AB361, s. 24 21Section 24. 111.825 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB361,12,522 111.825 (5) Although supervisors are not considered employes for purposes of
23this subchapter, the commission may consider a petition for a statewide collective
24bargaining
unit of professional supervisors or a statewide unit of nonprofessional
25supervisors in the classified service, but the representative of supervisors may not

1be affiliated with any labor organization representing employes. For purposes of this
2subsection, affiliation does not include membership in a national, state, county or
3municipal federation of national or international labor organizations. The certified
4representative of supervisors may not bargain collectively with respect to any matter
5other than wages and fringe benefits as provided in s. 111.91 (1).
AB361, s. 25 6Section 25. 111.84 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB361,12,237 111.84 (1) (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, to To initiate,
8create, dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any labor or
9employe organization or contribute financial support to it. Except as provided in ss.
1040.02 (22) (e) and 40.23 (1) (f) 4, no change in any law affecting the Wisconsin
11retirement system under ch. 40 and no action by the employer that is authorized by
12such a law constitutes a violation of this paragraph unless an applicable collective
13bargaining agreement specifically prohibits the change or action. No such change
14or action affects the continuing duty to bargain collectively regarding the Wisconsin
15retirement system under ch. 40 to the extent required by s. 111.91.
It is not an unfair
16labor practice for the employer to reimburse state employes at their prevailing wage
17rate for the time spent during the employe's regularly scheduled hours conferring
18with the employer's officers or agents and for attendance at commission or court
19hearings necessary for the administration of this subchapter. Professional
20supervisory or craft personnel may maintain membership in professional or craft
21organizations; however, as members of such organizations they shall be prohibited
22from those activities related to collective bargaining in which the organizations may
23engage.
AB361, s. 26 24Section 26. 111.84 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB361,13,10
1111.84 (1) (d) To refuse to bargain collectively on matters set forth in s. 111.91
2(1) with a representative of a majority of its employes in an appropriate collective
3bargaining unit. Where the employer has a good faith doubt as to whether a labor
4organization claiming the support of a majority of its employes in appropriate
5collective bargaining unit does in fact have that support, it may file with the
6commission a petition requesting an election as to that claim. It is not deemed to
7have refused to bargain until an election has been held and the results thereof
8certified to it by the commission. A violation of this paragraph includes, but is not
9limited to, the refusal to execute a collective bargaining agreement previously orally
10agreed upon.
AB361, s. 27 11Section 27. 111.84 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB361,13,1312 111.84 (1) (g) To fail to implement an arbitration award lawfully made under
13s. 111.885.
AB361, s. 28 14Section 28. 111.84 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB361,13,2215 111.84 (2) (c) To refuse to bargain collectively on matters set forth in s. 111.91
16(1) with the duly authorized officer or agent of the employer which is the recognized
17or certified exclusive collective bargaining representative of employes specified in s.
18111.81 (7) (a) in an appropriate collective bargaining unit or with the certified
19exclusive collective bargaining representative of employes specified in s. 111.81 (7)
20(b) or (c) in an appropriate collective bargaining unit. Such refusal to bargain shall
21include, but not be limited to, the refusal to execute a collective bargaining
22agreement previously orally agreed upon.
AB361, s. 29 23Section 29. 111.84 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB361,14,3
1111.84 (2) (e) To Except as authorized in s. 111.885, to engage in, induce or
2encourage any employes to engage in a strike, or a concerted refusal to work or
3perform their usual duties as employes.
AB361, s. 30 4Section 30. 111.84 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB361,14,65 111.84 (2) (g) To fail to implement an arbitration award lawfully made under
6s. 111.885.
AB361, s. 31 7Section 31. 111.86 of the statutes is repealed.
AB361, s. 32 8Section 32. 111.87 of the statutes is repealed.
AB361, s. 33 9Section 33. 111.88 of the statutes is repealed.
