ARBITRATION OF LABOR DISPUTES

byClarence M. Updegraff and Whitley P. McCoy, '16, Commerce Clearing House, Inc.,i946> 29I pages. $3.75.

From time to time, but by no means as frequently as should be the case, labor disputes are submitted voluntarily for impartial arbitration to private individuals and to members of panels drawn up by such agencies as the American Arbitration Association. Some of these arbitrators are full-time and official, others are part-time and occasional, and new members are continually being drawn into this interesting and important activity. For their purpose, as well as for the information of the parties who may submit their issues to such informal decision, this volume has been prepared by two authors who combine the needed qualifications of legal knowledge and arbitration experience.

The aim of this work is to present briefly, yet with adequate technical and legal explanation, the nature of labor arbitration and how it works. It is not intended to be the final compendium in this field but such as would permit at least the initial step in studying a disputed question involving reference to statutes and court decisions. This aim is to a high degree achieved in this most helpful volume. It is quite short, for 64 of its 291 pages consist of indexes, perhaps 40 more of legal footnotes and another 70 pages of specimen decisions and awards. The discussion material in most cases is for the layman, but the authors themselves suggest certain chapters and sections as designed for lawyers. Both groups will welcome the appearance of this readable book.