Expertise in the labor relations field is seen as necessary for any college or university engaged in collective bargaining. Three choices are considered: hiring the expert, retaining an outside consultant, or training the in-house specialist. Management, it is suggested, must maintain the power balance by meeting expertise with expertise.…

This manual presents a proposal to reduce arbitration or negotiation impasses and to accommodate conflicting interests by selecting a permanent neutral to monitor labor relations both during the term of the agreement and during contract negotiations. Part 1 describes the role of the permanent neutral during the term of the collective bargaining…