State Patrol, union seek arbitrator for dispute over radio system

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130418/NEWS/704189922/1016#state-patrol-union-seek-arbitrator-for-dispute-over-radio-system

By Paul Hammel

LINCOLN — A formal complaint over a problem-prone state emergency radio system is headed for a potentially long arbitration process.

After agreeing “in principle” to work out a labor grievance informally last month, that deal has fallen apart.

Now, the union that represents state troopers and their employer, the Nebraska State Patrol, are working to select an arbitrator to rule on the grievance.

Such arbitrators, which typically cost $150 to $175 an hour, act as judges in deciding labor disputes in a courtlike process that can last four to five months.

FULL story at link.