General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 150C Collective Bargaining Agreements to Arbitrate

• Massachusetts General Laws - Legal status of agreements - Chapter 150C, Section 1
  A written agreement or a provision in a written agreement between a labor organization or organizations, as defined in subsection (5) of section two of...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Failure to arbitrate; application to superior court; procedure - Chapter 150C, Section 2
  (a) A party aggrieved by the failure or refusal of another to proceed to arbitration under an agreement described in section one may apply to...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Arbitrators; method of appointment; appointment by court - Chapter 150C, Section 3
  If the arbitration agreement provides a method for the appointment of arbitrators, such method shall be followed. In the absence thereof, or if the agreed...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Arbitrators; powers - Chapter 150C, Section 4
  The powers of the arbitrators may be exercised by a majority thereof unless otherwise provided by the agreement or by this chapter.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Notice; effect of appearance; hearings - Chapter 150C, Section 5
  Unless otherwise provided by the agreement:— (a) The arbitrators shall appoint a time and place for the hearing and cause written notice to the parties...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Representation by attorney; waiver - Chapter 150C, Section 6
  A party shall have the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter, notwithstanding any waiver of such...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Award; time; waiver of objections - Chapter 150C, Section 7
  (a) The award shall be in writing and signed by the arbitrators concurring in the award. The arbitrators shall deliver a copy of the award...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Award; modification; time for application; notice - Chapter 150C, Section 8
  Upon application of a party or, if an application to the court is pending under sections ten, eleven or twelve, on submission to the arbitrators...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Expenses and fees - Chapter 150C, Section 9
  Unless otherwise provided in the agreement to arbitrate, the arbitrator’s expenses and fees, together with other expenses, except counsel fees, incurred in the conduct of...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Confirmation of award - Chapter 150C, Section 10
  Upon application of a party, the superior court shall confirm an award, unless within the time limits, hereinafter imposed grounds are urged for vacating, modifying...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Vacation of award; grounds; application; rehearing - Chapter 150C, Section 11
  (a) Upon application of a party, the superior court shall vacate an award if:— (1) the award was procured by corruption, fraud or other undue...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Modification or correction of award; grounds; procedure - Chapter 150C, Section 12
  (a) Upon application made within thirty days after delivery of a copy of the award to the applicant, the superior court shall modify or correct...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Effect of judgment or decree - Chapter 150C, Section 13
  Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying or correcting an award, judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and shall be enforced...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Hearings in superior court; time; service of notice - Chapter 150C, Section 14
  Except as otherwise provided, an application to the superior court under this chapter shall be heard upon fourteen days’ notice in the manner provided by...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Venue; removal of cases - Chapter 150C, Section 15
  An initial application shall be made to the superior court for a county in which two or more employees covered by the agreement described in...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Appeals - Chapter 150C, Section 16
  An appeal may be taken from (1) an order denying an application to compel arbitration made under paragraph (a) of section two; (2) an order...

Last modified: September 11, 2015