A few attorneys from Goldberg & Segalla recently published the above article on their website. While they are right about a few things in this article in terms of the law; the rest is opinion, frankly. Not saying we disagree one way or the other, but it is not an objective article for the most part. It is aimed at clients and potential clients, i.e., management and municipalities. Having written that, there is validity to the following statement:
This legislation is a reform in name only. While the Board may provide some meaningful recommendations, in most cases, municipalities will be obligated to bargain with their unions prior to implementing them. It is highly unlikely that any union will consent to submit an impasse to the 10-member Board when it can submit the impasse to a three-member panel, where it selects one member and has a say in the selection of the neutral.Whether employers like it or not - interest arbitration is here to stay . . . at least for the next three years.
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