1.   If any party does not appear at the arbitration, the arbitrator may make an award on hearing any other party to the proceedings who may be present.

2.   The context of these remarks was his preference for allowing arbitrators to make final decisions on questions of construction.

3.   Once a grievance is filed, there will be a hearing and an independent arbitrator will make a binding decision after hearing testimony from both sides.

4.   Teams can continue negotiating through the arbitration process, and in most cases, deals are usually struck before the arbitrator makes a ruling.

5.   The arbitrator would make a recommendation to the commission, which could render its decision as early as June.

6.   The process is less formal than arbitration, in which there is a mini-trial and an arbitrator makes a decision.

7.   When arbitrators make their awards public, they typically provide no details or opinions on the facts surrounding the matter.

8.   Sauve said the parties met Saturday and the arbitrator made the award Tuesday night.

9.   The decision was made by arbitrators I.B. Helburn, Goldberg and Block.

10.   The decision was made by arbitrators Stephen Goldberg, James Gross and Ted High, who heard the case Wednesday in Tampa.