Seniority Rights Under the Collective Agreement

Labor Lawyer, Vol. 2, pp. 99 (1986)

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Roger Ian Abrams

Northeastern University - School of Law

Dennis Nolan

University of South Carolina - Joseph F. Rice School of Law

Date Written: 1986

Abstract

This article discusses the important factor of seniority which is used in most American workplaces as a measure of employee rights. Labor arbitrators are often asked to read and interpret seniority provisions in collective bargaining agreements to determine whether management has promoted the right person or laid off the wrong person. As “the coin of the industrial realm,” seniority normally defines job preferences, benefit eligibility and benefit calculation. The article analyzes and critiques a series of arbitration cases to determine whether they fulfill the parties’ expectations.

Suggested Citation

Abrams, Roger Ian and Nolan, Dennis, Seniority Rights Under the Collective Agreement (1986). Labor Lawyer, Vol. 2, pp. 99 (1986) , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2056298

Roger Ian Abrams (Contact Author)

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Dennis Nolan

University of South Carolina - Joseph F. Rice School of Law ( email )

1525 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29208
United States

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