Grievance and Interest ArbitrationNot all employees have the right to strike to secure a fair contract. Some employees perform work that is so important to society that they are prohibited from striking. Those workers – frequently Police Officers, Firefighters, Corrections Officers, Transit Operators and Teachers – often are forced to engage in interest arbitration to secure a fair resolution to stalled contract negotiations.
Willig, Willig & Davidson’s labor attorneys have advocated at and presided over hundreds of interest arbitration hearings under Pennsylvania’s Act 111, Act 195 and other statutes. We put our skill to work in those proceedings to secure fair wages, strong health benefits and much-needed safety and staffing protections for our union clients. Our nationally-recognized interest arbitration attorneys regularly lecture before unions, lawyers, even arbitrators on the most effective interest arbitration techniques. We have forged a hard-fought record of success in interest arbitration, and we are honored to put our skills to work to improve the lives of public employees.
Of course, securing outstanding collective bargaining agreements means absolutely nothing if the agreements are not enforced. Willig, Williams & Davidson’s labor attorneys counsel our clients on the most effective ways to enforce their agreements, and regularly represent unions in grievance arbitrations in cases ranging from low-level discipline cases to the elimination of health benefits or relocation of employer operations.
Our lawyers know the best-practices in preparing for and conducting effective grievance arbitration hearings. From initial grievance analysis, to development of the record, to filing oral or written summations, to enforcing successful awards, our labor attorneys play a vital role in ensuring that our clients contractual rights are honored. Grievance and Interest Arbitration: Resources- Stuart Davidson Discusses the Firm's Union Representation, Labor Relations Law
November 1, 2011
Lawyer Stuart Davidson, union-side labor lawyer and firm partner at Willig, Williams & Davidson discusses the firm's extensive experience serving as legal counsel to hundreds of labor organizations representing both private and public employees throughout Philadelphia, the surrounding regions and throughout Pennsylvania.
- American Arbitration Association University, Labor Arbitration Advocacy Case Preparation Program
June 24, 2010
- National Academy of Arbitrators Annual Meeting "Pulling the Heartstrings: How Personal Characteristics Affect Outcome in Arbitration"
May 29, 2010
Presenting personal circumstances and effects on the outcome of an arbitration.
- The National Academy of Arbitrators Annual Meeting "The Effects of the Economic and Budgetary Crises on Arbitration"
May 29, 2010
- Union-Side Labor Lawyer John Bielski Discusses Firefighters Union and the City of Philadelphia
April 1, 2010
Philadelphia's firefighters union was up in arms Thursday, over what they say is an effort by the mayor to remove paramedics from the union. Now City Council is planning action.
- Labor Law Attorney John Bielski Quoted on Erie Pennsylvania Union Case
March 16, 2010
"The City of Erie threatens closure of one fire station after the Erie Court of Common Pleas grants the Erie Firefighters motion for civil contempt for failure of the City to implement safety and staffing provisions of the interest arbitration award previously affirmed by the Court"
- John Bielski Philadelphia Labor Lawyer Discusses Erie Pennsylvania Firefighters' Union Case
March 10, 2010
The Erie County Court of Common pleas heard oral argument on the Erie Firefighters' motion for civil contempt for failure of the City of Erie to implement safety and staffing provisions of the interest arbitration award which had earlier been affirmed on appeal
- What Do Unions Expect in Arbitration?
March 5, 2010
- Fraternal Order of Police, Pennsylvania State Lodge, Police Labor Seminars
February 27, 2010 (Eastern PA);
March 27, 2010 (Western PA)
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