SDCL § 60-9A-10: Request for departmental intervention on failure to agree--Other procedures allowed.

In case of a labor dispute or grievance, including but not limited to an impasse or failure to reach an agreement in negotiations, either party may request the department to intervene under the provisions of §§ 60-10-1 to 60-10-3, inclusive. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the parties to such an impasse or dispute from adopting any other procedure to facilitate a settlement that may be mutually agreeable.