisions affecting collective bargaining agreements. Major subdivisions of report include individual employee rights under Section 301; actions cognizable under Section 301;… Read More »Arbitration and federal rights under collective agreements in 1967: Report of the Committee on Law and Legislation for 1967
Do contract rights vest?
An examination of the circumstances under which certain rights created under a collective bargaining agreement “vest” or “survive” the expiration of the agreement. The author… Read More »Do contract rights vest?