In the absence of an impasse agreement between the parties or the failure of either party to utilize its procedures by August 1st in the even-numbered year preceding the biennium, either party may request the commission to appoint an impartial and disinterested person to act as mediator. It is the function of the mediator to bring the parties together to effectuate a settlement of the dispute, but the mediator shall not compel the parties to agree.
RCW 47.64.210
Mediation.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 130 Wash. App. 472 - Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries v. Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific (2005)
Most recently applied in 130 Wash. App. 472 - Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries v. Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific (November 2005)
2007 c 160 s 2; 2006 c 164 s 8; 1983 c 15 s 12.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.