George Cohen is Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. He discusses the usefulness of mediation for the difficulties of first-contract negotiations, and the… Read More »FMCS as Proactive Labor-Management Facilitator
Reports from the appointing agencies, including caseload statistics, time and costs; litigation; training and other services offered; and trends
Professor Zack recounts how the Code came into existence and was amended, and stresses the importance of adherence to the Code by arbitrators; its enforcement… Read More »Dissemination and enforcement of the Code of EthicsPartners in the Code – the NAA and the designating agencies
Arb. Nicolau contends that the arbitration process can be simplified to achieve cost-savings, time-savings and dispute resolution. The best way to simplify arbitration is to… Read More »Can the labor arbitration process be simplified? If so, in what manner and at what expense?
A discussion of the need for standards of advocacy conduct and the absence of a means to enforce the manner and form of advocates’ case… Read More »The professional responsibility of the advocates; (Part I)
A comparison of 1213 published and unpublished arbitration decisions involving discharge. Variables analyzed include appointment source, private or public sector, occupation, length of service, and… Read More »How representative are published decisions? Part 2.
A discussion of the dilemma between requesting – prehearing and post hearing – permission to publish decisions.
The author concludes that certification for labor arbitrators would not be in the public interest, and that the “need has not been established.” Instead, the… Read More »Certification and training of labor arbitrators: Should arbitrators be certified? Dead horse rides again
A report by the Academy’s Committee on Public Employment Disputes Settlement. By 1974, thirty-six states had enacted collective bargaining statues covering all or some categories… Read More »Significant developments in public employment disputes settlement during 1974
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… Read More »Advisory arbitration of new contracts: a case study1. Avoiding confrontation by advisory arbitration