AB361, s. 34 10Section 34. 111.885 of the statutes is created to read:
AB361,14,22 11111.885 Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes. (1) Notice of
12commencement of contract negotiations.
For the purpose of advising the
13commission of the commencement of contract negotiations, whenever the employer
14or a labor organization certified or recognized to represent employes under this
15subchapter requests the other party to reopen negotiations under a binding collective
16bargaining agreement, or the parties otherwise commence negotiations if no such
17agreement exists, the party requesting negotiations shall immediately notify the
18commission in writing. Upon failure of the requesting party to provide such notice,
19the other party may so notify the commission. The notice shall specify the expiration
20date of the existing collective bargaining agreement, if any, and shall set forth any
21additional information that the commission may require on a form provided by the
22commission.
AB361,15,4 23(2) Presentation of initial proposals; open meetings. The meetings between
24parties to a collective bargaining agreement or proposed collective bargaining
25agreement under this subchapter that are held for the purpose of presenting initial

1bargaining proposals, along with supporting rationale, shall be open to the public.
2Each party shall submit its initial bargaining proposals to the other party in writing.
3Failure to comply with this subsection is not cause to invalidate a collective
4bargaining agreement under this subchapter.
AB361,15,8 5(3) Mediation. The commission or its designee shall function as mediator in
6labor disputes involving employes, upon request of one or both of the parties or upon
7initiation of the commission. The function of the mediator is to encourage voluntary
8settlement by the parties. No mediator has the power of compulsion.
AB361,15,13 9(4) Grievance arbitration. Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning or
10application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement under this
11subchapter may agree in writing to have the commission or any other appropriate
12agency serve as an arbitrator or may designate any other competent, impartial and
13disinterested person to so serve. Such proceedings are governed by ch. 788.
AB361,15,22 14(5) Voluntary impasse resolution procedures. In addition to the other
15impasse resolution procedures provided in this section, the employer and labor
16organization may at any time, as a permissive subject of bargaining, agree in writing
17to a dispute settlement procedure which is acceptable to the parties for resolving an
18impasse over terms of any collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter,
19including authorization for a strike by employes or binding interest arbitration. A
20copy of the agreement shall be filed by the parties with the commission. If the parties
21agree to any form of binding interest arbitration, the arbitrator shall give weight to
22the factors enumerated in sub. (7).
AB361,16,11 23(6) Arbitration. (a) If a dispute has not been settled after a reasonable period
24of negotiation and after mediation by the commission under sub. (3) and other
25settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, and

1the parties are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them over mandatory
2subjects of bargaining enumerated in s. 111.91 to be included in a new collective
3bargaining agreement, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the
4commission in writing to initiate compulsory, final and binding arbitration as
5provided in this section. At the time the petition is filed, the petitioning party shall
6submit in writing to the other party and the commission its preliminary final offer
7containing its latest proposals on all issues in dispute. Within 14 days after the date
8of that submission, the other party shall submit in writing its preliminary final offer
9on all disputed issues to the petitioning party and the commission. If a petition is
10filed jointly, both parties shall exchange their preliminary final offers in writing and
11submit copies to the commission at the time the petition is filed.
AB361,17,2512 (b) Upon receipt of a petition to initiate arbitration, the commission shall make
13an investigation, with or without a formal hearing, to determine whether arbitration
14should be commenced. If in determining whether an impasse exists the commission
15finds that the procedures set forth in this subsection have not been complied with and
16such compliance would tend to result in a settlement, it may order such compliance
17before ordering arbitration. The validity of any arbitration award or collective
18bargaining agreement is not affected by failure to comply with such procedures.
19Prior to the close of the investigation, each party shall submit in writing to the
20commission the party's single final offer containing its final proposals on all issues
21in dispute. Such final offers may include only mandatory subjects of bargaining,
22except that a permissive subject of bargaining may be included by a party if the other
23party does not object and that subject shall then be treated as a mandatory subject.
