Public Sector Collective Bargaining in the New World
Recent consequential changes to state public sector collective bargaining laws are described and their causes and effects discussed
Massachusetts
Attacks on Public Sector Collective Bargaining Rights, 2011 to Early 2012
A description of the state laws passed in 2011 and early 2012 that limit the rights of public sector unions to engage in collective bargaining
Interest arbitration: 2. Transit and other attempts to arbitrate contract terms
A review of interest arbitration in Massachusetts police and fire disputes, Boston MBTA disputes, the airline industry, and in baseball. The role of the arbitrator… Read More »Interest arbitration: 2. Transit and other attempts to arbitrate contract terms
Interest arbitration: Can the public sector afford it? Developing limitations on the process. 3. An arbitrator’s viewpoint
The author discusses public sector interest arbitration in New England (except NH), where each state has enacted statutory factors for which the parties must present… Read More »Interest arbitration: Can the public sector afford it? Developing limitations on the process. 3. An arbitrator’s viewpoint