The Impact of the Collyer Policy of Deferral: An Empirical Study

The Nlrb's Deferral to Arbitration before and after OLIN: An Empirical Analysis

“…Only Wolkinson (1985) has examined Board deferral policy at the Regional Office level.7 As Delaney, Lewin, and Sockell (1985) noted, "there is a pressing need for research on the operation and effects of the NLRA"; "given the controversy that continues to surround the NLRA, we believe that it is time to document assertions with data and to validate conclusions with facts" (1985:64). Atleson (1971) has noted the particular need for such research on NLRB deferral policies, asserting that the NLRB's "formal policy of deference in discharge cases will have a great effect on the administration of the NLRA at the regional levels, operations which will not be reflected in published records.…”