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Contract (Interest) Mediation and Fact Finding

When parties to a collective bargaining contract have reached impasse in negotiations or need assistance in negotiating a contract, we can help the parties through mediation.

When parties to a collective bargaining contract have reached impasse in negotiations or need assistance in negotiating a contract, we can help the parties through mediation.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

File a Petition for Mediation and Fact Finding (e-File)  File a Petition for Mediation and Fact Finding (PDF) 

What you need to know

M.G.L. c. 150E, Section 9  456 CMR 21.00  DLR initial steps  Mediator's role in Contract Mediation  Fact-finding  Certification of completion of the collective bargaining process 

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