A method of resolving labor disputes whereby a disinterested third party listens to the arguments of both the employer and the union and then suggests methods...
A contract clause stating that certain rights are reserved to management unless otherwise specified in the bargaining agreement. Typically, management rights...
A grievance settlement that allows an individual to return to work, usually without back pay, but specifies that dismissal will be the penalty for any further...
A doctrine from the law of equity holding that a party that unjustifiably delays acting on a right for an excessive period of time can lose the opportunity to...
A phrase applied to assessing an employer’s rationale for disciplining an employee, including such issues as notice of rules, warning of discipline, fairness...
Authority or jurisdiction of an arbitrator to hear and decide a particular issue placed before him/her in an arbitration hearing. The jurisdiction of the...
Most often, the parties will stipulate (or agree) to the issue to be decided by the arbitrator. Otherwise, they may give the arbitrator the authority to...
An order of a court of equity to refrain from doing (negative injunction) or to do (affirmative or mandatory injunction) a specified act. Its use in labor...
