AB11-CSA1,74,224 111.70 (3) (a) 9. After If the collective bargaining unit contains a public safety
25employee, after
a collective bargaining agreement expires and before another

1collective bargaining agreement takes effect, to fail to follow any fair-share
2agreement in the expired collective bargaining agreement.
AB11-CSA1, s. 226 3Section 226. 111.70 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 227 4Section 227. 111.70 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB11-CSA1,74,75 111.70 (3g) Wage deduction prohibition. A municipal employer may not
6deduct labor organization dues from the earnings of a general municipal employee
7or supervisor.
AB11-CSA1, s. 228 8Section 228. 111.70 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 229 9Section 229. 111.70 (3p) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 230 10Section 230. 111.70 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,74,1411 111.70 (4) Powers of the commission. (intro.) The commission shall conduct
12any election under this subsection by secret ballot and
shall be governed by adhere
13to
the following provisions relating to bargaining in municipal employment in
14addition to other powers and duties provided in this subchapter:
AB11-CSA1, s. 231 15Section 231. 111.70 (4) (c) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,74,1716 111.70 (4) (c) (title) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; law enforcement
17and fire fighting personnel
public safety employees.
AB11-CSA1, s. 232 18Section 232. 111.70 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,74,2419 111.70 (4) (c) 1. `Mediation.' The commission may function as a mediator in
20labor disputes involving a collective bargaining unit containing a public safety
21employee
. Such mediation may be carried on by a person designated to act by the
22commission upon request of one or both of the parties or upon initiation of the
23commission. The function of the mediator shall be is to encourage voluntary
24settlement by the parties but no mediator shall have has the power of compulsion.
AB11-CSA1, s. 233 25Section 233. 111.70 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,75,5
1111.70 (4) (c) 2. `Arbitration.' a. Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning
2or application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement involving a
3collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee
may agree in writing
4to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator or may
5designate any other competent, impartial and disinterested person to so serve.
AB11-CSA1,75,126 b. A collective bargaining agreement involving a collective bargaining unit
7containing a public safety employee
may, notwithstanding s. 62.13 (5), contain
8dispute resolution procedures, including arbitration, that address the suspension,
9reduction in rank, suspension and reduction in rank, or removal of such personnel.
10If the procedures include arbitration, the arbitration hearing shall be public and the
11decision of the arbitrator shall be issued within 180 days of the conclusion of the
12hearing.
AB11-CSA1, s. 234 13Section 234. 111.70 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,75,2114 111.70 (4) (c) 3. `Fact-finding.' If Unless s. 111.77 applies, if a dispute involving
15a collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee
has not been settled
16after a reasonable period of negotiation and after the settlement procedures, if any,
17established by the parties have been exhausted, and the parties are deadlocked with
18respect to any dispute between them arising in the collective bargaining process,
19either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in writing, to initiate
20fact-finding, as provided hereafter, and to make recommendations to resolve the
21deadlock., as follows:
AB11-CSA1,76,222 a. Upon receipt of a the petition to initiate fact-finding, the commission shall
23make an investigation with or without a formal hearing, to determine whether a
24deadlock in fact exists. After its investigation the commission shall certify the
25results thereof. If the commission decides that fact-finding should be initiated, it

1shall appoint a qualified, disinterested person or 3-member panel, when jointly
2requested by the parties, to function as a fact finder.
AB11-CSA1,76,123 b. The fact finder appointed under subd. 3. a. may establish dates and place of
4hearings which shall be where feasible, and shall conduct the hearings pursuant to
5rules established by the commission. Upon request, the commission shall issue
6subpoenas for hearings conducted by the fact finder. The fact finder may administer
7oaths. Upon completion of the hearing, the fact finder shall make written findings
8of fact and recommendations for solution of the dispute and shall cause the same to
9be served on the parties and the commission. Cost of fact-finding proceedings shall
10be divided equally between the parties. At the time the fact finder submits a
11statement of his or her costs to the parties, the fact finder shall submit a copy thereof
12of the statement to the commission at its Madison office.
AB11-CSA1,76,1613 c. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting in this subdivision prohibits
14any fact finder appointed under subd. 3. a. from endeavoring to mediate the dispute,
15in which the fact finder is involved, at any time prior to the issuance of the fact
16finder's recommendations.
