10.2190/AGAJ-0EQB-L9YR-J09Q AGAJ0EQBL9YRJ09Q 0 GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: STATUS, ISSUES, AND PROBLEMS 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=AGAJ0EQBL9YRJ09Q 2 CHARLES J. COLEMAN This article provides background on grievance arbitration, examines literature, provides new data on the issues that come to arbitration in the public sector, and analyzes questions related to scope of arbitration, challenges to finality, and the impact of the process on public sector management. The article closes with a positive assessment of the contributions of arbitration and with recommendations on scope and finality.