The provisions of 456 CMR 12.00, General Provisions, except the final sentence of 456 CMR 12.12(5), are applicable to all proceedings conducted pursuant to 456 CMR 24.00, except that references to “employers,” “employees,” or “employee organizations,” in 456 CMR 12.03: Intervention, shall be deemed references to TNCs, TNDs, and TND Organizations respectively, as such terms are defined in 456 CMR 24.01.