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.]


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