To control government spending, some states have placed a “cap” on aggregate expenditures. The author examines how such caps affect public sector interest arbitration. For… Read More »Interest arbitration: Can the public sector afford it? Developing limitations on the process. 1. An overview
The author states that, in substance, a public sector interest arbitrator exercises delegated legislative authority and, as such, is an agent of the legislature in… Read More »Interest arbitration: Can the public sector afford it? Developing limitations on the process. 2. A management perspective
The author discusses public sector interest arbitration in New England (except NH), where each state has enacted statutory factors for which the parties must present… Read More »Interest arbitration: Can the public sector afford it? Developing limitations on the process. 3. An arbitrator’s viewpoint