Arbitration awards that direct a remedy (e.g., returning an employee to work, payment of benefits, or ordering change in a particular management practice) are...
Since 1951 the National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA) has maintained a code of professional responsibility. That code is now entitled “Code of Professional...
An arbitrator may not make an award public without first gaining the consent of the parties. The parties’ permission may be sought at the hearing or when the...
Referral agencies may survey their clients (labor and management) following an arbitration to judge how the parties view the arbitrator’s handling of the...
An arbitrator is mutually selected by labor and management representatives to resolve their dispute by rendering a final and binding award. Consequently,...
Private sector arbitration is ordinarily a matter of contract between parties. As such, it is a private proceeding from which the press may be excluded by the...
The standard agreement between parties to an arbitration specifies that the arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding upon both sides. Therefore,...
An employer-union arbitration hearing over a workplace dispute generally is preceded by a negotiated grievance process, which is intended to resolve...
The total cost of an arbitration to the employer and union concerned can vary widely, depending upon several factors. Nevertheless, the arbitration process...