AB75: Bill Text

AB75,1219,23 111.905 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 terms, conditions, and duties of employment.

AB75,1219,25 (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.

AB75, s. 2251 Section 2251. 111.91 (1) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1220,4 111.91 (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.

AB75, s. 2252 Section 2252. 111.91 (2) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1220,8 111.91 (2) (nm) The requirements related to providing coverage for a dependent under s. 632.895 (14m) and to continuing coverage for a dependent student on a medical leave of absence under s. 632.895 (15).

AB75, s. 2253 Section 2253. 111.91 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1220,12 111.91 (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:

AB75,1220,13 (a) Policies.

AB75,1220,14 (b) Work rules.

AB75,1220,15 (c) Hours of employment.

AB75,1220,16 (d) Any right of the consumer under s. 111.905.

AB75, s. 2254 Section 2254. 111.92 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1221,15 111.92 (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.

AB75, s. 2255 Section 2255. Subchapter VI of chapter 111 [precedes 111.95] of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1221,18 CHAPTER 111

AB75,1221,19 Subchapter VI

AB75,1221,22 University of Wisconsin system faculty and academic staff labor relations

AB75,1222,2 111.95 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:

AB75,1222,5 (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.

AB75,1222,9 (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.

AB75,1222,10 111.96 Definitions. In this subchapter:

AB75,1222,13 (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.

AB75,1222,14 (2) "Board" means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB75,1222,22 (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.

AB75,1222,23 (4) "Collective bargaining unit" means a unit established under s. 111.98 (1).

AB75,1222,24 (5) "Commission" means the employment relations commission.

AB75,1223,3 (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.

AB75,1223,4 (7) "Employee" includes:

AB75,1223,7 (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.

AB75,1223,10 (b) All academic staff, except for supervisors, management employees, and individuals who are privy to confidential matters affecting the employer-employee relationship.

AB75,1223,11 (8) "Employer" means the state of Wisconsin.

AB75,1223,13 (9) "Faculty" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (8), except for an individual holding an appointment under s. 36.15.

AB75,1223,18 (10) "Fair-share agreement" means an agreement between the employer and a labor organization representing employees under which all of the employees in a collective bargaining unit are required to pay their proportionate share of the cost of the collective bargaining process and contract administration measured by the amount of dues uniformly required of all members.

AB75,1223,19 (11) "Institution" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (9).

AB75,1223,21 (12) "Labor dispute" means any controversy with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in this subchapter.

AB75,1223,25 (13) "Labor organization" means any employee organization whose purpose is to represent employees in collective bargaining with the employer, or its agents, on matters pertaining to terms and conditions of employment, but does not include any organization that does any of the following:

AB75,1224,2 (a) Advocates the overthrow of the constitutional form of government in the United States.

AB75,1224,4 (b) Discriminates with regard to the terms or conditions of membership because of race, color, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, or national origin.

AB75,1224,11 (14) "Maintenance of membership agreement" means an agreement between the employer and a labor organization representing employees that requires that all of the employees whose dues are being deducted from earnings under s. 20.921 (1) or 111.992 at or after the time the agreement takes effect shall continue to have dues deducted for the duration of the agreement and that dues shall be deducted from the earnings of all employees who are hired on or after the effective date of the agreement.

AB75,1224,13 (15) "Management employees" include those personnel engaged predominately in executive and managerial functions.

AB75,1224,15 (16) "Office" means the office of state employment relations in the department of administration.

AB75,1224,20 (17) "Referendum" means a proceeding conducted by the commission in which employees, or supervisors specified in s. 111.98 (5), in a collective bargaining unit may cast a secret ballot on the question of directing the labor organization and the employer to enter into a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement or to terminate such an agreement.

AB75,1224,22 (18) "Representative" includes any person chosen by an employee to represent the employee.

AB75,1225,2 (19) "Strike" includes any strike or other concerted stoppage of work by employees, any concerted slowdown or other concerted interruption of operations or services by employees, or any concerted refusal to work or perform their usual duties as employees of the state.

AB75,1225,8 (20) "Supervisor" means any individual whose principal work is different from that of the individual's subordinates and who has authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline employees, or to adjust their grievances, or to authoritatively recommend such action, if the individual's exercise of such authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment.

AB75,1225,10 (21) "Unfair labor practice" means any unfair labor practice specified in s. 111.991.

AB75,1225,18 111.965 Duties of the state. (1) In the furtherance of this subchapter, the state shall be considered as a single employer. The board shall negotiate and administer collective bargaining agreements. To coordinate the employer position in the negotiation of agreements, the board shall maintain close liaison with the office relative to the negotiation of agreements and the fiscal ramifications of those agreements. The board shall coordinate its collective bargaining activities with the office. The legislative branch shall act upon those portions of tentative agreements negotiated by the board that require legislative action.