AB11-CSA1,76,2117 d. Within 30 days of the receipt of the fact finder's recommendations under
18subd. 3. b.
, or within the time period mutually agreed upon by the parties, each party
19shall advise give notice to the other party, in writing as to its acceptance or rejection,
20in whole or in part, of the fact finder's recommendations and, at the same time,
21transmit a copy of such the notice to the commission at its Madison office.
AB11-CSA1, s. 235 22Section 235. 111.70 (4) (c) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 236 23Section 236. 111.70 (4) (cm) (title), 1., 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended
24to read:
AB11-CSA1,77,12
1111.70 (4) (cm) (title) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; other
2personnel
general municipal employees. 1. `Notice of commencement of contract
3negotiations.' For the purpose of advising the commission of the commencement of
4contract negotiations involving a collective bargaining unit containing general
5municipal employees
, whenever either party requests the other to reopen
6negotiations under a binding collective bargaining agreement, or the parties
7otherwise commence negotiations if no such agreement exists, the party requesting
8negotiations shall immediately notify the commission in writing. Upon failure of the
9requesting party to provide such notice, the other party may so notify the
10commission. The notice shall specify the expiration date of the existing collective
11bargaining agreement, if any, and shall set forth any additional information the
12commission may require on a form provided by the commission.
AB11-CSA1,77,2013 2. `Presentation of initial proposals; open meetings.' The meetings between
14parties to a collective bargaining agreement or proposed collective bargaining
15agreement under this subchapter which that involve a collective bargaining unit
16containing a general municipal employee and that
are held for the purpose of
17presenting initial bargaining proposals, along with supporting rationale, shall be
18open to the public. Each party shall submit its initial bargaining proposals to the
19other party in writing. Failure to comply with this subdivision is not cause to
20invalidate a collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter.
AB11-CSA1,77,2521 3. `Mediation.' The commission or its designee shall function as mediator in
22labor disputes involving general municipal employees upon request of one or both of
23the parties, or upon initiation of the commission. The function of the mediator shall
24be to encourage voluntary settlement by the parties. No mediator has the power of
25compulsion.
AB11-CSA1,78,6
14. `Grievance arbitration.' Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning or
2application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement involving a
3collective bargaining unit containing a general municipal employee
may agree in
4writing to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator
5or may designate any other competent, impartial and disinterested person to so
6serve.
AB11-CSA1, s. 237 7Section 237. 111.70 (4) (cm) 5., 6., 7., 7g., 7r. and 8. of the statutes are repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 238 8Section 238. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,78,259 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. `Term of agreement; reopening of negotiations.' Except for
10the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties and except as the
11parties otherwise agree
, every collective bargaining agreement covering general
12municipal employees subject to this paragraph shall be for a term of 2 years, but in
13no case may a collective bargaining agreement for any collective bargaining unit
14consisting of municipal employees subject to this paragraph other than school
15district employees be for a term exceeding 3 years nor may a collective bargaining
16agreement for any collective bargaining unit consisting of school district employees
17subject to this paragraph be for a term exceeding 4 years
one year and may not be
18extended
. No arbitration award may contain a provision for reopening of
19negotiations during the term of a
collective bargaining agreement , covering general
20municipal employees may be reopened for negotiations
unless both parties agree to
21such a provision reopen the collective bargaining agreement. The requirement for
22agreement by both parties does not apply to a provision for reopening of negotiations
23with respect to any portion of an agreement that is declared invalid by a court or
24administrative agency or rendered invalid by the enactment of a law or promulgation
25of a federal regulation.
AB11-CSA1, s. 239
1Section 239. 111.70 (4) (cm) 9. of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 240 2Section 240. 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,80,113 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective
4bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible,
5unless otherwise required under this subchapter,
avoid fragmentation by
6maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable in keeping with the size
7of the total municipal workforce. In making such a determination, the The
8commission may decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employees in the
9same or several departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions, or other
10occupational groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its
11determination, the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal
12employees concerned to determine, by secret ballot, whether they desire to be
13established as a separate collective bargaining unit. The commission shall may not
14decide, however, that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate
15collective bargaining unit if the group includes both professional employees and
16nonprofessional employees, unless a majority of the professional employees vote for
17inclusion in the unit. The commission may not decide that any group of municipal
18employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes
19both school district employees and general municipal employees who are not school
20district employees. The commission may not decide that any group of municipal
21employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes
22both public safety employees and general municipal employees.
