Rules for submitting Cases

For the purpose of enabling employers and employees to refer issues in dispute to the Council for adjudication, the following rules are promulgated:

1. Apply to the Secretary of the Council for a set of Submission Forms, informing him whether it is a wage or grievance issue.
(a) Examine the form carefully and note what is required by the Council.
(b) Representatives of both parties should be present when the form is filled out. This procedure assures the Council of receiving factual information. ONLY ONE FORM, signed by both parties and enclosed in a separate envelope, shall be returned to the Council. The other two copies are for the Employer and Union.
(c) Between the time of filing and the time for hearing, the regional Officers of both sponsoring organizations may assign an Interim Committee to assist the local parties in resolving the remaining issues.
(d) The parties will receive notice from the Secretary advising them of the time and place of the Council meeting at which their case will be heard.

2. So that the Council Members may become familiar with each case before them the parties should file briefs (22 copies) with the Secretary of the Council. If briefs are filed, a copy must be furnished to the other party so that oral arguments may be prepared by each party. While the briefs need not be elaborate or in legal form, they should clearly state the position and arguments of the parties on each of the issues in dispute.

3. The representatives of the parties who appear at the hearing will be given an opportunity to present oral argument citing additional information to what is already in the brief, and to answer any questions asked of them by members of the Council. While personal appearances are not mandatory, the parties are strongly urged to have representation at the hearing so that all facts in connection with the case can be developed. If either party will not be represented at the hearing in person, he may, after reading the other party’s brief, send a written rebuttal to the Secretary in time to be presented while the case is being heard. No exchange of rebuttals is required.

4. The Council also requires that 22 copies of the current approved agreement and amendments be filed.

5. Refer to Standing Council Policies No. IV for the deadline for submitting the Submission Form, Agreements, and Briefs.

6. The Council on Industrial Relations exists primarily to serve the Electrical Contracting Industry, the nature of which is such that its local labor agreements are primarily multi-employer agreements containing terms and conditions uniquely applicable to work of the Industry performed in the jurisdictions of numerous Local Unions. Therefore, the Council formula envisions cases for adjudication to be submitted by a Local Union of the IBEW and/or the appropriate NECA Chapter, or other multi-employer bargaining agent, on behalf of any one, or all, of its members. However, where no multi-employer bargaining agent exists, the Council may elect to accept, upon receipt of a written stipulation, a case involving an individual Employer and a Local Union of the IBEW. The Council may also elect to accept, upon receipt of a written stipulation, a case from some other segment of the Electrical Industry where a Local Union of the IBEW is involved.

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