The Committee focuses on the shortage of qualified, experienced and acceptable new arbitrators, and remedial proposals.
The development of qualified new arbitrators
Paul M. Herzog, Frederick R. Livingston, Ralph T. Seward, William E. Simkin
January 1, 1962 Proceedings Database
A discussion of the problems involved in developing new arbitrators. Issues of training, certification, potential blacklisting, apprenticeship, the role of the appointing agencies and of the National Academy are considered.
George W. Taylor examines the dynamic forces affecting the purposes served by arbitration.Irving Bluestone notes that expense or arbitration can be problematic, especially for small units. He also explores the…
“Nothing could be more disastrous than to view a labor contract as a lifeless document unrelated to the struggle of [the people who negotiated it].” “…extreme legalism and formalism have…
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…
The author reviews the accomplishments of the Academy over its first ten years and urges the organization to make further contributions to the parties and the process. The accomplishments include…
A report of the training efforts of the National Academy and other organizations, and recommendations.
The author poses questions about the direction of the Academy’s future, with special consideration to the process of securing a pool of candidates, training and developing the candidates, and selecting…