28,2236
Section
2236. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8s. of the statutes is repealed.
28,2237
Section
2237. 111.70 (4) (cn) of the statutes is repealed.
28,2238
Section
2238. 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible, unless otherwise required under this subchapter, avoid fragmentation by maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable in keeping with the size of the total municipal work force workforce. In making such a determination, the commission may decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employees in the same or several departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions, or other occupational groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its determination, the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal employees concerned to determine, by secret ballot, whether or not they desire to be established as a separate collective bargaining unit. The commission shall not decide, however, that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both municipal employees who are school district professional employees and municipal employees who are not school district professional employees. The commission shall not decide, however, that any other group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both professional employees and nonprofessional employees, unless a majority of the professional employees vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both craft employees and noncraft employees unless a majority of the craft employees vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall place the professional employees who are assigned to perform any services at a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), in a separate collective bargaining unit from a unit that includes any other professional employees whenever at least 30% of those professional employees request an election to be held to determine that issue and a majority of the professional employees at the charter school who cast votes in the election decide to be represented in a separate collective bargaining unit. Upon the expiration of any collective bargaining agreement in force, the commission shall combine into a single collective bargaining unit 2 or more collective bargaining units consisting of school district employees if a majority of the employees voting in each collective bargaining unit vote to combine. Any vote taken under this subsection shall be by secret ballot.
28,2239
Section
2239. 111.70 (4) (m) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
111.70 (4) (m) 6. Solicitation of sealed bids for the provision of group health care benefits for school district professional employees as provided in s. 120.12 (24).
28,2240
Section
2240. 111.81 (3h) of the statutes is created to read:
111.81 (3h) "Consumer" has the meaning given in s. 46.2898 (1) (cm).
28,2241
Section
2241. 111.81 (7) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
111.81 (7) (g) For purposes of this subchapter only, home care providers. This paragraph does not make home care providers state employees for any other purpose except collective bargaining.
28,2242
Section
2242. 111.81 (9k) of the statutes is created to read:
111.81 (9k) "Home care provider" means a qualified provider under s. 46.2898 (1) (f).
28,2242s
Section 2242s. 111.81 (17m) of the statutes is created to read:
111.81 (17m) "Research assistant" means a graduate student enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System who is receiving a stipend to conduct research that is primarily for the benefit of the student's own learning and research and which is independent or self-directed, but does not include students provided fellowships, scholarships, or traineeships which are distributed through other titles such as advanced opportunity fellow, fellow, scholar, or trainee, and does not include students with either an F-1 or a J-1 visa issued by the federal department of state.
28,2243
Section
2243. 111.815 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
111.815 (1) In the furtherance of this subchapter, the state shall be considered as a single employer and employment relations policies and practices throughout the state service shall be as consistent as practicable. The office shall negotiate and administer collective bargaining agreements except that the department of health services, subject to the approval of the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to use collective bargaining as the method of setting rates for reimbursement of home care providers, shall negotiate and administer collective bargaining agreements entered into with the collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (2g). To coordinate the employer position in the negotiation of agreements, the office, or the department of health services with regard to collective bargaining agreements entered into with the collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (2g), shall maintain close liaison with the legislature relative to the negotiation of agreements and the fiscal ramifications of those agreements. Except with respect to the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1m) and, (2) (f), and (2g), the office is responsible for the employer functions of the executive branch under this subchapter, and shall coordinate its collective bargaining activities with operating state agencies on matters of agency concern. The legislative branch shall act upon those portions of tentative agreements negotiated by the office that require legislative action. With respect to the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1m), the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board is responsible for the employer functions under this subchapter. With respect to the collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (2) (f), the governing board of the charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm) is responsible for the employer functions under this subchapter. With respect to the collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (2g), the department of health services is responsible for the employer functions of the executive branch under this subchapter.
(2) In the furtherance of the policy under s. 111.80 (4), the director of the office shall, together with the appointing authorities or their representatives, represent the state in its responsibility as an employer under this subchapter except with respect to negotiations in the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1m),
and (2) (f), and (2g). The director of the office shall establish and maintain, wherever practicable, consistent employment relations policies and practices throughout the state service.
28,2243d
Section 2243d. 111.825 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
111.825 (2) (g) Research assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
28,2243p
Section 2243p. 111.825 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
111.825 (2) (h) Research assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
28,2243t
Section 2243t. 111.825 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
111.825 (2) (i) Research assistants of the Universities of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior, and Whitewater.
28,2244
Section
2244. 111.825 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
111.825 (2g) A collective bargaining unit for employees who are home care providers shall be structured as a single statewide collective bargaining unit.
28,2245
Section
2245. 111.825 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
111.825 (3) The commission shall assign employees to the appropriate collective bargaining units set forth in subs. (1), (1m) and, (2), and (2g).
