President Fleischli describes how his work experience brought him to service as a labor arbitrator, and the reasons that he finds the practice to be… Read More »Presidential address: Maintaining impartiality in the evolving world of work
A discussion of the ethical responsibilities of arbitrators, including the duty to disclose any factor that a reasonable person might regard as material. Methods of… Read More »Ethical boundaries between arbitrators and the parties
In each case, arbitrators work with a mix of words, concepts, facts and people, ultimately arriving at a value judgment. Because parties perceive arbitrators as… Read More »Labor arbitration: The early years in retrospect4. Words, concepts, facts and people
Noting that, given their average age, arbitrators constitute a community of ‘establishment neutrals,’ Cohen observes that decisions rendered in the arbitration of life style disputes… Read More »Changing life styles and the problems of authority in the plant3. Arbitrators and changing life styles — Establishment or impartial
Examination of the necessity of a code of professional responsibility for labor arbitrators that would address competency, impartiality, expedition, and expense. Since many arbitrators are… Read More »Ethical responsibilities of the arbitrator1. The case for a code of professional responsibility for labor arbitrators