Labor

Presumably, Pat Crowley — by his strenuous logical standards — would also believe that we needn’t listen to pacifists, or even military minimalists, were we to consider dropping a nuclear bomb on Iran: Look, if the answer is you simply don’t believe teachers have the right to collectively bargain, I wish you would stop beating…

Following upon a very well attended hearing yesterday, Opponents clogged the State House committee room, spilling into the marble hallway and lining the walls. Some held signs of protest above their heads for hours. It was an unusual display for a workday hearing on a legislative proposal entitled simply, “School Teacher Arbitration.” the Providence Journal’s…

A couple days ago I noticed that, with the arbitration bill coming up, Sen. John Tassoni had just been approved as a mediator. (The ProJo story reporting this also mentioned a few others). That led me to remark that it looked like the arbitration/mediation deck was being stacked ahead of time. The ProJo editors have…

I’m not entirely sure how authoritative this reference is, but the website called Rhode Island Arbitration –dot- com is promoting the fact that the decisions of arbitrators can take precedence over the law…Did You Know…Courts cannot overturn an arbitration award. Typically, the courts cannot overturn an arbitration award because the arbitrator made a mistake of…

Let’s you and I play a game. We’ll start out with you giving me a certain sum of money. Then every five minutes, I’ll propose how much more money you should give me, and you can propose a slightly lower increase, and if I refuse to accept those terms, we’ll take our disagreement to a…

As Monique notes, the bill requiring binding arbitration in union/town disputes is slated to be heard this Wednesday. You can also hear NEA/AFT funded radio advertisements touting the bill. I wonder why labor unions–which traditionally take pride in being negotiating pit bulls–are apparently going all warm and fuzzy over the prospect of a supposedly fair…