Arbitrating a Grievance

JOHN B. HOGAN

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DOI: 10.2190/3KCG-DTTN-6EXL-HYRD

Abstract

Described in this article are the steps to be pursued by an employer when an employee (or union) files for arbitration of a grievance: review of notice; jurisdiction; possible compromise; submission of answer; reinvestigation of issues; representation by staff or labor attorney; understanding the language of the proceeding (burden of proof, latent or patent ambiguity, past practice, Canons of Construction); selection of arbitrator; the decision; vacating the decision; and responsibility for expenses.

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