24No later than that time, the parties shall also submit to the commission a stipulation,
25in writing, with respect to all matters that are agreed upon for inclusion in the new

1or amended collective bargaining agreement. The commission, after receiving a
2report from its investigator and determining that arbitration should be commenced,
3shall issue an order requiring arbitration and immediately submit to the parties a
4list of 7 arbitrators. Upon receipt of that list, the parties shall alternately strike
5names until a single name is left. The commission shall then appoint as arbitrator
6the individual whose name is left. The petitioning party shall notify the commission
7in writing of the identity of the arbitrator selected. Upon receipt of the notice, the
8commission shall formally appoint the arbitrator and submit to him or her the final
9offers of the parties. The final offers shall be considered public documents and shall
10be available from the commission. In lieu of a single arbitrator and upon request of
11both parties, the commission shall appoint a tripartite arbitration panel consisting
12of one member selected by each of the parties and a neutral person designated by the
13commission who shall serve as a chairperson. An arbitration panel has the same
14powers and duties as provided in this section for any other appointed arbitrator. All
15arbitration decisions by an arbitration panel shall be determined by majority vote.
16In lieu of selection of the arbitrator by the parties and upon request of both parties,
17the commission shall establish a procedure for randomly selecting names of
18arbitrators. Under the procedure, the commission shall submit a list of 7 arbitrators
19to the parties. Each party shall strike one name from the list. From the remaining
205 names, the commission shall randomly appoint an arbitrator. Unless both parties
21to an arbitration proceeding otherwise agree in writing, every individual whose
22name is submitted by the commission for appointment as an arbitrator shall be a
23resident of this state at the time of submission and every individual who is
24designated as an arbitration panel chairperson shall be a resident of this state at the
25time of designation.
AB361,18,6
1(c) The arbitrator shall, within 10 days after his or her appointment, establish
2a date and place for the conduct of the arbitration hearing. The final offers of the
3parties, as transmitted by the commission to the arbitrator, shall serve as the basis
4for continued negotiations, if any, between the parties with respect to the issues in
5dispute. At any time prior to the arbitration hearing, either party, with the consent
6of the other party, may modify its final offer in writing.
AB361,18,167 (d) Prior to the arbitration hearing, either party may, within a time limit
8established by the arbitrator, withdraw its final offer and mutually agreed upon
9modifications thereof, if any, and shall immediately provide written notice of the
10withdrawal to the other party, the arbitrator and the commission. If both parties
11withdraw their final offers and mutually agreed upon modifications, the labor
12organization, after giving 10 days' advance written notice to the employer and the
13commission, may strike. Unless both parties withdraw their final offers and
14mutually agreed upon modifications, the final offer of neither party is considered
15withdrawn and the arbitrator shall proceed to resolve the dispute by final and
16binding arbitration as provided in this section.
AB361,18,2417 (e) The arbitrator shall adopt without further modification the final offer of one
18of the parties on all disputed issues submitted under par. (b), including any prior
19modifications of the offer mutually agreed upon by the parties under par. (c), except
20those items that the commission determines not to be mandatory subjects of
21bargaining and those items that have not been treated as mandatory subjects by the
22parties. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on both parties and shall
23be incorporated into a written collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator shall
24serve a copy of his or her decision on both parties and the commission.
AB361,19,2
1(f) Arbitration proceedings may not be interrupted or terminated by reason of
2any unfair labor practice complaint filed by either party at any time.
AB361,19,53 (g) The costs of arbitration shall be divided equally between the parties. The
4arbitrator shall submit a statement of his or her costs to both parties and to the
5commission.
AB361,19,156 (h) Either party may petition the commission for a declaratory ruling as to
7whether any proposal made in negotiations is a mandatory, permissive or prohibited
8subject of bargaining. The commission shall issue a decision on such a petition within
915 days, which shall have the effect of an order issued under s. 111.07. The filing of
10a petition under this paragraph does not prevent the filing of an unfair labor practice
11complaint concerning the same activity. If a petition is filed under this paragraph,
12the proceedings under pars. (d) and (e) shall be delayed until the commission renders
13a decision in the matter, but not during any appeal of the commission order. The
14arbitrator's award shall be made in accordance with the commission's ruling, subject
15to automatic amendment by any subsequent court reversal thereof.
