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Collective bargaining

The negotiation by an employer and a bargaining agent of terms and conditions of employment governing the members of a bargaining unit. When successful, their...
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Collateral estoppel

A doctrine barring evidence about a fact or issue that was subject to prior adjudication from being offered in a subsequent arbitration. This concept is...
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Class action

An action in which two or more employees with a common interest file a grievance on behalf of themselves and all similarly-situated...
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Burdens

The burden of going forward refers to the party with the obligation to present evidence first on a matter in dispute. The phrase “burden of proof,” or...
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Bumping

A procedure permitting a worker subject to layoff, transfer, or other contractual action the right to displace a worker with less...
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Brief

A written summary of facts and legal principles related to a dispute. A post- hearing brief often is used instead of a closing statement (or closing argument)...
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Bifurcation

Dividing a labor arbitration hearing to permit the separate consideration of arbitrability questions and the merits of the case. Bifurcation also may refer to...