8.7 Can claims be brought as a class or collective action? <p> Neither party shall bring claims covered by this Arbitration Agreement as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action, collective action or representative action proceeding. Both parties waive any right for any dispute covered by this Agreement to be heard or arbitrated on a collective action basis, class action basis, as a private attorney general, or on bases involving claims or disputes brought in a representative capacity on behalf of the general public, on behalf of other Tidelift independent contractors (or any of them) or on behalf of other persons alleged to be similarly situated.