(1)The director has power to appoint any competent,
impartial, disinterested person to act as mediator in any labor dispute either upon
his own initiative or upon the request of one of the parties to the dispute. It is the
function of such mediator to bring the parties together voluntarily under such
favorable auspices as will tend to effectuate settlement of the dispute, but neither
the mediator nor the director has any power of compulsion in mediation
proceedings. The director shall provide necessary expenses and order reasonable
compensation for such mediators as he may appoint.
(2)Where, as provided by this article, the exercise of the right to strike by
the employees of any employer engaged in the state of Colorado in the production,
harvesting, or initial processing, the
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(1) The director has power to appoint any competent,
impartial, disinterested person to act as mediator in any labor dispute either upon
his own initiative or upon the request of one of the parties to the dispute. It is the
function of such mediator to bring the parties together voluntarily under such
favorable auspices as will tend to effectuate settlement of the dispute, but neither
the mediator nor the director has any power of compulsion in mediation
proceedings. The director shall provide necessary expenses and order reasonable
compensation for such mediators as he may appoint.
(2) Where, as provided by this article, the exercise of the right to strike by
the employees of any employer engaged in the state of Colorado in the production,
harvesting, or initial processing, the latter after leaving the farm, of any farm or
dairy product produced in this state would tend to cause the destruction or serious
deterioration of such product, the employees shall give to the division at least thirty
days' notice of their intention to strike, and, in the case of employees in all other
industries or occupations, at least twenty days' notice of their intention to strike.
The division shall immediately notify the employer of the receipt of such notice.
Upon receipt of such notice, the director shall take immediate steps to effect
mediation, if possible. In the event of the failure of the efforts to mediate, the
director shall endeavor to induce the parties to arbitrate the controversy. Any strike
called or made effective before the expiration of twenty days from the date of such
notice shall constitute an unfair labor practice.
(3) Where the exercise of the right to strike is desired by the employees of
any authority, the employees or their representatives shall file with the division
written notice of intent to strike not less than forty calendar days prior to the date
contemplated for such strike. Within twenty days of the filing of the notice, the
director shall enter an order allowing or denying the strike based on the grounds of
whether or not such strike would interfere with the preservation of the public
peace, health, and safety in accordance with rules and regulations of the division.
Any order denying a strike under this section shall include an order to arbitrate in
accordance with section 8-3-112. Such arbitration shall be entered into not later
than one hundred days from the filing of the notice of intent to strike. Immediately
upon receipt of a notice of intent to strike, the director shall take steps to effect
mediation, if possible. In the event of failure to mediate, the director shall endeavor
to induce the parties to arbitrate the controversy. Any strike before the expiration
of forty days from the giving of notice of intent to strike or in violation of an order of
the director, unless such order is changed on appeal or otherwise, shall constitute
an unfair labor practice.
(4) The division shall prescribe reasonable rules of procedure for mediation
under this section.