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; determination of whether a contract…

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 draws a distinction between monetary…

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 union perspectives are offered on…

A report of the Committee on Law and Legislation for 1969, National Academy of Arbitrators

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 to adhere to custom ….

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 Management Relations Act (LMRA) reported…

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 discuss the effects on contract…

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 the Code.

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, and when recusement is appropriate.And…

A discussion of the public sector budgetary crisis: who was at fault and what the economic and political realities are in 2010.