Piloting Through the Merger I. Seniority Integration Issues in Airline Mergers
A discussion of how the relative seniority of pilots of merging airline companies is handled.
Railway Labor Act
Piloting Through the Merger II. Panel Discussion
A representative of the Air Line Pilots Association, United Airlines, the National Mediation Board, and the NAA discuss the issues raised and factors considered in… Read More »Piloting Through the Merger II. Panel Discussion
Due Process in Railway hearings and Appeals
Professor LaRocca describes a federal due process requirement of the railroad industry, of conducting an investigation and hearing prior to imposing discipline. He notes that… Read More »Due Process in Railway hearings and Appeals
Airline Mediation: Becalming Brewing Battles
The author proposes means (including the active intervention of the NMB) by which the various parties to airline industry negotiations can effectively negotiate collective bargaining… Read More »Airline Mediation: Becalming Brewing Battles
Airline arbitration in a changing environment : The pilot perspective
A brief history of the Railway Labor Act, the shortcomings of the current dispute resolution process, and alternative processes that might be more effective are… Read More »Airline arbitration in a changing environment : The pilot perspective
Current challenges and recent developments in four industries 1. American Airlines and the Transport Workers Union: A partnership in the trenches ? Joint resolution and decisionmaking mechanisms
The parties have incorporated mechanisms for intervention by special panels where they have encountered difficulty in the implementation of particular contract language. These have included… Read More »Current challenges and recent developments in four industries 1. American Airlines and the Transport Workers Union: A partnership in the trenches ? Joint resolution and decisionmaking mechanisms
Interest arbitration in the airline industry:One arbitrator’s perspective
A description of formalized procedures for interest arbitration that have been adopted in the airline industry, the purposes served by the procedures, and the role… Read More »Interest arbitration in the airline industry:One arbitrator’s perspective
Interest arbitration in the airline industry:friend or foe of collective bargaining?
An examination of the impact of interest arbitration on the negotiation process between pilots and airlines. The effects of the proposed Airline Labor Dispute Resolution… Read More »Interest arbitration in the airline industry:friend or foe of collective bargaining?
Conducting interest arbitration in the airline industry
The acceptability of interest arbitration in the airline industry will be influenced by the procedures adopted by the parties and their arbitrators. This article offers… Read More »Conducting interest arbitration in the airline industry
Examining contracting out clauses in the railroad industry
An examination of subcontracting provisions in collective bargaining agreements in the railroad industry.