Category: Labor

"This article was first published in the Oakland County Legal News on May 28, 2024.”  Introduction      This article reviews Michigan Dep’t...

Abstract Conflict of interest is a part of human affairs. Industrial conflict is also human conflict and is one of...

Toxic co-workers or bosses can create big problems at work. As a workplace conflict transformation consultant, coach, and trainer, I...

Anyone who’s employment situation offers them extended health is often under the mistaken notion that their policy will be triggered...

Dr. Jerome Thomas Barrett, a lifelong learner, amateur boxer, sailor, mediator, world traveler, marathon runner, author, civic activist and archivist...

As someone who represents employers, I’ve long been a proponent of arbitration as a way to limit exposure to employment...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleWe live in a connected world with intricate networks of supply chain and service relationships...

This video is presented as part of Mediate.com's 25th Anniversary Conference. Howard Bellman describes what he does to be successful...

This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Howard Bellman, a long-time leader in the field of labor-management mediation...

Kluwer Mediation BlogIreland is grinding to a halt. Or, at least, looking in from the outside one could think it...

From the JAMS ADR BlogFollowing are two interesting and recent federal court rulings related to arbitration. When the general contractor...

‘Justice’, an “all-party law reform and human rights organisation working to strengthen the justice system” launched a new report on...

It seems I have reached the point in my career when those who would be historians ask for my recollections,...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleThe recent America Invents Act both modified and created procedures for challenging patents in proceedings...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleOn July 29, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a brief statement that...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleFor both plaintiffs and defendants, class action litigation is time-intensive, costly and requires close oversight...

Joshua M. Javits, Arbitrator and Mediator, is Former Chairman of the National Mediation Board. If income inequality is the problem;...

With due respect to William Shakespeare, the AMR labor management turntable is spinning faster and faster for American Airlines’ pilots...

An earlier draft of this paper was used for my remarks on October 25, 2012 at a GWU Library gathering,...

Kluwer Mediation BlogA significant motivation for businesses to choose mediation in labor disputes is the hope that mediation works fast...

Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation The Challenge The Union Rep was treating the mediation session like his golden...

The Chicago teachers’ strike crystallizes the conflict between escalating demands for labor productivity and the needs of workers for job...

A new report, ordered after last year’s student protests on the UC Berkley campus resulting in the pepper-spraying of nonviolent...

Ken Cloke of Mediators Beyond Borders is interviewed at the UNFCCC conference in Denmark about how to change the scope...

Mediators, human resource managers, and other interested individuals may obtain a free copy of the 321 page book Party-Directed Mediation...

From the Mediation Matters Blog of Steve Mehta.I had noticed in the New York Times that a prominent labor and...

For decades, mediator Ted Kheel was a dominant force in labor disputes. He developed his unique techniques mediating teacher, transit...

Zena Zumeta reflects on a particular occasion when her work as an advocate for labor unions moved more into negotiation....

Introduction Anyone who mediates or participates in mediation must realize that mediation is not a 20th century invention, that persons...

Howard Bellman describes his early days mediating strikes in Wisconsin. He felt he was providing an important service for the...