San Francisco public sector negotiations has served as a model for collaboration during tough economic times. At the other end of the spectrum, Boston engaged… Read More »Arbitration and the Public Sector’s Economic Crisis – A Tale of Two Cities
This report covers 1978 statutory, judicial and related developments at the federal, state and local levels, including federal legislation creating the Federal Labor Relations Authority,… Read More »Significant developments in public employment disputes settlement during 1978
A discussion of public employee rights. Due process standards in the public and private sectors are compared, and the “property interest” of public sector employees… Read More »Due process and fair representation in grievance handling in the public sector
A report of the Academy’s Committee on Public Employment Disputes Settlement reviews state statutory developments in various states, developments in federal sector collective bargaining and… Read More »Significant developments in public employment disputes settlement during 1976
The economics of public employee compensation are discussed. The author urges arbitrators to familiarize themselves with labor statistics data, job qualifications, and the costs of… Read More »Arbitration of public-sector interest disputes: economics, politics, and equity
The Academy’s Committee on Public Employment Disputes Settlement reports statutory developments in various states; developments in federal sector collective bargaining and arbitration; public-service bargaining in… Read More »Significant developments in public employment disputes settlement during 1975
A report by the Academy’s Committee on Public Employment Disputes Settlement. By 1974, thirty-six states had enacted collective bargaining statues covering all or some categories… Read More »Significant developments in public employment disputes settlement during 1974
An examination of the growing acceptance of interest arbitration in the public sector as a means of contract settlement and an alternative, or prerequisite, to… Read More »Lessons from interest arbitration in the public sector: The experience of four jurisdictions
A description of Pennsylvania’s six years’ experience with compulsory interest arbitration in the public sector.
A discussion of public sector final offer arbitration in Michigan.