AB361,19,18 16(7) Factors considered. In making any decision under the arbitration
17procedures authorized by this section, the arbitrator shall give weight to the
18following factors:
AB361,19,1919 (a) The lawful authority of the employer.
AB361,19,2020 (b) Stipulations of the parties.
AB361,19,2121 (c) The interests and welfare of the public.
AB361,19,2322 (d) The financial ability of the employer to meet the costs of any proposed
23settlement.
AB361,20,3
1(e) Comparison of wages, hours and conditions of employment of the employes
2involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours and conditions of
3employment of other employes performing similar services.
AB361,20,64 (f) Comparison of wages, hours and conditions of employment of the employes
5involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours and conditions of
6employment of other employes generally in public employment.
AB361,20,87 (g) The average consumer prices for goods and services, commonly known as
8the cost of living.
AB361,20,129 (h) The overall compensation presently received by the employes, including
10direct wage compensation, vacation, holidays and excused time, insurance and
11pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the continuity and stability of
12employment, and all other benefits received by the employes.
AB361,20,1413 (i) Changes in any of the circumstances specified in pars. (a) to (h) during the
14pendency of the arbitration proceedings.
AB361,20,1815 (j) Such other factors as are normally or traditionally taken into consideration
16in the determination of wages, fringe benefits, hours and conditions of employment
17through voluntary collective bargaining, mediation, fact-finding, arbitration or
18otherwise between the parties, in the public service or in private employment.
AB361,20,20 19(8) Rule making. The commission shall promulgate rules for the conduct of all
20arbitration proceedings under sub. (6), including rules for all of the following:
AB361,20,2221 (a) The appointment of tripartite arbitration panels when requested by the
22parties.
AB361,20,2423 (b) The expeditious rendering of arbitration decisions, such as waivers of briefs
24and transcripts.
AB361,21,2
1(c) The removal of individuals who have repeatedly failed to issue timely
2decisions from the commission's list of qualified arbitrators.
AB361,21,33 (d) Proceedings for the enforcement of arbitration decisions.
AB361,21,5 4(9) Application. Chapter 788 does not apply to arbitration proceedings under
5sub. (6).
AB361, s. 35 6Section 35. 111.89 (1) and (2) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB361,21,137 111.89 (1) Upon establishing that a strike not authorized under s. 111.885 is
8in progress, the employer may either seek an injunction or file an unfair labor
9practice charge with the commission under s. 111.84 (2) (e) or both. It is the
10responsibility of the department to decide whether to seek an injunction or to file an
11unfair labor practice charge or to impose or seek imposition of penalties under sub.
12(2) or (4)
. The existence of an administrative remedy does not constitute grounds
13for denial of injunctive relief.
AB361,21,16 14(2) (intro.) The occurrence of a prohibited strike and the participation therein
15by a state an employe do not affect the rights of the employer, in law or in equity, to
16deal with the strike, including:
AB361, s. 36 17Section 36. 111.89 (3) and (4) of the statutes are created to read:
AB361,22,318 111.89 (3) At any time after a labor organization gives advance notice of a strike
19under s. 111.885 (6) that is expressly authorized under s. 111.885 (6), any citizen
20directly affected by the strike may petition the circuit court to enjoin the strike. If
21the court finds that the strike poses an imminent threat to the public health or safety,
22the court shall, within 48 hours after the receipt of the petition but after notice to the
23parties and after holding a hearing, issue an order immediately enjoining the strike,
24and in addition shall order the parties to submit a new final offer on all disputed
25issues to the commission for final and binding arbitration as provided in s. 111.885.

