Industrial arbitration is a type of arbitration to prevent or settle labor disputes that may arise between an industrial employer and a union, union member, or union representative to prevent legal action taking place and finding less costly ways to settle disputes.

Taking an issue to court or a breakdown of negotiations can be dangerous for both management and labor, and as such parties are often willing to negotiate and plead their cases with a third party arbiter to come to fair decisions. Industrial arbitration refers to this process taking place in which labor and management will sit down and solve a dispute.[1]

This process often benefits the employer because it reduces the chances of a strike or legal action, and benefits the employee because it allows them more bargaining power and prevents mass layoffs in a dispute. However, at times the government has been known to step in regardless of arbitration clauses and force its own remedies.[2][3]

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  1. ↑ Masse, Robert Jr. "History of Arbitration and Grievance Arbitration in the United States". West Virginia University Extension Service Institute for Labor Studies and Research.
  2. ↑ Elkouri, Frank (1985). "How Arbitration Works". Literary Licensing, LLC. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ↑ Bognanno (1992). "Labor Arbitration in America". National Academy of Arbitration. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)


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