The 1974 National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement was characterized as revolutionary in bringing harmony to a previously divisive industry; it included a new, expedited grievance… Read More »New approaches to dispute settlement: the food and coal industries. III. Labor relations in the coal industry
A description of one company’s experience with a six-month trial period of grievance mediation. Mediation is viewed as providing a cheaper and quicker alternative to… Read More »Grievance mediation: 2. A management approach
President Stark posits that “arbitration is still young and growing. It has all the attributes of a healthy, responsive institution, including normal growing pains.” He… Read More »The Presidential address: Theme and adaptations
The United Mine Workers adopted a bargaining system that allows rank-and-file members to tell its negotiators the most serious problems confronting them. The Union encourages… Read More »New approaches to dispute settlement: the food and coal industries.II. The coal industry