10.2190/URAT-LJNQ-UH8G-EG79 URATLJNQUH8GEG79 195 The AFL-CIO Internal Dispute Plan: Public Sector Arbitration Experience 195 205 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 URATLJNQUH8GEG79.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=URATLJNQUH8GEG79 3 George W. Bohlander and G. Ryan Bohlander 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.