A discussion of the measures taken by the steel industry in general, and US Steel and the USWA in particular, to increase efficiency while minimizing… Read More »The relentless search for efficiency in the workplace:A Steel industry perspective
Arbitrator Brogan examines recent public utility arbitration decisions, the subjects of which include the transfer of work outside the bargaining unit, the reassignment of work… Read More »The relentless search for efficiency in the workplace:Efficiency efforts in the public utility industry: the impact upon the collective bargaining relationship
A discussion, by union and management counsels, in which they agree that ‘efficiency’ and ‘productivity’ are best not made terms of the CBA, over which… Read More »The relentless search for efficiency in the workplace:State and municipal government discussion
An examination of the law governing subcontracting (where the CBA is silent) in Canada and the United States is given. This is followed by an… Read More »Subcontracting in the 1990s
Arbitrator Das describes the history of contracting-out in the Steel industry prior to the 1986 CBA negotiations and the extensive provisions, then agreed upon and… Read More »Examining contracting out clauses: Arbitration of contracting out disputes in the steel industry
An examination of subcontracting provisions in collective bargaining agreements in the railroad industry.
The City of Indianapolis has sought competitive bids for many non-safety municipal services. AFSCME has participated in the bidding process, winning most bids and collaborating… Read More »Competitive bidding and municipal services
Downsizing, in response to competition and automation, often results in reallocation of remaining jobs; reclassifications; revised job duties, wage rates and job schedules; and subcontracting.… Read More »Downsizing and other restructuring problems: Management perspective, Labor perspective and comments
NAA president Dybeck reviews his experience as arbitrator in the steel industry, giving credit to the many contributions of the “founding fathers” of the Academy… Read More »The presidential address: Reflections of a second generation arbitrator
Authors Mittenthal and Bloch examine how arbitrators, in performing their interpretive function, find implied obligations that are nowhere mentioned in the contract. Arbitrators embrace those… Read More »Arbitral implications: Hearing the sounds of silence