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Arbitration on a New Frontier: The UAW's Public Review Board - Dispute Resolution Journal - Vol. 25, No. 1

Author(s): 
Leonard Krouner
Page Count: 
8 pages
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Jurisdictions: 
United States
Practice Areas: 
National Institutions and Rules,
Other,
Labor
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A graduate of the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, Mr. Krouner is now attending New York University School of Law. His article was prepared during a course conducted by Professor Jean T. McKelvey, for whose help and guidance Mr. Krouner expresses his deep thanks.

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Originally from Dispute Resolution Journal

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Most American institutions today face the problem of reconciling bureaucratic necessity with individual rights. This paper deals with the experience of one large organization—the United Automobile Workers—in dealing with the sometimes conflicting hopes, aspirations, and needs of members.

The Public Review Board of the UAW was designed to protect individual members against arbitrary or undemocratic conduct on the part of union officers. It was established over a decade ago, by constitutional amendment which declares: