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The mission of the Yachats Academy of Arts & Sciences is to provide educational and entertainment opportunities for people on the central Oregon coast. Sponsored by Polly Plumb Productions, we encourage the residents of the village of Yachats, Oregon to work with Academy board members to organize those events that they judge to be most enjoyable.
The Zig-Zag Route to Becoming a Labor Arbitrator, and What Her Work Involves
Sandra Gangle, JD
Thursday April 20th, 6:00pm
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) of 1935 protects the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment. Most labor contracts include a grievance procedure that allows an individual employee, or the union or management, to allege that the contract has been violated. If the dispute cannot be resolved through negotiation, the parties may obtain an expeditious hearing by a neutral arbitrator, who decides the dispute and grants an appropriate remedy.
Arbitrator Gangle will answer questions about labor arbitration and arbitrators themselves, including the following:
- What characteristics make an arbitrator acceptable to labor and management advocates?
- What career path led this judge to achieve acceptability throughout the Pacific Northwest?
- What ethical rules apply to labor arbitrators?
- How is an arbitration hearing similar to and/or different from a court trial?
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