Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Arbitration: Rules Protocol Doesn’t Bar Arbitration of Dismissal Grievance Under North Slope Agreement

In a termination grievance under the Alaska North Slope Agreement, Arbitrator John DiFalco has held that a joint labor-management committee had no authority to adopt rules that would bar Step Four arbitration of termination grievances under Article VIII when the Step Three Standing Committee had issued a majority opinion.  
In his Award, DiFalco found that the following language in […]