An examination of the issues that arbitrators will face, arising from bankruptcies and the impact of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Management and union perspectives are offered on…

Rich Trumka describes the impact of the corporate bankruptcies on employees and, specifically, Section 1113 of the Bankruptcy Code, and calls for an overhaul of the Code.

An examination of the causes of the widespread and severe underfunding of defined benefit pension plans, and of the limited options left for coping with it.

A panel discussion by arbitrators of pension disputes about the types of disputes and issues they hear.