Updates to Article Fifth and Sixth of the AF Agreements have been made to include arbitrator participation. These changes will become effective March 1, 2020.

Article Fifth – AF’s Function and Authority

• (c) determine qualification criteria, provide for the selection and appointment of arbitrators, and establish arbitrator participation requirements for the signatory companies;

Article Sixth – Arbitrator Participation

• Signatory companies agree to provide qualified arbitrators from among full-time employees, and hear as many cases as they file.