10.2190/4JJX-B5NE-8H30-V74H 4JJXB5NE8H30V74H 325 ARBITRATION AT A LARGE NONUNION HOSPITAL 325 336 20040723 20040723 20040723 20040723 4JJXB5NE8H30V74H.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=4JJXB5NE8H30V74H 4 NELS E. NELSON Cleveland State University, Ohio This study examines the experience of a large nonunion hospital that adopted, arbitration as the final step of its grievance procedure. It focuses on the, reasons for the adoption of the process despite the usual opposition of nonunion employers to arbitration and looks at the operation of the procedure, including the role of the employee advisor, who was hired and paid by the, hospital to represent employees in arbitration. The study considers the reasons, for the demise of arbitration after 25 years of apparently successful operation., It ends with a number of conclusions about nonunion arbi This study examines the experience of a large nonunion hospital that adopted arbitration as the final step of its grievance procedure. It focuses on the reasons for the adoption of the process despite the usual opposition of nonunion employers to arbitration and looks at the operation of the procedure, including the role of the employee advisor, who was hired and paid by the hospital to represent employees in arbitration. The study considers the reasons for the demise of arbitration after 25 years of apparently successful operation. It ends with a number of conclusions about nonunion arbitration procedures based on the experience at the hospital as well as reports regarding other nonunion arbitration systems.