Pub. L. 93-407, tit. I, pt. 2, sec. 112

Sec. 112. (a) If after January 2, 1975, as a result of collective bargaining the parties have reached a negotiated solution with respect to changes in compensation for officers and members of the Police and Fire Departments, the Mayor shall recommend to the Council of the District of Columbia that said changes should be authorized and that the, Congress shall be requested to appropriate sufficient funds for that purpose. The first recommendation made by the Mayor under this subsection shall be made by no later than October 1, 1975. (b) The recommendations submitted by the Mayor under subsection (a) shall be considered a labor-management issue for the purposes of subsection (c). (c) If the parties have reached an impasse in negotiations on or before the expiration date of their existing collective bargaining agreements, either party shall promptly notify the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in writing. He shall assist in the resolution of that impasse by selecting an impartial person experienced in public sector disputes to serve as a mediator. If mediation does not resolve the impasse within thirty days, or any shorter period designated by the mediator, the Director shall, only upon the 88 Stat. 1040request of either party, then appoint an impartial Board of Arbitration to investigate the labor-management issues involved in the dispute, conduct whatever hearing it deems necessary, and to issue a written award to the parties with the object of achieving a prompt, peaceful, and fair settlement of the dispute. The award shall be issued within twenty days after the Board has been established. The award shall contain findings of fact and a statement of reasons. The award shall be final and binding upon the parties to the dispute. (d) If the procedures set forth in subsection (c) are implemented, no change in the status quo in effect prior to contract expiration date in the case of negotiations for a contract renewal, or in effect prior to the time of impasse in the case of an initial bargaining negotiation, shall be made pending the completion of mediation and/or arbitration. (e) The factfinder, mediator, and any members of the Board of Arbitration appointed by the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service shall be entitled to compensation at the maximum daily rate allowable by law for each day they are actually engaged in performing services under this section.