Discussion of the historical status of labor arbitration; evolution of the jurisdiction of arbitrators, the NLRB, and courts to interpret labor agreements; Supreme Court decisions and NLRB policies regarding NLRB…

In the Gardner-Denver case, the Court held that a grievant had a right to a de novo suit in federal court even though he had previously resorted to grievance arbitration….

An examination of the impact of arbitration on the formulation and administration of national labor policy. The interplay between labor arbitration and state and federal courts and administrative tribunals, the…

Consensus holds that arbitrators may rely upon federal law as an aide in contract interpretation, and may rest a decision on federal law when expressly contractually authorized to do so….

The deficiencies of labor arbitration as a forum for the resolution of gender, race and other form invidious discrimination under federal law are examined. The tendency of arbitrators to view…

Binding grievance arbitration is not structured to resolve civil and individual rights disputes that occur within the workplace, to alleviate logjams of grievances or to involve public employers uncertain of…

An examination of the development and implementation of the EEOC’s voluntary mediation program, and discussion of proposed legislation: the National Employment Dispute Resolution Act (or ‘NEDRA”)….

A discussion, reprinted from the Industrial and Labor Relations Review 24 (April, 1971), of sex discrimination in the workplace, the impact of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

An examination of the obligations, under Canadian and United States law, of employers and of unions to accommodate employees with disabilities.

Although the authors believe that arbitration is an efficient means for eliminating discriminatory practices when the claim is individual and doesn’t require modifying the collective bargaining agreement, they conclude that…