"A guidebook for preparing and presenting a case to an arbitrator or board of arbitration"--

Labor-management professionals, such as union representatives and human resource specialists in unionized industries, who seek to understand the nuts and bolts of labor arbitration practice and want to improve their skills in arbitration hearings will find this practical guide accessible and full of tips for presenting a winning case at arbitration.Unlike other books on the subject of labor arbitration, this book provides practical guidance in an approachable format along with thought-provoking ideas for making arbitration more efficient and effective. The reader will quickly gain the knowledge and confidence they need to present, and win, their case.

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the labor arbitration process, from initial submission to de novo review of an arbitration case.

For more than two decades, this volume has assisted parties, representatives, & decision makers by revealing the methods arbitrators use to solve the practical & procedural problems they encounter. Packed with information, the Fourth Edition guides you by documenting & analyzing arbitrators' pertinent rulings--& by discussing the courts' actions in judicial review. You get complete coverage of key topics including: * submission of a case to arbitration * suits to compel or to stay arbitration * selection of the arbitrator * challenges to arbitrability * the hearing, evidence, rules of evidence, witnesses, contract interpretation, & burden of proof * remedies awarded by arbitrators * due process considerations, fair representation obligations, standard of review, & vacation * arbitration & the enforcement of statutory rights * arbitration in the non-collective bargaining setting.

The new Second Edition of Labor & Employment Arbitration is an indispensable guide to all aspects of labor & employment arbitration. Substantially revised to give greater in-depth coverage & with contributions from experts in the field, this authoritative treatise provides: Also available on Authority Employment Law Library CD-ROM.