SB558: Bill Text

SB558,89,22 (c) If a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement is authorized in a referendum, the employer shall enter into such an agreement with the labor organization named on the ballot in the referendum. Each fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement shall contain a provision requiring require the employer to deduct the amount of dues as certified by the labor organization from the earnings of the public safety employees or supervisors affected by the agreement and to pay the amount so deducted to the labor organization. Unless the parties agree to an earlier date, the agreement shall take takes effect 60 days after certification by the commission that the referendum vote authorized the agreement. The employer shall be held harmless against any claims, demands, suits and other forms of liability made by public safety employees or supervisors or local labor organizations which may arise for actions taken by the employer takes in compliance with this section. All such lawful claims, demands, suits, and other forms of liability are the responsibility of the labor organization entering into the agreement.

SB558,90,4 (d) Under each fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement, a public safety an employee or supervisor who has religious convictions against dues payments to a labor organization based on teachings or tenets of a church or religious body of which he or she is a member shall, on may request to the labor organization, have to pay his or her dues paid to a charity mutually agreed upon by the public safety employee or supervisor and the labor organization. Any dispute concerning under this paragraph may be submitted to the commission for adjudication.

SB558,90,20 (2) (a) Once authorized, a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement covering public safety employees shall continue is in effect, subject to the right of the employer or labor organization concerned to petition the commission to conduct a new referendum. Such petition must be supported by proof that at least 30% 30 percent of the public safety employees or supervisors in the collective bargaining unit desire that the fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement be discontinued. Upon so finding, the commission shall conduct a new referendum. If the continuance of the fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement is approved in the referendum by at least the percentage of eligible voting public safety employees or supervisors required for its initial authorization, it shall be continued in effect, subject to the right of the employer or labor organization to later initiate a further vote following the procedure prescribed in this subsection. If the continuation of the agreement is not supported in any referendum, it is deemed terminated terminates at the termination of the collective bargaining agreement, or one year from the date of the certification of the result of the referendum, whichever is earlier.

SB558,91,4 (b) The commission shall declare suspend any fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement suspended upon such conditions and for such time as the commission decides whenever it finds that the labor organization involved has refused on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, or creed to receive as a member any public safety employee or supervisor in the collective bargaining unit involved, and the agreement shall be made subject to the findings and orders of the commission. Any of the parties to the agreement, or any public safety employee or supervisor covered thereby, may come before the commission, as provided in s. 111.07, and petition the commission to make such a finding.

SB558,91,7 (4) The commission may, under rules adopted for that purpose, appoint as its agent an official of a state agency whose public safety employees are entitled to vote in a referendum to conduct a referendum provided for herein.

SB558,205 Section 205. 111.905 of the statutes is created to read:

SB558,91,11 111.905 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.

SB558,91,13 (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.

SB558,206 Section 206. 111.91 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB558,91,23 111.91 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (d), with regard to a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (1) (g) (e), matters subject to collective bargaining to the point of impasse are wage rates, consistent with sub. (2), the assignment and reassignment of classifications to pay ranges, determination of an incumbent's pay status resulting from position reallocation or reclassification, and pay adjustments upon temporary assignment of classified public safety employees to duties of a higher classification or downward reallocations of a classified public safety employee's position; fringe benefits consistent with sub. (2); hours and conditions of employment.

SB558,207 Section 207. 111.91 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB558,92,5 111.91 (1) (b) The employer is not required to bargain with a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (1) (g) on management rights under s. 111.90, except that procedures for the adjustment or settlement of grievances or disputes arising out of any type of disciplinary action referred to in s. 111.90 (3) shall be a subject of bargaining.

SB558,208 Section 208. 111.91 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB558,92,8 111.91 (1) (c) The employer is prohibited from bargaining with a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (1) (g) on matters contained in sub. (2).

SB558,209 Section 209. 111.91 (1) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:

SB558,92,12 111.91 (1) (cg) The representative of home care providers in the collective bargaining unit specified under s. 111.825 (2g) may not bargain collectively with respect to any matter other than wages and fringe benefits.

SB558,210 Section 210. 111.91 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB558,92,19 111.91 (1) (cm) Except as provided in sub. (2) and ss. 40.02 (22) (e) and 40.23 (1) (f) 4., all laws governing the Wisconsin retirement system under ch. 40 and all actions of the employer that are authorized under any such law which apply to nonrepresented individuals employed by the state shall apply to similarly situated public safety employees, unless otherwise specifically provided in a collective bargaining agreement that applies to the public safety employees.

SB558,211 Section 211. 111.91 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB558,92,23 111.91 (1) (d) In the case of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (1) (g), demands Demands relating to retirement and group insurance shall be submitted to the employer at least one year prior to commencement of negotiations.

SB558,212 Section 212. 111.91 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB558,93,2 111.91 (1) (e) The employer is not be required to bargain on matters related to employee occupancy of houses or other lodging provided by the state.

SB558,213 Section 213. 111.91 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB558,93,5 111.91 (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:

SB558,214 Section 214. 111.91 (2) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB558,93,12 111.91 (2) (fm) If Except if the collective bargaining unit contains a public safety employee initially employed on or after before July 1, 2011, the requirement under s. 40.05 (1) (b) that the employer may not pay, on behalf of that public safety employee, any employee required contributions or the employee share of required contributions and the impact of this requirement on the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of that public safety employee.

