Abstract
This article discusses the important factor of seniority which is used in most American workplaces as a measure of employee rights. Labor arbitrators are often asked to read and interpret seniority provisions in collective bargaining agreements to determine whether management has promoted the right person or laid off the wrong person. As “the coin of the industrial realm,” seniority normally defines job preferences, benefit eligibility and benefit calculation. The article analyzes and critiques a series of arbitration cases to determine whether they fulfill the parties’ expectations.
Disciplines
Labor and Employment Law
Publisher
Labor Lawyer
Publication Date
1986
Rights Information
Copyright 1986 Roger I. Abrams and Dennis R. Nolan.
Rights Holder
Roger I. Abrams and Dennis R. Nolan.
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20002414
Recommended Citation
Labor Lawyer, Vol. 2, pp. 99 (1986).
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Notes
Originally published in Labor Lawyer, Vol. 2, pp. 99 (1986).