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title: O.C.G.A. § 25-5-7. Submission of unresolved issues to mediation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 25-5-7. Submission of unresolved issues to mediation.

If the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities are unable, within 30 days from and including the date of their first meeting, to reach an agreement on a contract, any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to mediation.

## History

Ga. L. 1971, p. 565, § 7.