Constitution and by-laws of the National Academy of Arbitrators
The author poses questions about the direction of the Academy’s future, with special consideration to the process of securing a pool of candidates, training and developing the candidates, and selecting…
The author presents data revealing that current labor arbitration procedures derive not from statutes, court decisions or the common agreement of the parties, but from (1) the arbitrators before whom…
The authors conclude that the NAA is an organization in decline, based upon their survey of arbitrators and their analysis of relevant literature. They observe that the organization is resistant…
Preliminary results from a survey of the National Academy of Arbitrators dealing with the growing use of arbitration and mediation in employment disputes
Professor Nolan presents a history of labor arbitration and of the National Academy (including the recent decline in membership) and the rise in employment arbitration. He describes three alternatives for…
Attorney Clark observes the growth of unionization in the public sector and contraction in the private sector, and the reasons for each. He concludes that the landscape has changed in…
The author asserts that the labor movement is at a crossroads and not on its deathbed, and that greater emphasis on organizing and strategic and coordinated bargaining campaigns may prove…
The author furnishes a brief history of the development of collective bargaining in the United States, observes the decline in the organized labor movement since the late 1970s, enumerates the…
President Harkless notes the changes that are taking place in labor and employment arbitration; considers the conclusions reached by Dennis Nolan in his paper on the possible future composition of…
The Chronicle
- The future of labor arbitration – a challenge
- International comparison of the role of neutrals in resolving shop floor disputes. Lessons for arbitrators.
- Arbitral discretion: The tests of just cause
- Is the labor movement on the right course?
- The presidential address: Advocates I have known
- National Mediation Board – Adoption of the Code of Professional Responsibility for Arbitrators of Labor-Management Disputes
- Committee on Professional Responsibility and GrievancesOpinion No. 17
- Arbitration forums 2. Mature collective bargaining relationships
- Arbitration forums 1. Academia
- The arbitration process: 2. Arbitral craftsmanship and competence. Comment