Title 26, Title 26

The parties may agree to have any controversy that could be handled by the board under this subchapter directed to the board member selected to represent the public interests of the State or to one of the alternates from the same category. If the parties elect to use that board m…

The chair of the board or the chair's alternate may administer oaths and require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records and other evidence relative or pertinent to the matter before the board. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. E, §40 (COR).] …

Except in cases in which the public welfare is involved, a minimum of 3 working days' notice shall be required before the board will convene. [PL 1985, c. 294, §§ 2 and 3 (NEW).] When the board has taken jurisdiction of a case where a dispute exists, it may, at its discretion, re…

Whenever it appears to the employer or employees concerned in a labor dispute, or when a strike or lockout is threatened, or actually occurs, the employer or employees concerned may request the services of the board. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. E, §41 (COR).] If, when the request or noti…

In cases of controversy, when conciliation, mediation or arbitration is refused by one of the parties or the board has determined that those processes have been or will be ineffective, either party may request the board to make inquiry. The application for inquiry may be signed b…

If the case cannot be settled through the process of conciliation, the interested parties may jointly submit the case to arbitration by filing an arbitration application with the Executive Director of the Maine Labor Relations Board. [PL 1985, c. 294, §§ 2, 3 (NEW).] The chair of…

The board may hear grievance arbitration matters referred to it pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. It may hear any labor dispute jointly referred to it for resolution by arbitration by the representatives of management and labor. In cases of arbitration, the parties c…

If any employer, during the continuance of a strike among the employer's employees, or during the continuance of a lockout or other labor trouble among the employer's employees, publicly advertises in newspapers, or by posters or otherwise, for employees, or directly or through t…

Any information disclosed by either party to a dispute to the board or any of its members in carrying out this subchapter shall be confidential, except as may be provided otherwise in this subchapter.

A written provision in any collective bargaining contract to settle by arbitration a controversy thereafter arising out of such contract or out of the refusal to perform the whole or any part thereof, or an agreement in writing to submit to arbitration an existing controversy ari…

If any action or proceeding be brought in any court upon any issue or controversy referable to arbitration under a written provision in any collective bargaining contract or under an agreement in writing for submission to arbitration of an existing controversy arising out of such…

A party aggrieved by the alleged failure, neglect or refusal of another to arbitrate in accordance with any agreement embraced within section 951 may institute proceedings in the Superior Court. Such proceedings shall be for an order directing that such arbitration proceed in the…

If in the agreement provision is made for a method of naming or appointing an arbitrator or arbitrators or an umpire, that method must be followed; but if a method is not provided, or if a method is provided and any party to the agreement fails to follow that method, or if for an…

Any application to the court under this subchapter shall be made and heard in the manner provided by law for the making and hearing of motions, except as otherwise expressly provided.

The arbitrators selected either as prescribed in this subchapter or otherwise, or a majority of them, may summon in writing any person to attend before them, or any of them, as a witness and in a proper case to bring with that person any book, record, document or paper that may b…

If the parties in their collective bargaining contract or written submission agreement have agreed that a judgment of the court be entered upon the award made pursuant to the arbitration, and specify the court, then at any time within one year after the award is made any party to…

In any of the following cases the Superior Court in and for the county wherein the award was made may make an order vacating the award upon the application of any party to the arbitration: 1. Corruption, fraud or undue means. Where the award was procured by corruption, fraud or u…

The Superior Court in and for the county wherein the award was made may make an order modifying or correcting the award upon the application of any party to the arbitration where there was an evident material miscalculation of figures or an evident material mistake in the descrip…

This subchapter shall not apply to any provision or agreement relative to arbitration contained in a collective bargaining contract entered into prior to August 28, 1957, or after October 6, 1967, or to any agreement to submit to arbitration an existing controversy entered into p…