Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-1-123 (2026)

Arbitration

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The director shall do all in his power to promote the voluntary arbitration, mediation, and conciliation of disputes arising under an existing written agreement between employers and employees and to avoid the necessity of resorting to strikes, lockouts, boycotts, blacklists, discriminations, and legal proceedings in matters of employment. Arbitration undertaken pursuant to this section shall employ the procedures provided in part 2 of article 22 of title 13, C.R.S.

Source: L. 15: p. 577, § 27. C.L. § 4351. CSA: C. 97, § 29. CRS 53: § 80-1-27. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-1-27. L. 69: p. 582, § 41. L. 75: Entire section R&RE, p. 578, § 2, effective July 14.

Cross references: For the illegality of blacklists and boycotts, see §§ 8-2-110 and 8-2- 112; for the nonapplicability of this section to the "Labor Peace Act", see § 8-3-123.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1992–1992 · leading case: Martin v. Montezuma-Cortez Sch. Dist. Re-1, 841 P.2d 237 (Colo. 1992).

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Martin v. Montezuma-Cortez Sch. Dist. Re-1, 841 P.2d 237 (Colo. 1992). · cites it 13× “" § 8-1-123. The matters of employment which can lead to such strikes and lockouts include not only "disputes arising under an existing written agreement" between public employers and their employees, id.”

Jefferson Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. R-1 v. Shorey, 826 P.2d 830 (Colo. 1992). · cites it 4× “Section 8-1-123, 3B C.R.S. (1986), provides: The director shall do all in his power to promote the voluntary arbitration, mediation, and conciliation of disputes arising under an existing written agreement between employers and employees and to avoid the necessity of resorting…”

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