An examination of the political events and labor relations that have resulted in restrictions on the scope of public sector collective bargaining and union representation.… Read More »Can U.S. Public Sector Collective Bargaining Survive the Tea Party?
David Feller introduces Justice Brennan, who, observes that “arbitral awards are not accorded sufficient finality and that federal law intrudes at every turn.” Justice Brennan… Read More »Arbitration in a changing environment
Chairman McKee discusses the authority of the Federal Labor Relations Authority to set aside arbitrators’ decisions involving federal statute if found to be contrary to… Read More »Federal sector arbitration
A brief history of the statutory federal labor relations program is given, followed by discussions of the Civil Service Reform Act, the scope of arbitral… Read More »Arbitration forums revisited: Federal sector arbitration: A management viewpoint
The author examines the disturbingly high percentage of FLRA reversals in cases where federal agencies appeal arbitration awards. Modifications and reversals fall primarily into two… Read More »FLRA review of arbitration awards
Arbitrators and advocates give their per perspectives of arbitration in the federal sector. Arbitrators assert that the parties often fail to provide the relevant law,… Read More »Arbitration in the federal sector
In grievances of the right to subcontract where the CBA is silent on the matter, Attorney Clark presents reasons why arbitrators should apply a standard… Read More »Privatization, outsourcing and subcontracting1. United States experience: A management viewpoint
The author furnishes a thorough description of the workings of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (for employees in federal service), including the appeal… Read More »Grievance arbitration in the federal service: Still hardly final and binding?
“The employment relationships in the federal service, and the collective bargaining agreements under the CSRA and the predecessor Executive Orders which permitted them, are so… Read More »Grievance arbitration in the federal service: Still hardly final and binding? – Comment