The arbitrator member of the panel analyzes criticism of labor arbitration by the parties. He concludes that “most of the criticism comes from disgruntled participants” who object to losing. Mr….

This presidential address urges the Academy to become more involved in molding public opinion and therefore public policy regarding the settlement of labor-management disputes. Warns of the danger that uninformed…

The Secretary of Labor identifies the danger of using arbitration as a substitute for the parties themselves negotiating their own agreements and resolving the differences that arise thereunder, the need…

Review of processes for resolving impasses over new public sector contracts. Discusses major objectives unique to the public sector and means of achieving them.

Review of recent court decisions affecting collective bargaining agreements. Major subdivisions of report include statute of limitations; actions cognizable under Section 301 of the LMRA; parties to the action, obligations…

The author rejects the compulsory arbitration of contract terms in the public sector: “Essentially, our union has learned, as the civil rights movement and the labor movement had to learn,…

Contract (interest) arbitration has deeper roots in American labor relations than does grievance arbitration and, when utilized, is regarded as a more significant process. The author provides a brief historical…

A welcoming address to the Academy meeting, which summarizes the broad scope of Puerto Rican labor and employment legislation. Current problems, particularly the prevalence of strikes in public sector employment,…

A description of Michigan’s system of legislated, issue-by-issue, final-offer, police- and fire-service arbitration, under which arbitrators are to consider, among other things, “the interest and welfare of the public,” the…

The authors consider the increasing use of arbitration for non-union employee grievances and the challenges, both ethical and practical, for NAA arbitrators called upon to hear and decide those grievances.