Research Assistance is our database designed to help you find the arguments and strategies which can help you prepare and present you own case.



The authors are among the top labor arbitrators and law professors in the country. They have written this material especially for labor and management advocates who are framing their opening statement or writing a closing argument/post-hearing brief.



This research database does not give citations to other arbitration awards because the facts in your case will far outweigh what another arbitrator decided in another case. The most persuasive arguments arise from facts in your particular case.



You can use these strategies and real-world examples of successful (or unsuccessful) arguments to help you find the words to develop the arguments that will decide your case.