28,2246
Section
2246. 111.825 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
111.825 (4) Any labor organization may petition for recognition as the exclusive representative of a collective bargaining unit specified in sub. (1), (1m) or, (2), or (2g) in accordance with the election procedures set forth in s. 111.83, provided the petition is accompanied by a 30% showing of interest in the form of signed authorization cards. Each additional labor organization seeking to appear on the ballot shall file petitions within 60 days of the date of filing of the original petition and prove, through signed authorization cards, that at least 10% of the employees in the collective bargaining unit want it to be their representative.
28,2247
Section
2247. 111.83 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
111.83 (1) Except as provided in sub.
subs. (5) and (5m), a representative chosen for the purposes of collective bargaining by a majority of the employees voting in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive representative of all of the employees in such unit for the purposes of collective bargaining. Any individual employee, or any minority group of employees in any collective bargaining unit, may present grievances to the employer in person, or through representatives of their own choosing, and the employer shall confer with said employee or group of employees in relation thereto if the majority representative has been afforded the opportunity to be present at the conference. Any adjustment resulting from such a conference may not be inconsistent with the conditions of employment established by the majority representative and the employer.
28,2248
Section
2248. 111.83 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
111.83 (5m) (a) This subsection applies only to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (2g).
(am) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department of health services shall provide a labor organization with the list of home care providers provided to the department of health services under s. 52.20 (5) if any of the following apply:
a. The labor organization demonstrates a showing of interest of at least 3 percent of home care providers included in the collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2g) to be represented by that labor organization.
b. The labor organization is a certified representative of any home care providers in this state.
c. The labor organization was a certified representative of any home care providers in this state prior to the effective date of this subdivision paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
2. A labor organization shall agree to use any list it receives under subd. 1. only for communicating with home care providers concerning the exercise of their rights under s. 111.82 and shall agree to keep the list confidential.
(b) Upon the filing of a petition with the commission indicating a showing of interest of at least 30 percent of the home care providers included in the collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2g) to be represented by a labor organization or to change the existing representative, the commission shall hold an election in which the home care providers may vote on the question of representation. The labor organization named in the petition shall be included on the ballot. Within 60 days of the time that the petition is filed, another petition may be filed with the commission indicating a showing of interest of at least 10 percent of the home care providers who are included in the collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2g) to be represented by another labor organization, in which case the name of that labor organization shall also be included on the ballot.
(c) If at an election held under par. (b), a majority of home care providers voting in the collective bargaining unit vote for a single labor organization, the labor organization shall be the exclusive representative for all home care providers in that collective bargaining unit. If no single labor organization receives a majority of the votes cast, the commission may hold one or more runoff elections under sub. (4) until one labor organization receives a majority of the votes cast.
28,2249
Section
2249. 111.84 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
111.84 (2) (c) To refuse to bargain collectively on matters set forth in s. 111.91 (1) with the duly authorized officer or agent of the employer which is the recognized or certified exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) in an appropriate collective bargaining unit or with the certified exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (b) to (f) (g) in an appropriate collective bargaining unit. Such refusal to bargain shall include, but not be limited to, the refusal to execute a collective bargaining agreement previously orally agreed upon.
28,2250
Section
2250. 111.905 of the statutes is created to read:
111.905 Rights of consumer. (1) This subchapter does not interfere with the rights of the consumer to hire, discharge, suspend, promote, retain, lay off, supervise, or discipline home care providers or to set conditions and duties of employment.
(2) A home care provider is an at will provider of home care services to a consumer and this subchapter does not interfere with that relationship.
28,2251
Section
2251. 111.91 (1) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:
111.91 (1) (cg) The representative of home care providers in the collective bargaining unit specified under s. 118.825 (2g) may not bargain collectively with respect to any matter other than wages and fringe benefits.
111.91 (2) (n) The provision to employees of the health insurance coverage required under s. 632.895 (11) to (14) and, (16), and (17).
28,2252
Section
2252. 111.91 (2) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:
111.91 (2) (nm) The requirements related to providing coverage for a dependent under s. 632.885 and to continuing coverage for a dependent student on a medical leave of absence under s. 632.895 (15).
28,2252m
Section 2252m. 111.91 (2) (t) of the statutes is created to read:
111.91 (2) (t) Retention payments to assistant state public defenders under s. 977.10 (2) and retention payments to assistant district attorneys under s. 978.12 (7) (b).
28,2253
Section
2253. 111.91 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:
111.91 (2c) In addition to the prohibited subjects under sub. (2), the employer is prohibited from bargaining with a collective bargaining unit formed under s. 111.825 (2g) on any of the following:
(a) Policies.
(b) Work rules.
(c) Hours of employment.
