major dispute. Labor law. Under the Railway Labor Act, a disagreement about basic working conditions, often resulting in a new collective-bargaining agreement or a change in the existing agreement. • Under the Act, two classes of disputes — major and minor — are subject to mandatory arbitration. 45 USCA § 155.
— Also termed new-contract dispute. [Cases: Labor Relations 414. C.J.S. Labor Relations §§ 405, 408–412.]
minor dispute. Labor law. Under the Railway Labor Act, a disagreement about the interpretation or application of a collective-bargaining agreement, as opposed to a disagreement over the formation of a new agreement. 45 USCA § 155. [Cases: Labor Relations 414. C.J.S. Labor Relations §§ 405, 408–412.]
