NY Lab L § 702-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 20 - New York State Labor Relations Act 702-A - Settlement of Labor Disputes.

§  702-a.  Settlement of labor disputes. 1. Upon its own motion, in an   existing, imminent or threatened labor dispute, the board may and,  upon   the direction of the governor, the board shall take such steps as it may   deem   expedient   to  effect  a  voluntary,  amicable  and  expeditious   adjustment and settlement of the differences and issues between employer   and employees which have precipitated or culminated in or threatened  to   precipitate  or  culminate  in  such  labor  dispute.  In  providing its   services, the board shall take into consideration and make  all  parties   aware  of  the  availability  of  other  mediation services, such as the   federal mediation and conciliation service, and shall make every  effort   to give priority to those parties which do not have access to such other   services. To this end, it shall be the duty of the board: (a) to arrange   for, hold, adjourn, or reconvene a conference or conferences between the   disputants  and/or  one  or more of their representatives; (b) to invite   the disputants and/or their representative to  attend  such  conferences   and  submit,  either  orally  or  in  writing,  the  grievances  of  and   differences between the disputants; (c) to discuss such  grievances  and   differences  with  the  disputants  and their representatives and in the   course of such proceeding, upon the consent of all disputants and  their   representatives,  to  appoint  fact-finding boards and to arbitrate such   grievances and  differences;  and  (d)  to  assist  in  negotiating  and   drafting  agreements for the adjustment in settlement of such grievances   and differences and for the termination or avoidance, as  the  case  may   be, of the existing or threatened labor dispute.2.  The  board shall have the power at the request of the parties to a   collective bargaining agreement between an employer and its employees to   arbitrate such grievances and differences as may arise thereunder and to   establish panels of qualified  persons  to  be  available  to  serve  as   arbitrators   of  such  grievances  and  differences.  The  board  shall   promulgate  regulations  setting  forth  eligibility  requirements   for   inclusion  on  such  panels,  in  order  to  ensure  the availability of   qualified, accessible, affordable arbitrators.3. In carrying out any of its work under this article, the  board  may   designate  one  of its members or an officer or employee of the board to   act in its behalf and may delegate to such designee one or more  of  its   duties  hereunder and, for such purpose, such designee shall have all of   the powers hereby conferred  upon  the  board  in  connection  with  the   discharge of the duty or duties so delegated.4.  No  member  or  officer of the board having any financial or other   interest in a trade, business, industry or occupation in which  a  labor   dispute  exists  or  is  threatened  and  of  which  the board has taken   cognizance, shall be qualified to participate in any way in the acts  or   efforts  of  the  board  in  connection with the settlement or avoidance   thereof.5. Members of  the  board  and  all  other  employees  of  the  board,   including  any arbitrator serving on an arbitration panel established by   the board, shall not be compelled to disclose to any  administrative  or   judicial  tribunal  any  information  relating  to,  or acquired in, the   course of their official activities under this article,  nor  shall  any   reports,  minutes,  written  communications,  or  other documents of the   board pertaining to such information be subject to subpoena; except that   where the information so required indicates that the person appearing or   who has appeared before the board has been the victim or  subject  of  a   crime,  said members of the board, the executive secretary and all other   employees  of  the  board,  including  any  arbitrator  serving  on   an   arbitration  panel  established by the board, may be required to testify   fully  in  relation  thereto  upon  any  examination,  trial,  or  other   proceeding in which the commission of a crime is the subject of inquiry.