(d) Any right of the consumer under s. 111.905.
28,2254
Section
2254. 111.92 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
111.92 (1) (a) Any tentative agreement reached between the office, or, as provided in s. 111.815 (1), the department of health services, acting for the state, and any labor organization representing a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (1) or, (2) (a) to (e), or (2g) shall, after official ratification by the labor organization, be submitted by the office or department of health services to the joint committee on employment relations, which shall hold a public hearing before determining its approval or disapproval. If the committee approves the tentative agreement, it shall introduce in a bill or companion bills, to be put on the calendar or referred to the appropriate scheduling committee of each house, that portion of the tentative agreement which requires legislative action for implementation, such as salary and wage adjustments, changes in fringe benefits, and any proposed amendments, deletions or additions to existing law. Such bill or companion bills are not subject to ss. 13.093 (1), 13.50 (6) (a) and (b) and 16.47 (2). The committee may, however, submit suitable portions of the tentative agreement to appropriate legislative committees for advisory recommendations on the proposed terms. The committee shall accompany the introduction of such proposed legislation with a message that informs the legislature of the committee's concurrence with the matters under consideration and which recommends the passage of such legislation without change. If the joint committee on employment relations does not approve the tentative agreement, it shall be returned to the parties for renegotiation. If the legislature does not adopt without change that portion of the tentative agreement introduced by the joint committee on employment relations, the tentative agreement shall be returned to the parties for renegotiation.
28,2254g
Section 2254g. 111.92 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
111.92 (2m) A collective bargaining agreement entered into by a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (2g) may not take effect before July 1, 2011.
28,2254L
Section 2254L. 111.935 of the statutes is created to read:
111.935 Representatives and elections for research assistants. (1) In this section, "authorization card" means a signed card that employees complete to indicate their preferences regarding collective bargaining.
(2) Notwithstanding s. 111.83 (2), the commission shall establish a procedure whereby research assistants may determine whether to form themselves into collective bargaining units under s. 111.825 (2) (g), (h), or (i) by authorization cards in lieu of secret ballot. The procedure shall provide that once a majority of research assistants have indicated their preference on the authorization cards to form themselves into a collective bargaining unit, the collective bargaining unit is established.
(3) Notwithstanding ss. 111.825 (4) and 111.83 (3), all of the following shall apply:
(a) The initial representative of the employees in the collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2) (g) is the representative of the employees in the collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2) (a).
(b) The initial representative of the employees in the collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2) (h) is the representative of the employees in the collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2) (b).
(c) The initial representative of the employees in the collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2) (i) is either the representative of the employees in the collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2) (a) or the representative of the employees in the collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2) (b). The commission shall establish a procedure for selecting the representative by authorization cards in lieu of secret ballot.
28,2255
Section
2255. Subchapter VI of chapter 111 [precedes 111.95] of the statutes is created to read:
CHAPTER 111
Subchapter VI
University of Wisconsin system
faculty and academic staff
labor relations
111.95 Declaration of policy. The public policy of the state as to labor relations and collective bargaining involving faculty and academic staff at the University of Wisconsin System, in furtherance of which this subchapter is enacted, is as follows:
(1) The people of the state of Wisconsin have a fundamental interest in developing harmonious and cooperative labor relations within the University of Wisconsin System.
(2) It recognizes that there are 3 major interests involved: that of the public, that of the employee, and that of the employer. These 3 interests are to a considerable extent interrelated. It is the policy of this state to protect and promote each of these interests with due regard to the rights of the others.
111.96 Definitions. In this subchapter:
(1) "Academic staff" has the meaning given under s. 36.05 (1), but does not include any individual holding an appointment under s. 36.13 or 36.15 (2m) or who is appointed to a visiting faculty position.
(2) "Board" means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
(3) "Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual obligation of the state as an employer, by its officers and agents, and the representatives of its employees, to meet and confer at reasonable times, in good faith, with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.998 with the intention of reaching an agreement, or to resolve questions arising under such an agreement. The duty to bargain, however, does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession. Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement reached to a written and signed document.
(4) "Collective bargaining unit" means a unit established under s. 111.98 (1).
(5) "Commission" means the employment relations commission.
(6) "Election" means a proceeding conducted by the commission in which the employees in a collective bargaining unit cast a secret ballot for collective bargaining representatives, or for any other purpose specified in this subchapter.
(7) "Employee" includes:
(a) All faculty, including specifically faculty who are supervisors or management employees, but not including faculty holding a limited appointment under s. 36.17 or deans.
(b) All academic staff, except for supervisors, management employees, and individuals who are privy to confidential matters affecting the employer-employee relationship.
(8) "Employer" means the state of Wisconsin.
(9) "Faculty" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (8), except for an individual holding an appointment under s. 36.15.
