Vermont § 1731 Mediation

Vermont Statutes

§ 1731 — Mediation

Vermont § 1731

Title 21Title 21: Labor

Ch. 22Chapter 022: Vermont Municipal Labor Relations Act

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 1731 (2026).

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(a)If the parties are at an impasse in negotiations, either party may petition the Commissioner of Labor to appoint a mediator. The Commissioner shall within 30 days serve as a mediator, or shall appoint a mediator, who shall communicate with the employer and the employees or their representatives and endeavor by mediation to obtain an amicable settlement. Any mediator so appointed shall be a person of high standing in no way actively connected with labor or management.

(b)Nothing in this section shall prevent the Commissioner from serving as a mediator or from appointing a mediator in the absence of a petition if the Commissioner determines that an impasse exists and that the public interest so requires. (Added 1973, No. 111, § 1; amended 1983, No. 125 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2005, No. 103 (

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(a) If the parties are at an impasse in negotiations, either party may petition the Commissioner of Labor to appoint a mediator. The Commissioner shall within 30 days serve as a mediator, or shall appoint a mediator, who shall communicate with the employer and the employees or their representatives and endeavor by mediation to obtain an amicable settlement. Any mediator so appointed shall be a person of high standing in no way actively connected with labor or management.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent the Commissioner from serving as a mediator or from appointing a mediator in the absence of a petition if the Commissioner determines that an impasse exists and that the public interest so requires. (Added 1973, No. 111, § 1; amended 1983, No. 125 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)