Amendment SA8-AB40

AB40-SA8,102,4 111.91 (2) (intro.) The employer is prohibited from bargaining with a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (1) (g) with respect to all of the following:".

AB40-SA8,102,5 65. Page 985, line 15: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,102,7 " Section 2425d. 111.91 (2) (gu) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is amended to read:

AB40-SA8,102,12 111.91 (2) (gu) The right of a public safety employee, who is an employee, as defined in s. 103.88 (1) (d), and who is a fire fighter, emergency medical technician, first responder, or ambulance driver for a volunteer fire department or fire company, a public agency, as defined in s. 256.15 (1) (n), or a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 256.01 (12), to respond to an emergency as provided under s. 103.88 (2).

AB40-SA8, s. 2425m Section 2425m. 111.91 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,102,16 111.91 (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:

AB40-SA8,102,17 (a) Policies.

AB40-SA8,102,18 (b) Work rules.

AB40-SA8,102,19 (c) Hours of employment.

AB40-SA8,102,20 (d) Any right of the consumer under s. 111.905.

AB40-SA8, s. 2425q Section 2425q. 111.91 (3) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is repealed.

AB40-SA8, s. 2425v Section 2425v. 111.91 (3q) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is repealed.".

AB40-SA8,103,2 66. Page 986, line 1: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 987, line 17, and substitute:

AB40-SA8,103,4 " Section 2426d. 111.92 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is amended to read:

AB40-SA8,103,11 111.92 (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 (d) or (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.

AB40-SA8,104,4 4. If the committee approves the a tentative agreement under subd. 1., 2., or 3., 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.".

AB40-SA8,104,5 67. Page 987, line 24: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,104,6 " Section 2426o. 111.92 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,104,8 111.92 (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.

AB40-SA8, s. 2426q Section 2426q. 111.92 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is renumbered 111.92 (3) and amended to read:

AB40-SA8,104,12 111.92 (3) Agreements covering a collective bargaining unit specified under s. 111.825 (1) (g) shall coincide with the fiscal year or biennium.

AB40-SA8, s. 2426r Section 2426r. 111.92 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is repealed.".

AB40-SA8,104,16 68. Page 987, line 25: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 988, line 9, and substitute:

AB40-SA8,104,18 " Section 2426s. 111.93 (3) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, are consolidated, renumbered 111.93 (3) and amended to read:

AB40-SA8,105,4 111.93 (3) Except as provided in ss. 7.33 (4), 40.05, 40.80 (3), 111.91 (1) (cm), 230.35 (2d) and (3) (e) 6., and 230.88 (2) (b), all of the following apply: (a) If if a collective bargaining agreement exists between the employer and a labor organization representing employees in a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (1) (g), the provisions of that agreement shall supersede the provisions of civil service and other applicable statutes, as well as rules and policies of the University of Wisconsin -Madison and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, related to wages, fringe benefits, hours, and conditions of employment whether or not the matters contained in those statutes, rules, and policies are set forth in the collective bargaining agreement.

AB40-SA8, s. 2426sd Section 2426sd. 111.93 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is repealed.".

AB40-SA8,105,7 69. Page 988, line 17: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,105,9 " Section 2430d. Subchapter VI of chapter 111 [precedes 111.95] of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,105,10 CHAPTER 111

AB40-SA8,105,11 SUBCHAPTER VI

AB40-SA8,105,14 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM FACULTY AND ACADEMIC STAFF LABOR RELATIONS

AB40-SA8,105,18 111.95 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:

AB40-SA8,105,21 (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.

AB40-SA8,106,2 (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.

AB40-SA8,106,3 111.96 Definitions. In this subchapter:

AB40-SA8,106,6 (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.

AB40-SA8,106,7 (2) "Board" means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB40-SA8,106,15 (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.

AB40-SA8,106,16 (4) "Collective bargaining unit" means a unit established under s. 111.98 (1).

AB40-SA8,106,17 (5) "Commission" means the employment relations commission.

AB40-SA8,106,20 (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.

AB40-SA8,106,21 (7) "Employee" includes:

AB40-SA8,106,24 (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.

AB40-SA8,107,3 (b) All academic staff, except for supervisors, management employees, and individuals who are privy to confidential matters affecting the employer-employee relationship.

AB40-SA8,107,4 (8) "Employer" means the state of Wisconsin.

AB40-SA8,107,6 (9) "Faculty" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (8), except for an individual holding an appointment under s. 36.15.

AB40-SA8,107,11 (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.

AB40-SA8,107,12 (11) "Institution" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (9).

AB40-SA8,107,14 (12) "Labor dispute" means any controversy with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in this subchapter.

AB40-SA8,107,18 (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:

AB40-SA8,107,20 (a) Advocates the overthrow of the constitutional form of government in the United States.

AB40-SA8,107,22 (b) Discriminates with regard to the terms or conditions of membership because of race, color, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, or national origin.

AB40-SA8,108,4 (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.

AB40-SA8,108,6 (15) "Management employees" includes those personnel engaged predominately in executive and managerial functions.

AB40-SA8,108,8 (16) "Office" means the office of state employment relations in the department of administration.

AB40-SA8,108,13 (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 agreement or to terminate a fair-share agreement.

AB40-SA8,108,15 (18) "Representative" includes any person chosen by an employee to represent the employee.

AB40-SA8,108,19 (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.

AB40-SA8,108,25 (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.

AB40-SA8,109,2 (21) "Unfair labor practice" means any unfair labor practice specified in s. 111.991.

AB40-SA8,109,10 111.965 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.

AB40-SA8,109,13 (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.

AB40-SA8,109,19 111.97 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.

AB40-SA8,109,22 111.98 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:

AB40-SA8,109,23 (a) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB40-SA8,109,24 (b) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

AB40-SA8,109,25 (c) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

AB40-SA8,110,1 (cm) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

AB40-SA8,110,2 (d) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

AB40-SA8,110,3 (dm) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

AB40-SA8,110,4 (e) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

AB40-SA8,110,5 (em) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

AB40-SA8,110,6 (f) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

AB40-SA8,110,7 (fm) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

AB40-SA8,110,8 (g) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

AB40-SA8,110,9 (gm) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

AB40-SA8,110,10 (h) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Superior.

AB40-SA8,110,11 (hm) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

AB40-SA8,110,12 (i) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin Colleges.

AB40-SA8,110,14 (j) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and academic staff employed at the University of Wisconsin System administration.

AB40-SA8,110,15 (jm) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

AB40-SA8,110,16 (k) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

AB40-SA8,110,17 (km) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

AB40-SA8,110,18 (L) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

AB40-SA8,110,19 (Lm) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

AB40-SA8,110,20 (n) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

AB40-SA8,110,21 (nm) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

AB40-SA8,110,22 (o) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

AB40-SA8,110,23 (om) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.