Sunday, August 27, 2017

Arbitrator addresses conflict between California Kin Care law and collective bargaining agreement

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A dispute arose between Southwest Airlines and TWU concerning the relationship between their CBA and the provisions of California's Kin...
Sunday, August 20, 2017

Verizon ordered to arbitrate benefits claim

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A District Court in Pennsylvania has ordered Verizon to arbitrate a grievance filed by Communications Workers of America claiming that the C...
Sunday, August 13, 2017

Quick Hits - Deferral, neutrality, "flagrant misconduct" and excessive force

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Court upholds NLRB’s refusal to defer to arbitrator The Eight Circuit has affirmed an NLRB decision (available here ) refusing to defe...
Sunday, August 6, 2017

Marriott challenges arbitrator's award on applicability of neutrality/card check agreement, impact of successorship language

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Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide were both members of a multi-employer Hotel Association and were  bound ...
Sunday, July 30, 2017

Assignment to light duty and seniority issues - Court upholds arbitrator's award

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The PA Commonwealth Court has upheld an award of Arbitrator Mark McCloskey in connection with a grievance filed by the Allegheny County Pris...
Sunday, July 23, 2017

Two recent cases discuss the appropriate standard of proof, progressive discipline and just cause

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Two recent cases, reported by Minnesota's Bureau of Mediation Services , address the question of the appropriate standard of proof in ...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

Choke holds, use of force, public policy and arbitration

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has rejected an effort by the City of Boston to set aside an arbitrator's award reinstating a p...