“An absolute must for any lawyer engaged in the arbitration of labor disputes.” 

 -Leonard S. Janofsky

Past President, ABA

“Straightforward and non-convoluted . . . offering easy access to a plethora of representative opinions on many critical subjects. . . . Fairweather retains its place on the short shelf as a primary reference.” 

 -Industrial and Labor Relations Review

“A landmark treatise on virtually any issue relating to labor arbitrations.” 

 -Employment Law Counselor

For more than two decades, this volume has helped parties, representatives, and decisionmakers understand how arbitrators solve the practical and procedural problems they encounter. The Fourth Edition guides you by documenting and analyzing arbitrators pertinent rulings and by discussing the courts actions in judicial review.

You get complete coverage of key topics including:

• Submission of a case to arbitration
• Suits to compel or to stay arbitration
• Selection of the arbitrator
• Challenges to arbitrability
• The hearing, evidence, rules of evidence, witnesses, contract interpretation, and burden of proof
• Due process considerations, fair representation obligations, standard of review, and vacation
• Remedies awarded by arbitrators
• Enforcement of statutory rights
• Arbitration in the non-collective bargaining setting