§ 36-11-7.1. Unresolved issues submitted to mediation.
(a) In the event that the bargaining agent and the chief executive or his or her designee
are unable, within thirty (30) days from and including the date of their first meeting,
to reach an agreement on a contract, either of them may request mediation and conciliation
upon any and all unresolved issues by the director of labor and training or from any
other source. If mediation and conciliation fail or are not requested, at any time
after the thirty (30) days either party may request that any and all unresolved issues
shall be submitted to arbitration by sending such request by certified
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§ 36-11-7.1. Unresolved issues submitted to mediation.
(a) In the event that the bargaining agent and the chief executive or his or her designee
are unable, within thirty (30) days from and including the date of their first meeting,
to reach an agreement on a contract, either of them may request mediation and conciliation
upon any and all unresolved issues by the director of labor and training or from any
other source. If mediation and conciliation fail or are not requested, at any time
after the thirty (30) days either party may request that any and all unresolved issues
shall be submitted to arbitration by sending such request by certified mail, postage
prepaid to the other party, setting forth the issues to be arbitrated.
(b) In the event that the negotiating or bargaining agent and the employer are unable
to reach an agreement on a contract ninety (90) days before the last day on which
money can be appropriated by the state to cover the first year of the contract period,
then any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to the director of labor and
training for compulsory mediation until the date upon which the money is scheduled
to be appropriated. The director of labor and training or his or her designee may
waive this requirement upon the mutual agreement of the parties.
(c) In the event that the negotiating or bargaining agent and the employer are unable,
within ten (10) days of the expiration of the contract, to reach an agreement on a
contract, any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to the director of labor
and training for compulsory mediation.
(d) If the parties cannot mutually agree upon a mediator within twenty-four (24) hours,
the director of labor and training shall select a mediator from a panel previously
established by the director comprised of persons knowledgeable in the field of labor
management relations to mediate the dispute. The department of labor and training
is hereby empowered to compel the attendance of all parties to any and all meetings
it deems necessary until the dispute is resolved.