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Non-Union Member Complaints To Calculation Of Agency Shop Fees: Arbitration Or Judicial Relief - Air Line Pilots Ass'n V. Miller, Ann E. Ahrens
Non-Union Member Complaints To Calculation Of Agency Shop Fees: Arbitration Or Judicial Relief - Air Line Pilots Ass'n V. Miller, Ann E. Ahrens
Journal of Dispute Resolution
"Free rider" problems plague any group or association that provides general benefits for its participants. Members may pay a fee, but nonmembers can reap the benefits without expenditure. Labor unions address this disparity through the use of agency shop fees contained in collective bargaining agreements. These fee agreements call for those employees who choose not to join the union to pay their share of the costs of collective bargaining. Labor unions have developed extensive mechanisms in order to calculate the amount of the fee. Employees, who do not want to subsidize activities they do not support, can file complaints with …
Nasd Applications Require Arbitration Of Employment Disputes - Mouton V. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Christina S. Young
Nasd Applications Require Arbitration Of Employment Disputes - Mouton V. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Christina S. Young
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Under the Federal Arbitration Act's (FAA) mandate favoring arbitration, numerous statutory claims are subjected to arbitration. For employment disputes falling under Title VII, competing approaches based on whether the employment agreement was a union or a non-union agreement, have been adopted. Union agreements to arbitrate employment disputes are generally not compelled to arbitrate. Conversely, in a non-union employment agreement, the broad arbitration clauses are interpreted to require arbitration of Title VII claims. These inconsistent rules have been applied to the detriment of non-union employees.