Arbitrator Aaron opines that the immediate effects of Lincoln Mills may be disruptive of industrial relations, because most judges are both poorly informed on the subject and have attitudes that…
Reiterates position previously taken – that arbitrators are bound by the law. Rejects the Mittenthal formula (1968, p. 42). Cites arbitrators’ decisions on both sides of the debate. Discusses cases…
A critical appraisal of the handling of representational issues under the NLRA and its negative impact on private sector union membership. The alternative of increased employment regulation is rejected and…
Some arbitrators equate their remedy power with that of a court dealing with a suit for breach of contract, and award actual damages, restitution, and equitable remedies, unless proscribed by…
A welcoming address to the Academy meeting, which summarizes the broad scope of Puerto Rican labor and employment legislation. Current problems, particularly the prevalence of strikes in public sector employment,…
The author asserts that, in the public sector, interest disputes can be effectively resolved through a political process using fact-finding, reason and persuasion, and that that process should be a…
A summary of 1973-74 state legislation enacting or amending public employee bargaining laws and court and agency decisions interpreting public sector bargaining laws.
The issue of the right of management to discipline for failure to cross a picket line brings together the variables found in the interpretation of “just cause,” past practice, the…
Interest arbitration in the private and public sectors are differentiated by the power and the threat of economic loss that underlie bargaining relationships in the private sector and not in…
The author encourages greater use of interest arbitration in the public and private sectors. He notes that binding interest arbitration in the public sector leaves the public with three choices:…