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Past practices and the administration of collective bargaining agreements

The classic discussion of past practice. When does a customary way of doing things become a binding contractual obligation and when may it be changed? Several answers to those questions…

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Problems of proof in the arbitration process: Report of the Chicago Area Tripartite Committee

A discussion of hearing procedures and the rules of evidence. [See also the transcript of the open discussion, 1966 page 110.]

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Problems of proof in the arbitration process: Report of the West Coast Tripartite Committee

Discussion of pre-hearing procedures, hearing procedures, and rules of evidence, with additional remarks regarding history and theory on these matters. [See also the transcript of the open discussion, 1966 page…

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Problems of proof in the arbitration process: Report of the Pittsburgh Tripartite Committee

A discussion of hearing procedures and rules of evidence. [See also the transcript of the open discussion, 1966 page 263.]

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Problems of proof in the arbitration process: Report of the New York Tripartite Committee

Discussion of hearing procedures and rules of evidence. [See also the transcript of the open discussion, 1966 page 305.]

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Arbitration and federal rights under collective agreements in 1967: Report of the Committee on Law and Legislation for 1967

Review of recent court decisions affecting collective bargaining agreements. Major subdivisions of report include individual employee rights under Section 301; actions cognizable under Section 301; determination of whether a contract…

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The law of contracts: A changing legal environment

Between Harry Shulman’s view that collective bargaining agreements are pacts adopted in complex industrial societies to set up systems for their governance, and the Williston view that a contract is…

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A critique of the use of more restrictive principles of contract interpretation and an argument that reliance on such standards is inconsistent with the essential function of grievance arbitration under…

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An examination of the problems that arise in arbitration, and recommendations regarding ad hoc tripartite arbitration panels, the advocate as witness, and rules of evidence in arbitration hearings, including the…

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