10.2190/FBXX-2G10-UJRT-0G00 FBXX2G10UJRT0G00 0 THE DEFERRAL POLICY REVISITED . . . FROM SPIELBERG TO SUBURBAN MOTOR FREIGHT 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=FBXX2G10UJRT0G00 3 M. J. FOX, JR., GLENNA M. WITT, AND THOMAS R. FOX This article is a description of the deferral to arbitration process from its official beginning in <em>Spielberg Manufacturing Company</em> until the recent <em>Suburban Motor Freight.</em> This description illustrates various changes in the policy of deferring or not deferring to arbitration by the NLRB, outlining both pre-arbitral and post-arbitral deferrals. The changes throughout the years have had a significant impact on NLRB cases and have not been without conflict among the NLRB members. This historical perspective, along with the current trend, provides for an interesting overview of the deferral process.