THE LONG HAUL EFFECTS OF INTEREST ARBITRATION: THE CASE OF NEW YORK STATE'S TAYLOR LAW

The authors examine debates about the effects of mandatory interest arbitration on police and firefighters in New York State under the Taylor Law from 1974 to 2007. Comparing experience with interest arbitration in the first three years after the law was adopted with experiences from 1995 to 2007, t...

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Published in:Industrial & labor relations review 2010-07, Vol.63 (4), p.565-584
Main Authors: KOCHAN, THOMAS, LIPSKY, DAVID B., NEWHART, MARY, BENSON, ALAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arbitration
Arbitration law
Collective bargaining
Contract negotiations
Contracts
Earnings
Employment policies
Fire Fighters
Fire fighting
Firefighters
Labor management relations
Labor Policy
Labor relations
Labour policy
Labour relations
Law
Legislation
Mediation
New York
Police
Public sector
State laws
Statutory law
Strikes
Wage levels
Wages
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Summary:The authors examine debates about the effects of mandatory interest arbitration on police and firefighters in New York State under the Taylor Law from 1974 to 2007. Comparing experience with interest arbitration in the first three years after the law was adopted with experiences from 1995 to 2007, the authors find that no strikes occurred under arbitration and that rates of dependence on arbitration declined considerably. Moreover, the effectiveness of mediation prior to and during arbitration remained high, the tripartite arbitration structure continued to foster discussion of options for resolution among arbitration panel members, and wage increases awarded under arbitration matched those negotiated voluntarily by the parties. Econometric estimates of the effects of interest arbitration on wage changes in a national sample suggest wage increases differed little in states with arbitration from those without it. The authors therefore propose a role for interest arbitration in national labor policy.
ISSN:0019-7939
2162-271X
DOI:10.1177/001979391006300401