Introduction

Main points of this testimony: First, too much of the debate in this field has been dominated by anecdote, not data. The available empirical data on arbitration is growing, and, in important respects, either is inconsistent with or flatly contradicts, some of the anecdotes that appear to be driving the debate over arbitration reform. It is important to fill the gaps in the empirical record, before knowing whether and to what extent legislative action is necessary; Second, several of the findings upon which H.R. 3010 rests, found in Section 2 of the ...