The commission
23shall may not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an
24appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both craft employees and
25noncraft employees unless a majority of the craft employees vote for inclusion in the

1unit. The commission shall place the professional employees who are assigned to
2perform any services at a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), in a separate
3collective bargaining unit from a unit that includes any other professional employees
4whenever at least 30% of those professional employees request an election to be held
5to determine that issue and a majority of the professional employees at the charter
6school who cast votes in the election decide to be represented in a separate collective
7bargaining unit. Upon the expiration of any collective bargaining agreement in
8force, the commission shall combine into a single collective bargaining unit 2 or more
9collective bargaining units consisting of school district employees if a majority of the
10employees voting in each collective bargaining unit vote to combine. Any vote taken
11under this subsection shall be by secret ballot.
AB11-CSA1, s. 241 12Section 241. 111.70 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,80,1613 111.70 (4) (d) 3. a. Whenever, in a particular case, a question arises concerning
14representation or appropriate unit, calling for a vote, the commission shall certify the
15results in writing to the municipal employer and the labor organization involved and
16to any other interested parties.
AB11-CSA1,80,21 17c. Any ballot used in a representation proceeding under this subdivision shall
18include the names of all persons having an interest in representing or the results.
19The ballot should be so designed as to permit a vote against representation by any
20candidate named on the ballot. The findings of the commission, on which a
21certification is based, shall be conclusive unless reviewed as provided by s. 111.07 (8).
AB11-CSA1, s. 242 22Section 242. 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB11-CSA1,81,1223 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b. Annually, the commission shall conduct an election to certify
24the representative of the collective bargaining unit that contains a general municipal
25employee. The election shall occur no later than December 1 for a collective

1bargaining unit containing school district employees and no later than May 1 for a
2collective bargaining unit containing general municipal employees who are not
3school district employees. The commission shall certify any representative that
4receives at least 51 percent of the votes of all of the general municipal employees in
5the collective bargaining unit. If no representative receives at least 51 percent of the
6votes of all of the general municipal employees in the collective bargaining unit, at
7the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement, the commission shall decertify
8the current representative and the general municipal employees shall be
9nonrepresented. Notwithstanding sub. (2), if a representative is decertified under
10this subd. 3. b., the affected general municipal employees may not be included in a
11substantially similar collective bargaining unit for 12 months from the date of
12decertification.
AB11-CSA1, s. 243 13Section 243. 111.70 (4) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,81,1814 111.70 (4) (L) Strikes prohibited. Except as authorized under par. (cm) 5. and
156. c., nothing
Nothing contained in this subchapter constitutes a grant of the right
16to strike by any municipal employee or labor organization, and such strikes are
17hereby expressly prohibited. Paragraph (cm) does not authorize any strike after an
18injunction has been issued against such strike under sub. (7m).
AB11-CSA1, s. 244 19Section 244. 111.70 (4) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 245 20Section 245. 111.70 (4) (mb) of the statutes is created to read:
AB11-CSA1,81,2421 111.70 (4) (mb) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; general municipal employees.
22The municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with a collective
23bargaining unit containing a general municipal employee with respect to any of the
24following:
AB11-CSA1,82,4
11. Any factor or condition of employment except wages, which includes only
2total base wages and excludes any other compensation, which includes, but is not
3limited to, overtime, premium pay, merit pay, performance pay, supplemental
4compensation, pay schedules, and automatic pay progressions.
AB11-CSA1,82,65 2. Except as provided in s. 66.0506 or 118.245, whichever is applicable, any
6proposal that does any of the following:
AB11-CSA1,82,117 a. If there is an increase in the consumer price index change, provides for total
8base wages for authorized positions in the proposed collective bargaining agreement
9that exceeds the total base wages for authorized positions 180 days before the
10expiration of the previous collective bargaining agreement by a greater percentage
11than the consumer price index change.
