Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-473b
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Sec. 7-473b. Mandatory timetable for negotiations. Appointment of mediator.
Official statutory text
(b) If, within fifty days of the commencement of negotiations concerning the terms of a current collective bargaining agreement, or within eighty days of the certification or recognition of a newly certified or recognized municipal employee organization required to commence negotiations pursuant to section 7-473a , a collective bargaining agreement has not been approved, or either the municipal employer or the municipal employee organization has not requested the mediation services of the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration, said board shall appoint a mediator in accordance with the provisions of section 31-97 .
(c) Either the municipal employer or the employee organization may request the mediation services of said board at any earlier time than that established in subsection (b) of this section, provided the mediation services are requested in accordance with the provisions of section 7-472 .
Cited. 175 C. 349. Standing to test constitutionality of binding arbitration provisions of Municipal Employees Relations Act discussed. 181 C. 421. Cited. 185 C. 88; 196 C. 192; Id., 623; 200 C. 38; 201 C. 577; Id., 685; 204 C. 746; 205 C. 116; 210 C. 549; 212 C. 294; 215 C. 14; Id., 277; 221 C. 244; 225 C. 297; 234 C. 123.
Cited. 3 CA 1; 16 CA 232.
Cited. 42 CS 227; 43 CS 470.
(c) Either the municipal employer or the employee organization may request the mediation services of said board at any earlier time than that established in subsection (b) of this section, provided the mediation services are requested in accordance with the provisions of section 7-472 .
Cited. 175 C. 349. Standing to test constitutionality of binding arbitration provisions of Municipal Employees Relations Act discussed. 181 C. 421. Cited. 185 C. 88; 196 C. 192; Id., 623; 200 C. 38; 201 C. 577; Id., 685; 204 C. 746; 205 C. 116; 210 C. 549; 212 C. 294; 215 C. 14; Id., 277; 221 C. 244; 225 C. 297; 234 C. 123.
Cited. 3 CA 1; 16 CA 232.
Cited. 42 CS 227; 43 CS 470.
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