Over the last few months the Federal Sector Arbitration Committee and the State and Local Public Sector Committee of the National Academy of Arbitrators issued comprehensive reports of likely broad interest.
The 2020 Annual Report of the State and Local Public Sector Committee discusses recent legislative changes and caselaw in 19 states, including important developments following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME (2018).
The 2021 Federal Sector Committee Report provides a comprehensive and accessible description of the structure of the federal sector labor relations and arbitration processes. The report discusses in detail the various changes made during the previous administration and comments on likely future developments.