Research Catalog

Title

Collective bargaining and labor arbitration / Donald P. Rothschild, Leroy S. Merrifield, Charles B. Craver.

Author

Rothschild, Donald P., 1927-

Publication

Charlottesville, Va. : Michie Co., c1988.

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Additional Authors

• Craver, Charles B.
• Merrifield, Leroy S.

Description

xxvi, 978 p.; 27 cm.

Series Statement

Contemporary legal education series

Uniform Title

Contemporary legal education series.

Subject

• Arbitration, Industrial > United States > Cases
• Collective labor agreements > United States > Cases
• Discrimination in employment > Cases. > United States

Genre/Form

Trials, litigation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• pt. 1. Collective bargaining. 1. Negotiation theory : An academic perspective ; A theoretical perspective ; A "cooperative agenda" -- 2. Contemporary bargaining : The decline in collective bargaining ; The 1980s response to the decline: concession bargaining -- 3. The legal framework of collective bargaining : How the duty to bargain arises ; Requirements in the duty to bargain ; What the parties bargain about ; When the parties must bargain ; The extent of government intervention -- 4. How to bargain : Skill development ; The pre-negotiation stage: preparation for bargaining ; The negotiation stage.
• pt. 2. Labor dispute arbitration. 5. Arbitration procedures, techniques, and ethical considerations : Scope ; The arbitrator's jurisdiction ; Initiating an arbitration proceeding ; Selecting an arbitrator ; The hearing ; How to present a case in arbitration ; The award ; Selected problems of proof and procedure ; The code of professional responsibility for arbitrators of labor-management disputes -- 6. The federal law of arbitration : Nature and kinds of labor dispute arbitration ; Labor arbitration systems ; The legal status of arbitration ; The impact of section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act (Taft-Hartley Act) ; Arbitrability (enforcement of the agreement to arbitrate) ; Judicial review of arbitration awards -- 7. Judicial enforcement of the arbitration process : Enforcement of the no-strike obligation ; Enforcement of the duty of fair representation in arbitration ; The duty of a successor employer to arbitrate -- 8. Relation of arbitration to unfair labor practices and other public law issues : The problem ; Concurrent jurisdiction of the board, the courts, and arbitrators ; Deferral to arbitration by the National Labor Relations Board ; Arbitration and public law issues.
• pt. 3. The subject matter of collective bargining agreements. 9. Management rights and union security : Management rights ; Union security ; Rights and duties of both parties leading to security -- 10. Discipline and discharge : The agenda items ; Burden of proof ; Progressive discipline ; The power of an arbitrator to modify penalites ; Back-pay awards -- 11. Seniority : Contract provisions ; Types of seniority systems ; Determination of seniority ; Circumstances under which seniority is lost, forfeited or credited ; Implication of external law -- 12. Wages and hours : What constitutes wages? ; Job classification and rates ; Wage systems ; Contractual provisions for uniform adjustments in rates ; Wage supplements ("fringe benefits") ; Hours and premium pay provisions.
• pt. 4. Public sector dispute resolution. 13. Public sector impasse resolution procedures : Introduction: grievance disputes versus impasse disputes ; Work stoppages ; Survey of impasse resolution procedures ; Interest arbitration -- 14. Enforcement of public sector bargaining agreements : Legality and enforceability of public sector collective bargaining agreements ; Judicial authority to compel arbitration ; Deciding questions of arbitrability ; Judicial review of arbitral awards ; Individual rights under the collective bargaining agreement ; The impact of legally imposed financial limitations on public employers ; Deferral of unfair labor practice issues to arbitration procedures ; Taxpayer suits challenging contractual obligations -- Table of cases.

ISBN

0874733812

LCCN

^^^88080970^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library