125.17. The mediator-arbitrator shall, before proceeding with arbitration, attempt to bring the parties to an agreement on the questions referred to in section 125.13 in respect of which no agreement has been reached.
The mediator-arbitrator shall proceed with arbitration on the questions in respect of which no agreement has been reached before or during the mediation where, in the opinion of the mediator-arbitrator, there is no likelihood of the parties reaching agreement within a reasonable time. In such case, the mediator-arbitrator shall so inform the parties and the Minister.