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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-276 (2026)

Mediation and arbitration services by State Board of Mediation and Arbitration

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(a) The services of the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration shall be available to employers or employee organizations designated as the exclusive bargaining representative for purposes of settlement of grievances arising out of the interpretation and application of the terms of a written agreement, for mediation of impasses in contract negotiations, for purposes of arbitration of disputes over the interpretation or application of the terms of a written agreement and for arbitration of impasses resulting from negotiations over unit contracts, unit reopeners and coalition bargaining matters as provided in subsection (f) of section 5-278.

(b) Nothing contained herein shall prevent the use of other arbitration tribunals in the resolution of disputes between employers and designated employee organizations.

(P.A. 75-566, S. 7; P.A. 86-411, S. 2, 8.)

History: P.A. 86-411 provided that the state board of mediation and arbitration shall provide arbitration services for negotiation impasses concerning unit contracts, reopeners and coalition bargaining, effective July 1, 1986, and applicable to negotiations then in progress.

Cited. 20 CA 676.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1990–2002 · leading case: Preston v. O'Rourke, 811 A.2d 753 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002).
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Preston v. O'Rourke, 811 A.2d 753 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 5-276. Collective bargaining agreements, such as the one in this case, are to be reduced to writing and submitted to the General Assembly for approval.”
Connecticut State Employees Ass'n v. Dep't of Admin. Servs., 569 A.2d 1152 (Conn. App. Ct. 1990). · cites it 2× “The sole issue of this appeal is whether an action against the state, as an employer, for the payment of interest on an arbitration award states a cause of action pursuant to General Statutes § 5-276 (b) or is barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity.”
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