AB11-CSA1,82,1712 b. If there is a decrease in the consumer price index change, provides for total
13base wages for authorized positions in the proposed collective bargaining agreement
14that exceeds the total base wages for authorized positions 180 days before the
15expiration of the previous collective bargaining agreement decreased by a
16percentage of that expenditure that is equal to the decrease in the consumer price
17index change.
AB11-CSA1, s. 246 18Section 246. 111.70 (4) (mc) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,82,2219 111.70 (4) (mc) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; public safety employees.
20(intro.) The municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with a
21collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee
with respect to any of
22the following
:
AB11-CSA1, s. 247 23Section 247. 111.70 (4) (mc) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 248 24Section 248. 111.70 (4) (n) and (o) of the statutes are repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 249 25Section 249. 111.70 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 250
1Section 250. 111.70 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 251 2Section 251. 111.70 (7m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 252 3Section 252. 111.70 (7m) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,83,124 111.70 (7m) (c) 1. a. Any labor organization that represents public safety
5employees
which violates sub. (4) (L) shall be penalized by the suspension of may not
6collect
any dues check-off under a collective bargaining agreement and or under a
7fair-share agreement between the municipal employer and such labor organization
8from any public safety employee covered by either agreement for a period of one year.
9At the end of the period of suspension, any such agreement shall be reinstated unless
10the labor organization is no longer authorized to represent the municipal public
11safety
employees covered by such dues check-off the collective bargaining
12agreement
or fair-share agreement or the agreement is no longer in effect.
AB11-CSA1, s. 253 13Section 253. 111.70 (7m) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 254 14Section 254. 111.70 (7m) (e) and (f) of the statutes are repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 255 15Section 255. 111.70 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,83,2116 111.70 (8) (a) This section, except subs. (1) (nm), sub. (4) (cm) and (7m), applies
17to law enforcement supervisors employed by a 1st class city. This section, except
18subs. (1) (nm), sub. (4) (cm) and (jm) and (7m), applies to law enforcement supervisors
19employed by a county having a population of 500,000 or more. For purposes of such
20application, the term terms "municipal employee" includes and "public safety
21employee" include
such a supervisor.
AB11-CSA1, s. 256 22Section 256. 111.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,85,623 111.71 (2) The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a
24complaint alleging that a prohibited practice has been committed under s. 111.70 (3).
25The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the

1commission act as an arbitrator to resolve a dispute involving the interpretation or
2application of a collective bargaining agreement under s. 111.70 (4) (c) 2. or (cm) 4.
3The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the
4commission initiate fact-finding under s. 111.70 (4) (c) 3. The commission shall
5assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission act as a
6mediator under s. 111.70 (4) (c) 1. or (cm) 3. The commission shall assess and collect
7a filing fee for filing a request that the commission initiate compulsory, final and
8binding arbitration under s. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. or (jm) or 111.77 (3). For the
9performance of commission actions under ss. 111.70 (4) (c) 1., 2. and 3., (cm) 3., and
104. and 6., and (jm) and 111.77 (3), the commission shall require that the parties to the
11dispute equally share in the payment of the fee and, for the performance of
12commission actions involving a complaint alleging that a prohibited practice has
13been committed under s. 111.70 (3), the commission shall require that the party filing
14the complaint pay the entire fee. If any party has paid a filing fee requesting the
15commission to act as a mediator for a labor dispute and the parties do not enter into
16a voluntary settlement of the dispute, the commission may not subsequently assess
17or collect a filing fee to initiate fact-finding or arbitration to resolve the same labor
18dispute. If any request for the performance of commission actions concerns issues
19arising as a result of more than one unrelated event or occurrence, each such
20separate event or occurrence shall be treated as a separate request. The commission
21shall promulgate rules establishing a schedule of filing fees to be paid under this
22subsection. Fees required to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time
23of filing the complaint or the request for fact-finding, mediation or arbitration. A
24complaint or request for fact-finding, mediation or arbitration is not filed until the
25date such fee or fees are paid, except that the failure of the respondent party to pay

1the filing fee for having the commission initiate compulsory, final and binding
2arbitration under s. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. or (jm) or 111.77 (3) shall may not prohibit the
3commission from initiating such arbitration. The commission may initiate collection
4proceedings against the respondent party for the payment of the filing fee. Fees
5collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
6s. 20.425 (1) (i).