SB558,215 Section 215. 111.91 (2) (fp) of the statutes is created to read:

SB558,93,19 111.91 (2) (fp) Except if the collective bargaining unit contains a public safety employee, all costs and payments associated with health care coverage plans, except for the employee premium contribution, and the design and selection of health care coverage plans by the employer, and the impact of such costs and payments and the design and selection of the health care coverage plans on the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the employees.

SB558,216 Section 216. 111.91 (2) (gu) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB558,93,25 111.91 (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).

SB558,217 Section 217. 111.91 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB558,94,4 111.91 (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:

SB558,94,5 (a) Policies.

SB558,94,6 (b) Work rules.

SB558,94,7 (c) Hours of employment.

SB558,94,8 (d) Any right of the consumer under s. 111.905.

SB558,218 Section 218. 111.91 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB558,219 Section 219. 111.91 (3q) of the statutes is repealed.

SB558,220 Section 220. 111.92 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

SB558,94,19 111.92 (1) (a) 1. 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) (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.

SB558,221 Section 221. 111.92 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB558,94,22 111.92 (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, 2013.

SB558,222 Section 222. 111.92 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 111.92 (3) and amended to read:

SB558,95,2 111.92 (3) Agreements covering a collective bargaining unit specified under s. 111.825 (1) (g) shall coincide with the fiscal year or biennium.

SB558,223 Section 223. 111.92 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB558,224 Section 224. 111.93 (3) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Acts 10 and 32, are consolidated, renumbered 111.93 (3) and amended to read:

SB558,95,16 111.93 (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.

SB558,225 Section 225. 111.93 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is repealed.

SB558,226 Section 226. Subchapter VI of chapter 111 [precedes 111.95] of the statutes is created to read:

SB558,95,21 CHAPTER 111

SB558,95,22 SUBCHAPTER VI

SB558,95,25 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM FACULTY AND ACADEMIC STAFF LABOR RELATIONS

SB558,96,4 111.95 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:

SB558,96,7 (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.

SB558,96,11 (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.

SB558,96,12 111.96 Definitions. In this subchapter:

SB558,96,15 (1) "Academic staff" means academic staff under s. 36.15, 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.

SB558,96,16 (2) "Board" means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

SB558,96,24 (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.

SB558,96,25 (4) "Collective bargaining unit" means a unit established under s. 111.98 (1).

SB558,97,1 (5) "Commission" means the employment relations commission.

SB558,97,4 (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.

SB558,97,5 (7) "Employee" includes:

SB558,97,8 (a) All faculty, including faculty who are supervisors or management employees, but not including faculty holding a limited appointment under s. 36.17 or deans.

SB558,97,11 (b) All academic staff, except for supervisors, management employees, and individuals who are privy to confidential matters affecting the employer-employee relationship.

SB558,97,12 (8) "Employer" means the state of Wisconsin.

SB558,97,14 (9) "Faculty" means faculty under s. 36.13, except for an individual holding an appointment under s. 36.15.

SB558,97,19 (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.

SB558,97,20 (11) "Institution" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (9).

SB558,97,22 (12) "Labor dispute" means any controversy with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in this subchapter.

SB558,98,2 (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:

SB558,98,4 (a) Advocates the overthrow of the constitutional form of government in the United States.

SB558,98,6 (b) Discriminates with regard to the terms or conditions of membership because of race, color, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, or national origin.

SB558,98,13 (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 (1) (c) at or after the time the agreement takes effect continue to have dues deducted for the duration of the agreement and that dues be deducted from the earnings of all employees who are hired on or after the effective date of the agreement.

SB558,98,15 (15) "Management employees" includes those personnel engaged predominately in executive and managerial functions.

SB558,98,17 (16) "Office" means the office of state employment relations in the department of administration.

SB558,98,22 (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.

SB558,98,24 (18) "Representative" includes any person chosen by an employee to represent the employee.

SB558,99,4 (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.

SB558,99,10 (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.

SB558,99,12 (21) "Unfair labor practice" means any unfair labor practice specified in s. 111.991.

SB558,99,21 111.965 Duties of the state. (1) (a) In the furtherance of this subchapter, the state shall be considered as a single employer. With respect to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (b) to (i) or (jk) to (r), 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.

SB558,99,25 (b) With respect to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (b) to (i) or (jk) to (r), 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.

SB558,100,9 (2m) (a) With respect to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (a) or (j), the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall negotiate and administer collective bargaining agreements. To coordinate the employer position in the negotiation of agreements, the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall maintain close liaison with the office relative to the negotiation of agreements and the fiscal ramifications of those agreements. The University of Wisconsin-Madison shall coordinate its collective bargaining activities with the office. The legislative branch shall act upon those portions of tentative agreements negotiated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison that require legislative action.

SB558,100,14 (b) With respect to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (a) or (j), the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall establish a collective bargaining capacity and shall represent the state in its responsibility as an employer under this subchapter. The University of Wisconsin-Madison shall coordinate its actions with the director of the office.

SB558,100,19 111.97 Rights of employees. Employees 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 also have the right to refrain from any such activities.

SB558,100,22 111.98 Collective bargaining units. (1) Collective bargaining units for faculty and staff are structured with a collective bargaining unit for each of the following groups:

SB558,100,23 (a) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

SB558,100,24 (b) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.