1 The commission, upon receipt of the final offers of the parties, shall transmit them
2to the arbitrator or a successor designated by the commission. The arbitrator shall
3omit preliminary steps and shall commence immediately to arbitrate the dispute.
AB361,22,10 4(4) (a) 1. Notwithstanding s. 111.85, any labor organization that engages in a
5prohibited strike shall be penalized by the suspension of any dues checkoff
6agreement and maintenance of membership or fair-share agreement between the
7employer and that labor organization for a period of one year. At the end of the period
8of suspension, any such agreement shall be reinstated unless the labor organization
9is no longer authorized to represent the employes covered by the agreement or the
10agreement is no longer in effect.
AB361,22,1311 2. Any labor organization that engages in a strike after an injunction is issued
12against the strike shall be required to forfeit $2 per member per day, but not more
13than $10,000 per day. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
AB361,22,2014 (b) Any individual who engages in a strike after an injunction is issued against
15the strike shall be fined $10. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate
16offense. After an injunction is issued, any employe who is absent from work because
17of purported illness is presumed to be on strike unless the illness is verified by a
18written report from a physician to the employer. The court shall order that any fine
19imposed under this paragraph be paid by means of a salary deduction at a rate to be
20determined by the court.
AB361,22,2421 (c) Any person who authorizes or otherwise participates in a strike after the
22issuance of any final and binding arbitration award under s. 111.885 and prior to the
23end of the term of the agreement that the award amends or creates shall forfeit not
24less than $15. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
AB361,23,2
1(d) The penalties provided in this subsection do not preclude the imposition by
2the court of any penalty for contempt provided by law.
AB361,23,43 (e) No employe may be paid wages or any salary by the employer for the period
4during which he or she engages in any strike prohibited by this subchapter.
AB361,23,95 (f) Any party refusing to include an arbitration award under s. 111.885 in a
6written collective bargaining agreement or failing to implement the award, unless
7good cause is shown, is liable for attorney fees, interest on delayed monetary benefits,
8and other costs incurred in any action by the nonoffending party to enforce the
9award.
AB361, s. 37 10Section 37. 111.91 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 111.91 and amended
11to read:
AB361,23,19 12111.91 Subjects of bargaining. Except as provided in pars. (b) to (e), matters
13Matters subject to collective bargaining to the point of impasse are wage rates,
14consistent with sub. (2), the assignment and reassignment of classifications to pay
15ranges, determination of an incumbent's pay status resulting from position
16reallocation or reclassification, and pay adjustments upon temporary assignment of
17classified employes to duties of a higher classification or downward reallocations of
18a classified employe's position; fringe benefits consistent with sub. (2);
wages, hours
19and conditions of employment.
AB361, s. 38 20Section 38. 111.91 (1) (b) to (e), (2) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.
AB361, s. 39 21Section 39. 111.92 (1) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB361,24,1922 111.92 (1) Any Except where a collective bargaining agreement is placed into
23effect by an arbitrator's decision under s. 111.885, any
tentative agreement reached
24between the department, acting for the executive branch, and any labor organization
25shall, after official ratification by the labor organization, be submitted by the

1department to the joint committee on employment relations, which shall hold a
2public hearing before determining its approval or disapproval. If the committee
3approves the tentative agreement, it shall introduce in a bill or companion bills, to
4be put on the calendar or referred to the appropriate scheduling committee of each
5house, that portion of the tentative agreement which requires legislative action for
6implementation, such as salary and wage adjustments, changes in fringe benefits,
7and any proposed amendments, deletions or additions to existing law. Such bill or
8companion bills are not subject to ss. 13.093 (1), 13.50 (6) (a) and (b) and 16.47 (2).
