Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
I've never been a fan of mediation. It is just another delay tactic. Plus mediation is never binding. Now if you mean arbitration or binding arbitration - absolutely not! It is way too easy for arbitrators to become one with the side who has the keys to the cash register.
Carl
Good point, and I agree about arbitration for sure (why I was against it during the SLI).
I've looked at mediation as something the company wants to stay away from (gumberment involbment). But I agree, anything that slows down the process is a bad thing.
Ferd
Piece of Labor Relations history trivia. Truman vetoed the RLA and it was overridden by the Senate.