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OVERVIEW
Applicants for membership must meet the following standards:
- Good moral character, as demonstrated by adherence to sound ethical standards in professional activities.
- Substantial and current experience as an impartial arbitrator of labor-management disputes sufficient to demonstrate general acceptability by both labor and management.
- A threshold requirement for consideration under this standard is at least five years of labor-management arbitration experience and a minimum of 50 "countable" arbitration awards, during the most recent five-year period (absent special circumstances). Meeting threshold requirements is not a guarantee of membership. To be countable, a case must include:
- Mutual selection of the arbitrator and payment of arbitrator fees by the parties pursuant to a collective- bargaining agreement (grievance) or to establish the terms of a collective-bargaining agreement (interest);
- The conduct of a full evidentiary hearing;
- A written opinion setting forth full, supporting rationale; and
- A final and binding award.
Other factors considered in evaluating whether an applicant meets standards include:
- The nature and variety of the applicant's arbitration experience as reflected by the kinds of systems and procedures under which the applicant arbitrates.
- The extent to which the arbitration experience and acceptability of the applicant demonstrates professional growth within the applicable five-year period.
- The extent of diversity in the parties requesting the applicant to serve as arbitrator.
- The quality of references from labor advocates, management advocates and neutrals.
"Non-countable" decisions--for example, in fact-findings, advisory opinions, expedited cases with no full, written opinion, arbitrations by direct agency appointment and employment arbitrations substantially consistent with the Due Process Protocol-- may be considered as "added weight."
Alternative Standard: In exceptional circumstances, a recognized, prominent authority on labor-management relations (who may have only limited, current arbitration experience) whose membership, in the opinion of the Membership Committee and the Board of Governors, would be of unusual and outstanding value to the Academy, may be invited by the Membership Committee to apply for membership. Applicants may not nominate themselves.
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All applicants must acknowledge an understanding that membership will not be conferred on those who serve partisan interests as advocates or consultants for Labor or Management in labor-management relations or who are associated with or are members of a firm that performs such advocacy or consultancy work. Moreover, applicants must affirm that, if elected to membership, they may not undertake thereafter to serve partisan interests as advocates or consultants for Labor or Management in labor-management relations or become associated with or become members of a firm that performs such advocacy or consultancy work.
If you have any questions concerning the application process, please contact the Coordinator of Outreach Activities, Richard Adelman:
Richard Adelman
1175 York Ave, 10D
New York, NY 10065
Phone: 212-223-7532
Fax: 646-328-3833
E-Mail: arbradel@yahoo.com
Application for Membership
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* This Overview is a summary of Membership Committee considerations based on Board of Governors policies in effect as of July 2006. In the event of any conflict between this Overview and BOG policies, the BOG policies then in effect will govern.
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