An examination of the relationship between arbitration and the NLRB. Includes discussion of Board deferral to arbitration in unfair labor practice and representation cases, both where arbitration has been used…

A report of the Committee on Law and Legislation for 1970, National Academy of Arbitrators with a focus on Section 301 actions under the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) reported…

Arbitrator Jaffe describes how he handles statutory claims: the differences between CBA grievances and disputes arising under federal statutes; the issues that frequently arise under the latter; and bases of…

An annual report of the Academy’s Committee on Law and Legislation, including a review of 500 Federal appellate level cases relating to the labor-management arbitral process and enforcement of contractual…

The author asserts that commercial arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, and labor arbitration under the Labor Management Relations Act are “in a state of substantial symmetry.” Federal preemption under…

An analysis of Supreme Court cases influencing the development of collective bargain and arbitration, and of the shift of the NLRB’s deferral standards, and reasons other than those raised by…

Attorney Kramer proposes that the Pyett-style arbitration clause is unlikely to become commonplace. He examines the Court’s reliance on LMRA Section 301 that preceded the Trilogy and later decisions that…

An analysis of the Supreme Court’s W. R. Grace & Co. decision and its implications for 1) the place of “public policy” in the enforcement of arbitration awards, 2) the…

President Anderson provides a brief historical survey of labor arbitration in the United States, both grievance and interest, and cautions arbitrators to discharge so as not to overlook or ignore…

The author distinguishes between the need for arbitrators to be proactive in statutory disputes, as opposed to an otherwise ordinary CBA dispute in which a statutory issue is presented. The…