Sec. 258.1. Impasses in collective bargaining and assignment of mediators

In the event that an employer and a labor organization have failed to achieve an agreement, the employer and the labor organization may jointly notify the board in writing of the existence of an impasse. The notification must be signed by both the labor organization representative and the employer representative. An original and one copy of the notification shall be filed with the director of conciliation. Upon receipt of the notification of an impasse in collective bargaining, the board may appoint a mediator from a list of qualified persons maintained by the board to assist the parties to effectuate a voluntary resolution of the impasse. It is the policy of SERA that the board shall consider and make the parties aware of the availability of Federal and other mediation services, and shall give priority in providing mediation services to those parties without access to those other services.