Category Archives: Arbitration
ADVERSE ACTION QUIZ: WHO IS BETTER OFF? Assume that two employees get 15-day adverse action suspensions, their union takes each case to arbitration, and both suspensions are overturned. One employee, Smith, had his adverse action overturned and reduced to a … Continue reading
AFGE SLAPS DOWN CARELESS ARBITRATOR AFGE just got a MSPB decision loaded with lessons for parties on both sides of the table, but especially for the person sitting at the head of the table, namely, the arbitrator. When an arbitrator … Continue reading
OVERCOMING LR INCOMPETENCE Here is our hypothetical. Assume that the union files a grievance alleging a violation of regulation or contract, wins a big back pay award at arbitration, and it is upheld by FLRA when LR files exceptions. Since … Continue reading
ABA LABOR LAW UPDATE & THE CBP MUSHROOM CLOUD For those of you out in our blogosphere who like to stay up with the latest twists and turns in federal sector labor law we recommend reading through the American Bar … Continue reading
ARBITRATION’S MUTANT TURTLE One of the prices we pay for the otherwise exquisite benefits of evolution is that every so often it runs amok and gives us things like body piercings, kale shakes, and the Honey Boo Boo show. So, … Continue reading
MEASURING THE QUALITY OF A UNION We have always thought that you can measure the quality of a union by how quickly it moves a member’s grievance to and through arbitration for a final decision. After all, for every member … Continue reading
TIMELINESS OF GRIEVANCES VERSUS REMEDY TIME PERIODS: LMR RUSSIAN ROULETTE Let’s assume that a union filed a timely institutional grievance on May 1, 2014 claiming that its members had been denied full travel mileage reimbursement as required by the agreement … Continue reading
ORGANIZING YOUR ARBITRATION CASE – THE BASIC CHECKLIST (Guest Contributor) You’ve taken your grievance through the contractual process without resolving it, and have now scheduled an arbitration on the matter. How should your prepare? Is there a way to ensure … Continue reading
WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT A POTENTIAL ARBITRATOR—FOR FREE? Many times a year unions try to find out more about an arbitrator before they pick him/her to serve on a permanent panel or just to do a case. The AFL-CIO … Continue reading
ARBITRATION DISPUTES INSIDE UNIONS How do unions handle dispute when local reps want to take a case to arbitration and the regional or national reps do not? Well, it turns out there are a variety of ways ranging from the … Continue reading