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Labor and Employment Law

2001

United States Postal Service

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Transforming Conflict Interactions In The Workplace: Documented Effects Of The Usps Redress Program, James R. Antes, Joseph P. Folger Ph.D., Dorothy J. Della Noce Jan 2001

Transforming Conflict Interactions In The Workplace: Documented Effects Of The Usps Redress Program, James R. Antes, Joseph P. Folger Ph.D., Dorothy J. Della Noce

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Transforming Workplace Culture Through Mediation: Lessons Learned From Swimming Upstream, Cynthia J. Hallberlin Jan 2001

Transforming Workplace Culture Through Mediation: Lessons Learned From Swimming Upstream, Cynthia J. Hallberlin

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Transformative Mediation In The Usps Redress Program: Observations Of Adr Specialists, Lisa B. Bingham, Tina Nabatchi Jan 2001

Transformative Mediation In The Usps Redress Program: Observations Of Adr Specialists, Lisa B. Bingham, Tina Nabatchi

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

The transformative model of mediation, although well established in the mediation of family and community disputes, is a relatively new approach to dispute resolution in employment settings. In contrast to traditional mediation approaches that focus on problem-solving, transformative mediation seeks to provide opportunities for empowerment and recognition among the disputing parties. In 1998, the United States Postal Service ("USPS") implemented a nation-wide mediation program called REDRESS (TM) (Resolve Employment Disputes Reach Equitable Solutions Swiftly) based on this model. This study takes the form of a process evaluation. It focuses on this question: How well does employment mediation practice in the …


The Lawyer's Role In Institutionalizing Adr, Karen A. Intrater, Traci Gabhart Gann Jan 2001

The Lawyer's Role In Institutionalizing Adr, Karen A. Intrater, Traci Gabhart Gann

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Handling Workplace Conflict: Why Transformative Mediation?, Robert A. Baruch Bush Jan 2001

Handling Workplace Conflict: Why Transformative Mediation?, Robert A. Baruch Bush

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

The several articles in this Symposium represent a unique and multifaceted examination of the largest workplace conflict mediation program in the United States-the United States Postal Service's ("Postal Service") REDRESS Tm Program. Begun on a pilot basis in 1994 as part of the settlement of a class-action discrimination lawsuit, REDRESST was subsequently expanded to a nationwide program for mediation of discrimination claims, available to all of the Postal Service's over 800,000 employees. However, it is not only the size of the REDRESSTM Program that makes it a remarkable development in the field of workplace conflict resolution-and the field of mediation …