§ 1 Board of conciliation and arbitration; duties
§ 2 Rules and regulations; filing; report
§ 3 Controversies, strikes or lockouts
§ 4 Advertising or soliciting for employees during normal business after a strike or labor trouble; determination of question
§ 5 Controversies; inquiry as to cause; advice as to adjustment; decision; publication; effect
§ 6 Application for inquiry; filing fee; notice of hearing; failure to perform promise
§ 7 Expert assistants to board
§ 8 Witnesses and production of books and documents; powers of board member; amount due for travel and attendance
§ 9 Local boards; composition; powers and duties; jurisdiction; decision; compensation
§ 10 Annual report by chairman
§ 10A Mediators; confidential information
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 150 - Conciliation and Arbitration of Industrial Disputes

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.