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Prevailing Language Intelligence

What does Article 12 look like across 56 districts? Now you know.

Search any provision across the entire CBA corpus. See how 124 districts handle management rights, grievance procedures, health insurance cost-sharing, or any article — structured, side-by-side, with attribution to the exact paragraph.

? "How do comparable districts define 'just cause' in their discipline article?"

? "Which districts have binding arbitration vs. advisory arbitration in their grievance procedure?"

? "What's the prevailing language on management rights across Nassau County?"

counsel / language / grievance-procedure

Grievance Procedure — Arbitration Type Across Nassau County

Binding Arbitration

38 / 56

Advisory Only

14 / 56

No Arbitration

4 / 56

Sample Language — Binding Arbitration Districts

Syosset CSDBinding

"The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on all parties..."

Art. 6 § 6.4(c) · p.18

Great Neck UFSDBinding

"The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties..."

Art. 4 § 4.3(d) · p.12

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The Negotiation Board

Every article. Your position. Their position. The market. One view.

The Negotiation Board is your command center for the entire contract cycle. Set strategy article-by-article before you sit down. Track proposals and counters as they happen. See exactly where you stand at every moment.

counsel / jericho-ufsd / teachers / 2026-negotiation 12 of 28 articles tentatively agreed

Article	Current Language	Market Position	Our Strategy	Status	Cost Impact
1Recognition	The Board recognizes the Association as the sole...	Standard	Hold Firm	TA'd	—
5Grievance Procedure	Advisory arbitration as the terminal step...	Restrictive	Flexible	Union Proposed	—
8Teaching Hours ▾	The teacher workday shall be 7 hours and...	Permissive	Priority	Counter-Proposed	—
"The teacher workday shall be seven (7) hours and fifteen (15) minutes, inclusive of a duty-free lunch period of not less than thirty (30) minutes..." Source: Art. 8 § 8.1(a) · Jericho Teachers CBA 2022-2026 · p.24 32 districts have shorter workday Union wants duty-free prep added
12Health Insurance	Employees shall contribute 12% of the premium...	Below Market	Trade Chip	Not Discussed	+$340K
15Salary Schedule	See Appendix A for salary schedules...	Above Market	Hold Firm	Counter-Proposed	+$1.2M
18Longevity	Unit members shall receive longevity payments...	Standard	Hold Firm	TA'd	—
22Professional Development	The District shall provide a minimum of three...	Restrictive	Concession	Not Discussed	+$45K

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Proposal Analyzer

The union slides a proposal across the table. Know what it means in seconds.

Upload or paste proposed language. Instantly see what changed from the current CBA, how the proposed language compares to every other district in the corpus, and whether it triggers a cost impact. Cross-references and definitions are resolved automatically.

› "Upload the union's Article 5 proposal and show me what changed."

? "They want to change 'may' to 'shall' in the discipline article — how many districts have 'shall'?"

? "Their proposal references 'seniority' — what does our CBA define that as?"

counsel / redline / art-5-discipline

Proposed Change — Article 5: Discipline & Discharge

Current Language

The Superintendent may impose discipline for just cause. Employees shall receive written notice within five (5) business days of the alleged infraction, citing seniority status where applicable.

Union Proposal

The Superintendent shall impose discipline only for just cause. Employees shall receive written notice within three (3) business days of the alleged infraction, citing seniority status where applicable.

Corpus Comparison — "may" vs "shall" in Discipline Articles

"shall"

68%

"may"

32%

Proposed notice period (3 days): 41% of districts use 3 days, 52% use 5 days

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Definition resolved: "seniority status"

Art. 2 § 2.3(a): "Seniority shall be defined as length of continuous service within the bargaining unit from date of initial appointment..."

Jericho Teachers CBA · Art. 2 § 2.3(a) · p.6

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Trade Intelligence

What concessions pair together? The corpus knows.

Experienced attorneys carry trade patterns in their heads — "give on grievance arbitration, get on health contribution." CompBase Counsel extracts these patterns from 500+ settled contracts. See which concessions historically pair together, and what comparable districts traded to get what you want.

? "If we concede binding arbitration, what do comparable districts typically get in return?"

? "Which articles changed most frequently in recent Long Island settlements?"

counsel / trades / grievance-arbitration

Trade Patterns — When Districts Conceded Binding Arbitration

Binding arbitration → Health contribution increase

73%

Of 38 districts that moved to binding arbitration, 28 negotiated an employee health contribution increase in the same contract cycle. Median shift: 10% → 15% of premium.

Binding arbitration → Management rights expansion

54%

21 of 38 districts added or strengthened management rights language — typically adding technology deployment and evaluation methodology clauses.

Binding arbitration → Lower base wage increase

41%

16 of 38 districts settled at 0.2–0.5% below the regional average wage increase in the same cycle. Suggests binding arbitration carries implicit cost value.

Settlement Scorecard

What did you win? What did you give up? How does it compare?

After ratification, the Scorecard becomes the permanent record: what changed from the prior CBA, how the settlement compares to your pre-negotiation strategy, and how it stacks up against comparable settlements. This becomes the first document you open when the next cycle begins.

› "Generate a settlement summary comparing what we targeted vs. what we achieved."

? "How does this settlement compare to the six districts that settled this year?"

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Settlement Scorecard

Jericho UFSD — Teacher Unit

2026–2030 Settlement Summary · Closed March 2026

Compensation Outcome

Average annual increase3.13% vs. 3.17% regional avg

4-year compounded13.08%

Total employer cost (4yr)$5.04M

Strategy Scorecard

Articles held firm14 of 16 88%

Priority items achieved3 of 4 75%

Concessions made2 as planned

Trades executed1 Art. 5 ↔ Art. 12

Key Changes from Prior CBA

Grievance arbitrationAdvisory → Binding

Health contribution12% → 15%

Teaching hoursNo change

CompBase Counsel · Full report: 24 pages · compbase.io

Multi-Client Intelligence

Your firm represents 30 districts. That's an advantage no solo analysis can match.

A settlement at one client district immediately informs strategy for the next five. CompBase Counsel gives your firm a unified view across all client districts — settlement patterns, expiration calendars, cross-client benchmarking — so every attorney in the firm works from the same intelligence, not isolated spreadsheets.

? "Across our 30 clients, which districts are negotiating this year and what are they targeting?"

? "Our Syosset settlement just closed at 3.4%. Which of our other clients does this affect?"

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Firm Portfolio — Active Negotiations & Expirations

Client District	Unit	Expires	Status	Attorney
Jericho UFSD	Teachers	Jun 2026	Active	M. Chen
Plainview-OB CSD	Support Staff	Jun 2026	Preparing	R. Patel
Herricks UFSD	Teachers	Jun 2027	Monitoring	M. Chen
Bethpage UFSD	Teachers	Jun 2029	Settled	S. Kim
Roslyn UFSD	All Units	Jun 2027	Monitoring	R. Patel

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