A discussion of recent judicial decisions affecting labor arbitration and collective bargaining agreements. Key areas: Procedural arbitrability; obligations of successor employers; substantive arbitrability; suits to compel or stay arbitration; arbitrator’s’…

Examination of (1) whether arbitration is especially vulnerable to pressure incompatible with fair and even-handed dispute resolution; (2) the appropriate role of courts in reviewing arbitration decisions; and (3) the…

Review of recent court decisions affecting collective bargaining agreements. Major subdivisions of report include statute of limitations; actions cognizable under Section 301 of the LMRA; parties to the action, obligations…

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 Act, a.k.a. the “McCain-Lott” Act,…

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 recommendations for those procedures….

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 of the interest arbitrator. The…

A discussion of how the relative seniority of pilots of merging airline companies is handled.

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 airline merger related disputes arbitration.