Conciliation (Private Sector)

Overview: Filing a Declaration of Impasse is the first step in the process for resolution of disputes for agricultural employers and employee organizations representing farm laborers.  

If the Director of Conciliation determines that an impasse exists, they shall appoint a mediator from a list of qualified persons maintained by PERB. 

Before you File:

• Review the portions of the SERA/FLFLPA and PERB’s Rules of Procedure governing impasse resolution procedures for agricultural employers and farm laborers. 
• See Section 702-b of the SERA/FLFLPA.
• See Sections 263.99 to 263.106 of the Rules of Procedure.

How to File:

• Complete the Declaration of Impasse (Agricultural employers/farm laborer employee organization) form below.
• Email the completed form to the Director of Conciliation at [email protected] and simultaneously serve one copy upon the respondent (the non-filing party) to the Respondent’s email address.
• Please do not send a hard copy to PERB’s mailing address. 

Overview: This form allows parties in the private sector to enter into collective bargaining agreements, adopting grievance arbitration as the manner of resolving contract related disputes. The parties agree to the procedures to be used. Many employers and employee organizations elect to use PERB’s services to select an arbitrator.

Before you File:

• Review the portions of the Rules of Procedure governing matters brought pursuant to the SERA/FLFLPA. 
• See Sections 257.4 to 257.18 of the SERA/FLFLPA Rules of Procedure for private sector non-agricultural employers and employee organizations.
• See Sections 263.83 to 263.97 of the SERA/FLFLPA Rules of Procedure for private sector agricultural employers and employee organizations. 

How to File:

• Complete the Demand for Arbitration form below.
• Email the completed form to PERB’s Office of Conciliation at [email protected].
• Simultaneously serve one copy to the Employer’s representative’s email address (or Employee Organization representative’s email address, if filed by the Employer).  
• Please do not send a hard copy to PERB’s mailing address.
• After processing, an invoice for the $50 filing fee will be sent to the parties. 

Overview: If both parties to the collective bargaining agreement are requesting arbitration, the parties may submit a Joint Submission to Arbitrate.

How to File:

• Complete the Joint Submission to Arbitrate form below.
• Retain one copy for each party and submit the form via electronic email to PERB’s Office of Conciliation at [email protected] and to the other party via email.
• Please do not send a hard copy to PERB’s physical mailing address.
• After processing, invoices for the $50 filing fee will be sent to the parties. 

Overview: This form allows parties in the private sector covered by the State Employment Relations Act to jointly request contract mediation assistance.

How to File:

• Complete the Joint Request for Contract Mediation Assistance (Private Sector) form below.
• Email the completed form to [email protected].
• The joint request form must be signed by both the Labor Organization Representative and the Employer Representative before it will be processed.