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its contracts with harvesters and haulers is confidential and | | may not to be disclosed to the adverse party or any other person | | without the consent of the association or the forest landowner, | | respectively, until the board has rendered its final decision as | | to the qualification of the association.__After a final decision | | has been rendered, the information is no longer confidential | | information, but its disclosure is governed by Title 1, section | | 402, subsection 3, paragraph B. |
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| | | 1.__Obligation.__It is the mutual obligation of a forest | | landowner and a qualified bargaining association qualified | | with respect to that landowner to bargain in good faith. |
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| | | 2.__Bargaining in good faith.__To be considered as | | bargaining in good faith, the forest landowner and the | | association qualified with respect to that landowner must: |
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| | | A.__Meet at reasonable times; |
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| | | B.__Negotiate in good faith with respect to the terms of | | contracts for hauling or harvesting services to be | | provided by forest products harvesters or forest products | | haulers represented by the association; and |
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| | | C.__If requested by either party, execute a written | | contract incorporating any agreement reached. |
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| | | The obligation to bargain in good faith does not require | | either party to agree to a proposal or to make a concession.__ | | The obligation continues until the commencement of required | | mediation, as provided in section 1357, subsection 2. |
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| | | §1357. Dispute resolution |
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| | | 1.__Voluntary mediation.__At any time prior to the | | commencement of required mediation under subsection 2, a | | forest landowner and a qualified bargaining association may | | mutually agree to obtain or may unilaterally obtain the | | services of a mediator.__Regardless of whether mediation is | | sought mutually or unilaterally, both parties shall | | participate in mediation in good faith.__The parties shall use | | the services of the State's Panel of Mediators for mediation | | and shall share all costs of mediation equally. |
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| | | A.__Costs of mediation and any applicable state cost | | allocation program charges must be paid into a special fund | | administered by the Maine Labor Relations Board.__The | | Executive Director of the Maine Labor Relations Board shall |
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