Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining -- in General
Section 16-210 - Mediation

(a)    A mediator may be used in the collective bargaining process whenever:
        (1)    the Commission and the employee organization agree to mediation; or
        (2)    an impasse results, and the Commission or the employee organization requests mediation.
    (b)    (1)    The mediator shall be selected jointly by the Commission and the employee organization from a list supplied by the American Arbitration Association or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
        (2)    If the Commission and the employee organization are unable to agree on the selection of a mediator, the labor relations administrator shall select the mediator.
    (c)    The Commission and the employee organization shall share equally the costs of mediation.

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