• Application for New Appointment to the BMS Arbitration Roster

  • Before you begin:

    To complete this application you will be required to include three (3) references, a resume, and at least two (2) writing samples.

     

    Once the form has been successfully submitted, you will receive an e-mail with a copy of your submission. 

    For assistance or questions while completing this application, contact the Bureau at mediation.services.bms@state.mn.us. 

  • RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

    Members of our arbitration roster must maintain a principal place of residence in Minnesota or one of its contiguous states. This is interpreted to mean a legal residence. A post office box or other mail delivery point is not sufficient to satisfy this requirement. The residency requirement may be waived on an appointment-by-appointment basis by the Commissioner. If waived, the arbitrator must agree to bill the parties from a Minnesota location (e.g. MSP airport).

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
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  • WORK EXPERIENCE

    Include all experience as a full-time labor relations advocate, labor mediator, labor arbitrator and/or practitioner/instructor of labor law or industrial relations. (List your present or most recent experience first.) 

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  • Select the appropriate choice below and include any materials so noted:

  • Are you currently functioning as an advocate of a private or public sector employer, employees, or union in any phase of labor relations?*
  • Are you currently represented by an employee organization?*
  • Are you currently associated directly or indirectly in a managerial, representational, or consultative relationship with any employers or union? (Partnership or employment in a law firm which represents employers or unions in labor relations matters, but in which the application does not personally participate, is an example or indirect association in this context).*
  • Do you have any pertinent financial interest in a company or labor organization which would present or might appear to present a conflict of interest in all or part of your responsibilities as an arbitrator?*
  • Do you or any member or your family serve as a member of any Board of Directors, full or part-time representative or advocate, substantial stockholder, or in any other pertinent capacity with any employer or union?*

  • REFERENCES

    Please provide the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and employing organizations for three (3) persons whom we may contact with respect to your qualifications and suitability to function as an arbitrator in labor relations matters.

    Include the following:

    • One (1) person identified with labor
    • One (1) person identified with management
    • One (1) individual functioning as a neutral in labor relations disputes

     

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  • Please upload a resume and at least two (2) writing samples.

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  • APPLICATION FEE

    A $100.00 non-refundable application fee must be received by September 30, 2026, before this application may be processed.

    Checks or money orders may be mailed or delivered to:

    Bureau of Mediation Services
    1021 Bandana Blvd. E., Suite 226
    St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

    Hours: M-F  8AM-4:30PM

     

  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  

    By signing this application, I declare that any statement or informaiton provided is true and complete and hereby acknowledge that I have read and understand the following information:

    The Bureau has the right to verify information provided in the application. False informaiton may subject an applicant to revocation of this application and/or any other privileges resulting from subsequent placement on the Arbitrator Roster.

    In connection with this application, I authorize the Bureau of Mediation Services and any agent acting on its behalf to conduct an inquiry into any information contained in this application pertinent to my potential placement on the BMS Arbitrator Roster. Moreover, I hereby release the Bureau and any agent acting on its behalf from any and all liability of whatsoever nature arising from investigation of this application and the information contained therein.

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