NCJ Number
95748
Journal
Arbitration Journal Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Dated: (June 1984) Pages: 14-24
Date Published
1984
Length
11 pages
Annotation
In a national sample of 343 police interest arbitration awards, the typical award was issued by a tripartite panel under a conventional arbitration procedure. It covered ten issues, eight of which were economic in nature. Arbitrators rarely were asked to decide law enforcement and personnel allocation issues.
Abstract
There was considerable state-by-state variation in the number of disputed issues taken to arbitration, however, and some unions and employers have placed very large numbers of issues on the arbitral agenda. Final offer by package arbitration appeared to be moderately effective in holding down the number of arbitrated issues, but final offer by issue arbitration was not. Arbitrators inserted new issues into the parties' contracts in less than one-seventh of their rulings. Tabular data and 10 footnotes are provided. (Author abstract modified)