Grievance Mediation and Arbitration

(1) If at any time after the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development makes a final determination as set forth in M.G.L. c. 150F, § 6, the TND organization and the TNCs request mediation assistance from the Department for problems arising from the interpretation or application of the terms of the final determination, the Department shall process the request in accordance with the grievance mediation procedures set forth in 456 CMR 22.00: Grievance Mediation in the Public and Private Sectors. (2) If at any time after the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development makes a final determination as set forth in M.G.L. c. 150F, § 6, the TND organization, the TNCs, or both, request the Department to initiate grievance arbitration as provided for in the final determination or other agreement between them, the Department shall process the request in accordance with the grievance arbitration procedures set forth in 456 CMR 23.00: Conduct of Grievance Arbitration Proceedings.