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DEPARTMENT RESULTS
Bureau of Mediation Services 


"The State of Minnesota has a proud tradition of constructive and stable labor relations in both the public and private sectors. The Bureau of Mediation Services is dedicated to continuing its legacy of helping employers and unions to work collaboratively to reach mutual understanding, resolve grievances and enter into collective bargaining agreements that allow the citizens of Minnesota to continue to receive the highest levels of service possible from public and private employers and institutions."

-James Cunningham, Jr.,
Commissioner
 

 
Department Results
 Office of Governor
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Bureau of Mediation Services
 
Mission: The mission of the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services is to promote stable and constructive labor-management relations and the use of alternative dispute resolution and collaborative processes in areas other than labor-management.
 
Learn more about the Bureau of Mediation Services by visiting its Website or reading its agency profile.
     
     
  Goal: Resolve contract and grievance disputes peacefully, expeditiously
 

    

Labor dispute settlement rate
 
  Goal: Resolve bargaining unit and other representation disputes consistent with Minnesota laws
 

     

 Time to process petitions. For contested cases requiring written order: Percentage of cases meeting 60 day goal from close of hearing record to issuance of order
 

     

 Time to process petitions. For cases requiring elections: Percentage meeting goal of no more than 90 days from petition filing to election tabulation
 

     

 Time to process petitions. For cases not requiring elections: Percentage meeting goal of no more than 90 days from petition to issuance of order