THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY: A CASE FOR FINAL OFFER SELECTION ARBITRATION
This paper indicates the potential of economic adversities caused by the railroad industry's labor-management problems. The three significant areas are the inadequacies of the Railway Labor Act, the fragmented unions, and the long-run contractions in railroad physical plant and employment. It is recommended that the Railway Labor Act be abolished and railroads and airlines be covered by an amended Taft-Hartley Act calling for application of "final-offer selection" arbitration.
The practice of collective bargaining
The article reviews the book “The Practice of Collective Bargaining,” by Edwin F. Beal and Edward D. Wickersham.
Railroad Grievance Machinery: A Critical Analysis
What kind of machinery is appropriate for the settlement of disputes which arise from operation under collective agreements in industries in which the public interest is substantial? Under current railway labor legislation such disputes are submitted voluntarily to a bipartisan National Railroad Adjustment Board, whose awards are final and Binding on the parties. The organization and procedures of the Board and the effects on the settlement of railroad grievances are critically discussed in an article in the April 1952 issue of the "ILR Review" and in the present issue. (Author's abstract courtesy EBSCO.)