Request for mediation if parties cannot reach collective bargaining agreements; time for conducting mediation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 288.570
in effect1. Either party may request a mediator selected pursuant to NRS 288.565 if the parties do not reach a collective bargaining agreement:
(a) After at least six meetings of negotiations or on or before September 5 of an even-numbered year, whichever is earlier, when one of the parties is a bargaining unit with an existing collective bargaining agreement; or
(b) After at least eight meetings of negotiations or 90 days after the date on which the parties begin negotiations, whichever is earlier, when one of the parties is a bargaining unit negotiating to enter a collective bargaining agreement for the first time.
2. The mediator shall bring the parties together as soon as possible after a request is made pursuant to subsection 1 and shall attempt to settle each issue in dispute within 10 days after the request was made pursuant to subsection 1 or any later date set by agreement of the parties.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-288.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026