You can get an idea of each parties' attitude from their choice of arbitrators.
Mr. Guercio, who was appointed to his post in October, concurred, saying, "The history of the County of Nassau before this round of bargaining was that the parties agreed to the selection of an arbitrator without resorting to the striking procedure".
After yesterday's accord, the main outstanding issues are pensions and the selection of a chief arbitrator for port disputes.
All cases were anonymised and re-arbitrated by six pairs of arbitrators who usually work together.
"The independence or impartiality of arbitrators may be compromised".
The part of the agreement now in dispute regards the hiring of arbitrators.
If the conflict cannot be resolved in a meeting overseen by the U.S.O.C. athlete ombudsman, John W. Ruger, then an arbitrator or panel of arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association will rule on the matter.
"You're seeing requirements for transparency in any tribunal proceedings, certain requirements for arbitrators used in those proceedings, including approved lists of arbitrators to choose from, and more specific language around which factors would constitute a violation of the treaty".
If arbitrators wrote explanations, we would all learn more about the thinking of arbitrators as they decide cases.
FINRA's nationwide roster of arbitrators is large (about 6,100).
