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Results of Final-Offer Arbitration of Bargaining Disputes
Staudohar, Paul D.
18/1  (Fall 1975): 57-61

The article examines the final-offer-arbitration model and experience with its use. The final-offer method of arbitration may be used in interests disputes as an alternative to the traditional way of arbitrating, whether voluntary or compulsory. Final-offer arbitration appears to have much potential. Primary areas of application are to situations in which strikes cannot be tolerated by the public, involving such problems as inordinate economic loss and danger to public health and safety, and fields such as sports, in which the performer is contractually tied to an organization and has no practical voluntary employment alternative. The baseball scheme was designed by the parties to accommodate to the unique salary structure of the industry, and it is different from other applications of the procedure. Yet, as can be seen from the varied circumstances in which the final-offer arrangement has been suggested or utilized, its qualities of providing stimulus to negotiation, equitable results, and final adjudication of the dispute make it worth considering as a conflict-resolution device.

 

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