The AFL-CIO Internal Dispute Plan: Public Sector Arbitration Experience

George W. Bohlander and G. Ryan Bohlander

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DOI: 10.2190/URAT-LJNQ-UH8G-EG79

Abstract

Jurisdictional and representational disputes between rival unions have traditionally been a major concern to the labor movement. To both reduce and resolve issues of raiding, in 1962 the AFL-CIO adopted a constitutional amendment creating the AFL-CIO Internal Dispute Plan. Article XX of the constitution provides to AFL-CIO affiliated unions a mandated conflict resolution procedure to adjudicate jurisdictional and representational cases. Additionally, Article XX describes specific violations of jurisdictional and representational behavior. This article discusses the AFL-CIO Internal Dispute Plan, including a ten-year review of public sector arbitration cases heard under this highly effective dispute resolution procedure.

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