In the event of the existence of any labor dispute which cannot be settled by negotiation between the charitable hospital employers and their employees, either such employers or employees may petition and avail themselves of the provisions of sections 179.01 to 179.17, insofar as sections are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 179.35 to 179.39. If such dispute is not settled within ten days after submission to mediation, any unsettled issue concerning terms and conditions of employment, and other conditions of employment concerning union security shall, upon service of written notice by either party upon the other party and the commissioner, be submitted to the determination of a board of arbitrators whose determination shall be final and binding upon the parties. For public employers, "terms and conditions of employment" has the meaning given it in section 179A.03, subdivision 19. The board of arbitrators shall be selected and proceed in the following manner, unless otherwise agreed between the parties: the employers shall appoint one arbitrator, the employees shall appoint one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so chosen shall appoint a third arbitrator who shall act as chair and who shall receive reasonable compensation for the work; but if said arbitrators are unable to agree upon the appointment of such third arbitrator within five days after submission to arbitration, the commissioner shall submit five names to the parties and the parties shall select the third arbitrator, who shall act as chair, from the five submitted by the commissioner. The selection of the third arbitrator shall be by the process of elimination, with the parties taking turns at striking names from the list of five submitted by the commissioner, until only one name remains. If the parties are unable to agree with respect to which party shall take the first turn for the purpose of striking a name, it shall be decided by the flip of a coin. Each party shall be responsible for compensating the arbitrator of their choice, and the parties shall share equally the compensation paid to the third arbitrator. The board of arbitrators shall serve as a temporary arbitration tribunal and shall have the powers provided for commissioners under section 179.08. The board of arbitrators shall make its determination with all due diligence and shall file a copy of its report with the commissioner.
1947 c 335 s 4; 1969 c 1129 art 2 s 19; 1973 c 723 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 45 s 8; 1987 c 186 s 15; 1996 c 382 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry
Section 179.01 — Definitions; Minnesota Labor Relations Act.
Section 179.02 — Bureau Of Mediation Services.
Section 179.03 — Removal Of Mediators For Political Activities.
Section 179.04 — Expenses; Fees.
Section 179.06 — Collective Bargaining Agreements.
Section 179.07 — Labor Dispute Affecting Public Interests; Procedure.
Section 179.08 — Powers Of Commission Appointed By Commissioner.
Section 179.083 — Jurisdictional Controversies.
Section 179.10 — Joining Labor Organizations; Uniting For Collective Bargaining.
Section 179.11 — Employee Unfair Labor Practices.
Section 179.12 — Employers' Unfair Labor Practices.
Section 179.121 — Operation Of Vehicle Where Dispute Is In Progress.
Section 179.13 — Interferences Which Are Unlawful.
Section 179.135 — Protection Of Collective Bargaining Agreements.
Section 179.14 — Injunctions; Temporary Restraining Orders.
Section 179.15 — Violators Not Entitled To Benefits Of Certain Sections.
Section 179.16 — Representatives For Collective Bargaining.
Section 179.17 — Citation, Labor Relations Act.
Section 179.18 — Definitions; Minnesota Labor Union Democracy Act.
Section 179.19 — Election Of Officers Of Labor Organization.
Section 179.20 — Notice Of Elections Given.
Section 179.21 — Reports Of Receipts And Disbursements.
Section 179.22 — Labor Referee.
Section 179.25 — Citation, Labor Union Democracy Act.
Section 179.254 — Construction Workers Insurance Benefit Funds; Definitions.
Section 179.255 — Payments Into Home Benefit Fund.
Section 179.256 — Notification.
Section 179.257 — Application.
Section 179.26 — Definitions; Certain Representation Disputes.
Section 179.27 — Strikes Or Boycotts Prohibited.
Section 179.28 — Recovery For Tort.
Section 179.29 — District Court Has Jurisdiction.
Section 179.35 — Definitions; Hospital No Strike And Arbitration Act.
Section 179.36 — Strikes Prohibited.
Section 179.37 — Lockouts Prohibited.
Section 179.38 — Arbitration Mandatory.
Section 179.39 — Sections Not Applicable.
Section 179.40 — Secondary Boycott; Declaration Of Policy.
Section 179.41 — Secondary Boycott Defined.
Section 179.42 — Unlawful Act And Unfair Labor Practice.
Section 179.43 — Illegal Combination; Violation Of Public Policy.
Section 179.44 — Unfair Labor Practice.
Section 179.45 — Rights And Remedies.
Section 179.46 — Limitations; Federal Act.
Section 179.47 — Construction Of Sections 179.40 To 179.47.
Section 179.60 — Interfering With Employee Or Membership In Union.
Section 179.82 — Grant Program Created; Applications.
Section 179.83 — Action On Application.
Section 179.84 — General Conditions And Terms Of Grants.
Section 179.85 — Funding Limitations.
Section 179.86 — Packinghouse Workers Bill Of Rights.
Section 179.90 — Office Of Collaboration And Dispute Resolution.