A statistical analysis of over 2,000 discipline and discharge arbitration decisions and the rationale given in those cases in which the discharge penalty was mitigated.… Read More »How and why labor arbitrators decide discipline and discharge cases. An empirical examination.
The participants describe the differences between the way discharge penalties are arrived at in the federal sector, and the way that arbitrators deal with them,… Read More »Just cause across industries: III. The federal sector
The panelists discuss just cause in the Postal Service.
The authors posit that there has been a shift, from (a) Arbitrators’ deference to an employer’s imposition of discharge absent arbitrariness or abuse of discretion… Read More »Just cause: Working at the margins of just cause: Arbitral discretion on the discharge penalty
The panelists, representing management, labor, and neutrals, discuss implications of a just cause standard for discharge based upon the arbitrator’s assessment of the reasonableness of… Read More »Just Cause, an evolving standard. Panel discussion.
The panelists discuss just cause in the airline industry.
A comparison of the industrial justice systems developed by non-unionized companies, comparing them also to labor arbitration, to United States courts, and to courts in… Read More »Workplace justice without unions: Summary of a study
The challenges confronting arbitrators in cases involving troubled employees, such as employees with chronic alcohol and drug issues. Remedies based on a traditional corrective discipline,… Read More »Remedies, troubled employees, and the arbitrator’s role
There has been legislation in Great Britain against unfair dismissals in operation since February 1972. The author explores workers rights in Britain (union and non-union)… Read More »Arbitration of job security and other employment-related issues for the unorganized worker: 1. The British Experience With Unfair Dismissals Legislation
Some arbitrators equate their remedy power with that of a court dealing with a suit for breach of contract, and award actual damages, restitution, and… Read More »Remedies: New and old problems – Another view