But this time, the union is bound by no-strike clauses at G.M. and Chrysler that were conditions of their financial rescue by the Obama administration.
Believe it or not, more than 30 million American workers are bound by forced arbitration clauses as a condition of their employment.
HSBC has confirmed that its former boss was not bound by any confidentiality clause.
Baseball players had previously been bound by the "reserve clause" in their contracts, which stipulated that if they could not agree a new deal with their team, their previous contract would be extended by a year.
It is "for a seven-figure sum bound by a confidentiality clause and ring-fenced, controlled via a planning condition with Portsmouth City Council and to be used exclusively for ground improvements".
Lee was bound by a confidentially clause until the movie was released: it's probably safe to say that his glowing endorsement of Jackson as a "magician" and a "genius" may not be included in the paperback edition.
"There were issues we were pursuing which were potentially in the breach category," said McCafferty who, bound by a confidentiality clause, was able to speak only in the abstract.
The settlement included a "confidentiality provision" barring Mr. Brown from revealing its terms to anyone other than a spouse, tax adviser or lawyer, and those people were also bound by the confidentiality clause.
The contract that brought Dvorak to the new world — six pages of gracefully handwritten clauses, bound by green ribbon — was recently discovered in some old files by one of Mrs. Thurber's great-grandsons after a death in the family.
While other bidders may be in the wings, Crucell is bound by change-of-control clauses for certain products it makes and markets, including Quinvaxem, a vaccine against childhood diseases that it co-developed with Novartis and which is now a major revenue source for the Dutch company.
