Too little, too late: The limits of stand-alone arbitration in discharge cases

Labor Studies Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-60

  Wallihan, James ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cavanaugh Hall 504 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arbitration; Discharge; Employee rights; Employment law; Grievance representation; Model Employment Termination Act (META); Union avoidance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344734375     PISSN: 0160449X     EISSN: 15389758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X9602100103     Document Type: Review

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