AB75,1225,21 (2) The board shall establish a collective bargaining capacity and shall represent the state in its responsibility as an employer under this subchapter. The board shall coordinate its actions with the director of the office.

AB75,1226,2 111.97 Rights of employees. Employees shall have the right of self-organization and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing under this subchapter, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. Employees shall also have the right to refrain from any such activities.

AB75,1226,5 111.98 Collective bargaining units. (1) Collective bargaining units for faculty and staff in the unclassified service of the state shall be structured with a collective bargaining unit for each of the following groups:

AB75,1226,6 (a) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB75,1226,7 (b) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

AB75,1226,8 (c) Faculty of all of the following groups:

AB75,1226,9 1. The University of Wisconsin-Extension.

AB75,1226,10 2. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

AB75,1226,11 3. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

AB75,1226,12 4. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

AB75,1226,13 5. The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

AB75,1226,14 6. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

AB75,1226,15 7. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

AB75,1226,16 8. The University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

AB75,1226,17 9. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

AB75,1226,18 10. The University of Wisconsin-Stout.

AB75,1226,19 11. The University of Wisconsin-Superior.

AB75,1226,20 12. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

AB75,1226,21 13. The University of Wisconsin Colleges.

AB75,1226,22 (d) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB75,1226,23 (e) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

AB75,1226,24 (f) Academic staff of all of the following groups:

AB75,1226,25 1. The University of Wisconsin-Extension.

AB75,1227,1 2. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

AB75,1227,2 3. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

AB75,1227,3 4. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

AB75,1227,4 5. The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

AB75,1227,5 6. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

AB75,1227,6 7. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

AB75,1227,7 8. The University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

AB75,1227,8 9. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

AB75,1227,9 10. The University of Wisconsin-Stout.

AB75,1227,10 11. The University of Wisconsin-Superior.

AB75,1227,11 12. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

AB75,1227,12 13. The University of Wisconsin Colleges.

AB75,1228,2 (2) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), 2 or more collective bargaining units described under sub. (1) (a) to (c) may be combined into a single unit and 2 or more collective bargaining units described under sub. (1) (d) to (f) may be combined into a single unit. If 2 or more collective bargaining units seek to combine into a single collective bargaining unit, the commission shall, upon the petition of at least 30 percent of the employees in each unit, hold an election to determine whether a majority of those employees voting in each unit desire to combine into a single unit. A combined collective bargaining unit shall be formed including all employees from each of those units in which a majority of the employees voting in the election approve a combined unit. The combined collective bargaining unit shall be formed immediately if there is no existing collective bargaining agreement in force in any of the units to be combined. If there is a collective bargaining agreement in force at the time of the election in any of the collective bargaining units to be combined, the combined unit shall be formed upon expiration of the last agreement for the units concerned.

AB75,1228,16 (b) If 2 or more collective bargaining units have combined under par. (a), the commission shall, upon petition of at least 30 percent of the employees in any of the original units, hold an election of the employees in the original unit to determine whether the employees in that unit desire to withdraw from the combined collective bargaining unit. If a majority of the employees voting desire to withdraw from the combined collective bargaining unit, separate units consisting of the unit in which the election was held and a unit composed of the remainder of the combined unit shall be formed. The new collective bargaining units shall be formed immediately if there is no collective bargaining agreement in force for the combined unit. If there is a collective bargaining agreement in force for the combined collective bargaining unit, the new units shall be formed upon the expiration of the agreement. While there is a collective bargaining agreement in force for the combined collective bargaining unit, a petition for an election under this paragraph may be filed only during October in the calendar year prior to the expiration of the agreement.

AB75,1228,18 (3) The commission shall assign employees to the appropriate collective bargaining units described under sub. (1) or (2).

AB75,1229,2 (4) Any labor organization may petition for recognition as the exclusive representative of a collective bargaining unit described under sub. (1) or (2) in accordance with the election procedures under s. 111.990 if the petition is accompanied by a 30 percent showing of interest in the form of signed authorization cards. Any additional labor organization seeking to appear on the ballot shall file a petition within 60 days of the date of filing of the original petition and prove, through signed authorization cards, that at least 10 percent of the employees in the collective bargaining unit want it to be their representative.

AB75,1229,11 (5) Although academic staff supervisors are not considered employees for the purpose of this subchapter, the commission may consider a petition for a statewide collective bargaining unit consisting of academic staff supervisors, but the representative of the supervisors may not be affiliated with any labor organization representing employees. For purposes of this subsection, affiliation does not include membership in a national, state, county, or municipal federation of national or international labor organizations. The certified representative of the supervisors may not bargain collectively with respect to any matter other than wages and fringe benefits.

AB75,1229,22 111.990 Representatives and elections. (1) 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 any grievance to the employer in person, or through representatives of their own choosing, and the employer shall confer with the individual employee or group of employees with respect to the grievance 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.