The procedural standards for the arbitration process set forth in three parts:Part I – Code of Ethics for ArbitratorsPart II – Procedural Standards for ArbitratorsPart III – Conduct and Behavior…

A description of the AAA’s policy and practice in the submission of arbitrators’ names to the parties; of complaints the AAA has received from the parties and from arbitrators; and…

The evolving role of the FMCS as an “arbitration broker,” doing for the parties that which they cannot do well for themselves….

The author highlights the different approaches to incentive taken by management and labor. He discusses the “tests of fairness” for incentive standards, and reviews them from management’s perspective. Arbitrator Davis…

Unions view the arbitration process as an extension of the democratic principles to the industrial world; the agreed-upon substitute for strikes or economic warfare, in a forum that is simpler,…

Arbitrator Alexander gives his perceptions on the evaluation of arbitrators by employers and unions. The lack of a generally accepted statement of what is desirable is posited to be an…

Although rarely expressly authorized by the parties to exercise discretion as to any matter, arbitrators exercise discretionary authority in the conduct of the hearing, in arriving at the substantive outcome…

Synopsis: Grievance arbitration is a system in which the parties retain the ultimate authority to select a judge whose authority is limited to the dispute at hand. An arbitrator who…

The author asserts that interest arbitration for local transit disputes has worked well, and that it is a viable substitute for a community crippling strike. He addresses the qualifications that…

The author presents the results of a 1987 FMCS survey of advocates who had requested arbitration panels. Those results include demographic information about the advocates, the factors that they reported…