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APPENDICES
Labor Arbitration Rules

(Including Expedited Labor Arbitration Rules)
As Amended and Effective December 1, 2002

INTRODUCTION
Every year, labor and management enter into thousands of
collective bargaining agreements. Virtually all of these agreements
provide for arbitration of unresolved grievances. For decades, the
American Arbitration Association (AAA) has been a leading
administrator of labor-management disputes.

The American Arbitration Association is a public-service, not-forprofit
organization offering a broad range of dispute resolution services
to business executives, attorneys, individuals, trade associations,
unions, management, consumers, families, communities, and all levels
of government. Services are available through AAA headquarters in
New York City and through offices located in major cities throughout
the United States. Hearings may be held at locations convenient for the
parties and are not limited to cities with AAA offices. In addition, the
AAA serves as a center for education and training, issues specialized
publications, and conducts research on all forms of out-of-court dispute
settlement.

Arbitration is a tool of industrial relations. Like other tools, it has
limitations as well as advantages. In the hands of an expert, it produces
useful results. When abused or made to do things for which it was
never intended, the outcome can be disappointing. For these reasons,
all participants in the process—union officials, employers, personnel
executives, attorneys, and the arbitrators themselves—have an equal
stake in orderly, efficient, and constructive arbitration procedures. The
AAA’s Labor Arbitration Rules provide a time-tested method for
efficient, fair, and economical resolution of labor-management
disputes. By referring to them in a collective bargaining agreement, the
parties can take advantage of these benefits.