AB11-CSA1, s. 257 7Section 257. 111.71 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 258 8Section 258. 111.71 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 259 9Section 259. 111.77 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,85,15 10111.77 Settlement of disputes in collective bargaining units composed
11of law enforcement personnel and fire fighters
. (intro.) In fire departments
12and city and county law enforcement agencies municipal
Municipal employers and
13employees public safety employees, as provided in sub. (8), have the duty to bargain
14collectively in good faith including the duty to refrain from strikes or lockouts and
15to comply with the procedures set forth below following:
AB11-CSA1, s. 260 16Section 260. 111.77 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,85,2017 111.77 (8) (a) This section applies to law enforcement public safety employees
18who are
supervisors employed by a county having a population of 500,000 or more.
19For purposes of such application, the term "municipal employee" includes such a
20supervisor.
AB11-CSA1, s. 261 21Section 261. 111.80 of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 262 22Section 262. 111.81 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,86,723 111.81 (1) "Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual
24obligation of the state as an employer, by its officers and agents, and the
25representatives of its employees, to meet and confer at reasonable times, in good

1faith, with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (1), with respect
2to public safety employees, and to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (3),
3with respect to general employees,
with the intention of reaching an agreement, or
4to resolve questions arising under such an agreement. The duty to bargain, however,
5does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a
6concession. Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement reached
7to a written and signed document.
AB11-CSA1, s. 263 8Section 263. 111.81 (3h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 264 9Section 264. 111.81 (3n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB11-CSA1,86,1310 111.81 (3n) "Consumer price index change" means the average annual
11percentage change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city
12average, as determined by the federal department of labor, for the 12 months
13immediately preceding the current date.
AB11-CSA1, s. 265 14Section 265. 111.81 (7) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 266 15Section 266. 111.81 (7) (gm), (h) and (i) of the statutes are created to read:
AB11-CSA1,86,1716 111.81 (7) (gm) Research assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
17and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
AB11-CSA1,86,1818 (h) Research assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
AB11-CSA1,86,2119 (i) Research assistants of the Universities of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Green Bay,
20La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout,
21Superior, and Whitewater.
AB11-CSA1, s. 267 22Section 267. 111.81 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,87,323 111.81 (9) "Fair-share agreement" means an agreement between the employer
24and a labor organization representing public safety employees or supervisors
25specified in s. 111.825 (5)
under which all of the public safety employees or

1supervisors
in a collective bargaining unit are required to pay their proportionate
2share of the cost of the collective bargaining process and contract administration
3measured by the amount of dues uniformly required of all members.
AB11-CSA1, s. 268 4Section 268. 111.81 (9g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB11-CSA1,87,65 111.81 (9g) "General employee" means an employee who is not a public safety
6employee.
AB11-CSA1, s. 269 7Section 269. 111.81 (9k) of the statutes is repealed.
AB11-CSA1, s. 270 8Section 270. 111.81 (12) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,87,139 111.81 (12) (intro.) "Labor organization" means any employee organization
10whose purpose is to represent employees in collective bargaining with the employer,
11or its agents, on matters pertaining to terms and conditions of employment that are
12subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.91 (1) or (3), whichever is applicable
; but
13the term shall not include any organization:
AB11-CSA1, s. 271 14Section 271. 111.81 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB11-CSA1,87,2215 111.81 (12m) "Maintenance of membership agreement" means an agreement
16between the employer and a labor organization representing public safety employees
17or supervisors specified in s. 111.825 (5) which requires that all of the public safety
18employees or supervisors whose dues are being deducted from earnings under s.
1920.921 (1) or 111.84 (1) (f) at the time the agreement takes effect shall continue to
20have dues deducted for the duration of the agreement, and that dues shall be
21deducted from the earnings of all public safety employees or supervisors who are
22hired on or after the effective date of the agreement.
AB11-CSA1, s. 272 23Section 272. 111.81 (15r) of the statutes is created to read:
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