Today, following UAW’s proposal to arbitrate the issue of the challenged supervisory-challenged employees (those whose positions have not yet been confirmed to be included or not in their respective bargaining units), CalArts and UAW signed an agreement to arbitrate the issue before a single, neutral arbitrator from the American Arbitration Association.
Both parties will select the arbitrator; submit evidence for consideration, including briefs; and likely further litigate any remaining issues at a hearing before the selected arbitrator. The agreed-upon timetable will be a months-long process, at the end of which both parties will receive a decision from the arbitrator as to whether each challenged employee is or is not a supervisor under the definition of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
As per the NLRA, supervisory employees are excluded from bargaining units/unions.