Originally from Journal of American Arbitration (JAA)

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I.  INTRODUCTION 

II.  THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT (RLA) 

A. “Major” v. “Minor” Disputes 

B.   Boards of Adjustment 

C.   Selection of Party Arbitrators and “Neutrality” 

D.     Challenging Awards 

E. “Institutionalized Ad-hoc” Arbitration 

III.  NORTHWEST AIRLINES AND ITS PILOTS 

A.   The NWA Pilots Agreement to Arbitrate 

B.   Fear of the Unknown 

C.   Contract Complexity Is an Issue in Arbitrator Selection 

D.   Selecting the Party Arbitrators 

E.   Selecting the Neutral 

IV.  IS PARTISANSHIP IN RLA PARTY-APPOINTED ARBITRATORS

                GOOD OR BAD? 

A. The Vote 

B. Why Not Just Use a Sole Arbitrator? 

C. But Is Partisanship Fair and Proper? 

V.  CONCLUSION