9The committee may, however, submit suitable portions of the tentative agreement to
10appropriate legislative committees for advisory recommendations on the proposed
11terms. The committee shall accompany the introduction of such proposed legislation
12with a message that informs the legislature of the committee's concurrence with the
13matters under consideration and which recommends the passage of such legislation
14without change. If the joint committee on employment relations does not approve
15the tentative agreement, it shall be returned to the parties for renegotiation. If the
16legislature does not adopt without change that portion of the tentative agreement
17introduced by the joint committee on employment relations, the tentative agreement
18shall be returned to the parties for renegotiation. The matter may then be submitted
19to arbitration.
AB361,24,22 20(4) It is the declared intention under this subchapter that the negotiation of
21collective bargaining agreements and their approval by the parties should coincide
22with the overall fiscal planning and processes of the state.
AB361, s. 40 23Section 40. 111.93 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB361,25,624 111.93 (3) Except as provided in ss. 40.05, 40.80 (3), 111.91 (1) (cm) and 230.88
25(2) (b), if
If a collective bargaining agreement exists between the employer and a labor

1organization representing employes in a collective bargaining unit, the provisions of
2that agreement shall supersede the provisions of civil service and other applicable
3statutes, as well as rules and policies of the board of regents of the university of
4Wisconsin system, related to wages, fringe benefits, hours and conditions of
5employment whether or not the matters contained in those statutes, rules and
6policies are set forth in the collective bargaining agreement.
AB361, s. 41 7Section 41. 111.94 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB361,25,198 111.94 (2) The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee of $25 from the
9party or parties filing a complaint alleging that an unfair labor practice has been
10committed under s. 111.84. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee of $25
11from the party or parties filing a request that the commission act as an arbitrator to
12resolve a dispute involving the interpretation or application of a collective
13bargaining agreement under s. 111.86 111.885 (4). If such a request concerns issues
14arising as a result of more than one unrelated event or occurrence, each such
15separate event or occurrence shall be treated as a separate request. Fees required
16to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time of filing the complaint or
17the request for arbitration. A complaint or request for arbitration is not filed until
18the date such fee or fees are paid. Fees collected under this subsection shall be
19deposited as general purpose revenue — earned.
AB361, s. 42 20Section 42. 230.88 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB361,26,421 230.88 (2) (b) No collective bargaining agreement supersedes the rights of an
22employe under this subchapter. However, nothing
Nothing in this subchapter affects
23any right of an employe to pursue a grievance in accordance with the procedure
24under provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111, and
25if the commission determines that a grievance arising under such a collective

1bargaining agreement involves the same parties and matters as a complaint under
2s. 230.85, it shall order the arbitrator's final award on the merits conclusive as to the
3rights of the parties to the complaint, on those matters determined in the arbitration
4which were at issue and upon which the determination necessarily depended.
AB361, s. 43 5Section 43. 904.085 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB361,26,106 904.085 (2) (a) "Mediation" means mediation under s. 93.50 (3), conciliation
7under s. 111.54, mediation under s. 111.11, 111.70 (4) (cm) 3. or 111.87 111.885 (3),
8negotiation under s. 144.445 (9), mediation under ch. 655 or s. 767.11, or any similar
9statutory, contractual or court-referred process facilitating the voluntary resolution
10of disputes. "Mediation" does not include binding arbitration or appraisal.
AB361, s. 44 11Section 44. Appropriation changes.
AB361,26,16 12(1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the
13appropriation to the employment relations commission under section 20.425 (1) (a)
14of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar amount is increased by $-0-
15for fiscal year 1995-96 and the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for fiscal year
161996-97 to carry out the responsibilities vested in the commission by this act.
AB361, s. 45 17Section 45. Initial applicability.
AB361,26,20 18(1)  This act first applies with respect to negotiations for collective bargaining
19agreements to be entered into for the biennial fiscal period commencing on June 29,
201997.
AB361, s. 46 21Section 46. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
22publication, except as follows:
AB361,26,24 23(1) The creation of section 111.71 (4) of the statutes and the repeal and
24recreation of section 111.71 (5) of the statutes take effect on July 1, 1996.
AB361,26,2525 (End)
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