SB666,49,32 111.70 (3) (a) 7. To refuse or otherwise fail to implement an arbitration decision
3lawfully made under sub. (4) (cm).
SB666,113 4Section 113. 111.70 (3) (a) 7m. of the statutes is repealed.
SB666,114 5Section 114. 111.70 (3) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB666,49,96 111.70 (3) (a) 9. If the collective bargaining unit contains a public safety
7employee or transit employee, after
After a collective bargaining agreement expires
8and before another collective bargaining agreement takes effect, to fail to follow any
9fair-share agreement in the expired collective bargaining agreement.
SB666,115 10Section 115. 111.70 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,49,1211 111.70 (3) (b) 6. To refuse or otherwise fail to implement an arbitration decision
12lawfully made under sub. (4) (cm).
SB666,116 13Section 116. 111.70 (3) (b) 6m. of the statutes is repealed.
SB666,117 14Section 117. 111.70 (3g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB666,118 15Section 118. 111.70 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,49,2116 111.70 (3m) Milwaukee County enrollment services unit. A collective
17bargaining agreement that covers municipal employees performing services for the
18Milwaukee County enrollment services unit under s. 49.825 must contain a provision
19that permits the terms of the agreement to be modified with respect to hours and
20conditions of employment by a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.825 (3)
21(b) 4.
SB666,119 22Section 119. 111.70 (3p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,50,223 111.70 (3p) Child care provider services unit. A collective bargaining
24agreement that covers municipal employees performing services for the child care
25provider services unit under s. 49.826 must contain a provision that permits the

1terms of the agreement to be modified with respect to hours and conditions of
2employment by a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.826 (3) (b) 4.
SB666,120 3Section 120. 111.70 (4) (c) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB666,50,54 111.70 (4) (c) (title) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; public safety
5employees
law enforcement and fire fighting personnel.
SB666,121 6Section 121. 111.70 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 111.70 (4) (c) 1m.
7and amended to read:
SB666,50,138 111.70 (4) (c) 1m. `Mediation.' The commission may function as a mediator in
9labor disputes involving a collective bargaining unit containing a public safety
10employee
. Such mediation may be carried on by a person designated to act by the
11commission upon request of one or both of the parties or upon initiation of the
12commission. The function of the mediator is to encourage voluntary settlement by
13the parties but no mediator has the power of compulsion.
SB666,122 14Section 122. 111.70 (4) (c) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,50,1615 111.70 (4) (c) 1g. `Applicability.' This paragraph applies only to municipal
16employees who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.
SB666,123 17Section 123. 111.70 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB666,50,2218 111.70 (4) (c) 2. `Arbitration.' Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning
19or application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement involving a
20collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee
may agree in writing
21to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator or may
22designate any other competent, impartial and disinterested person to so serve.
SB666,124 23Section 124. 111.70 (4) (c) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB666,51,624 111.70 (4) (c) 3. `Fact-finding.' (intro.) Unless s. 111.77 applies, if a dispute
25involving a collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee has not

1been settled after a reasonable period of negotiation and after the settlement
2procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, and the parties
3are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them arising in the collective
4bargaining process, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission,
5in writing, to initiate fact-finding, and to make recommendations to resolve the
6deadlock, as follows:
SB666,125 7Section 125. 111.70 (4) (cg) of the statutes is repealed.
SB666,126 8Section 126. 111.70 (4) (cm) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB666,51,109 111.70 (4) (cm) (title) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; general
10municipal employees
other personnel.
SB666,127 11Section 127. 111.70 (4) (cm) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 111.70 (4) (cm)
121m. and amended to read:
SB666,51,2313 111.70 (4) (cm) 1m. `Notice of commencement of contract negotiations.' For the
14purpose of advising the commission of the commencement of contract negotiations
15involving a collective bargaining unit containing general municipal employees,
16whenever either party requests the other to reopen negotiations under a binding
17collective bargaining agreement, or the parties otherwise commence negotiations if
18no such agreement exists, the party requesting negotiations shall immediately notify
19the commission in writing. Upon failure of the requesting party to provide such
20notice, the other party may so notify the commission. The notice shall specify the
21expiration date of the existing collective bargaining agreement, if any, and shall set
22forth any additional information the commission may require on a form provided by
23the commission.
SB666,128 24Section 128. 111.70 (4) (cm) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,51,2525 111.70 (4) (cm) 1g. `Application.'
SB666,52,1
1a. Chapter 788 does not apply to arbitration proceedings under this paragraph.
SB666,52,32 b. This paragraph does not apply to labor disputes involving municipal
3employees who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.
SB666,129 4Section 129. 111.70 (4) (cm) 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB666,52,125 111.70 (4) (cm) 2. `Presentation of initial proposals; open meetings.' The
6meetings between parties to a collective bargaining agreement or proposed collective
7bargaining agreement under this subchapter that involve a collective bargaining
8unit containing a general municipal employee and that
are held for the purpose of
9presenting initial bargaining proposals, along with supporting rationale, shall be are
10open to the public. Each party shall submit its initial bargaining proposals to the
11other party in writing. Failure to comply with this subdivision is not cause to
12invalidate a collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter.
SB666,52,1713 3. `Mediation.' The commission or its designee shall function as mediator in
14labor disputes involving general municipal employees upon request of one or both of
15the parties, or upon initiation of the commission. The function of the mediator shall
16be to encourage voluntary settlement by the parties. No mediator has the power of
17compulsion.
SB666,52,2318 4. `Grievance arbitration.' Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning or
19application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement involving a
20collective bargaining unit containing a general municipal employee
may agree in
21writing to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator
22or may designate any other competent, impartial and disinterested person to so
23serve.
SB666,130 24Section 130. 111.70 (4) (cm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,53,12
1111.70 (4) (cm) 5. `Voluntary impasse resolution procedures.' In addition to the
2other impasse resolution procedures provided in this paragraph, a municipal
3employer and labor organization may, as a permissive subject of bargaining, agree
4in writing to a dispute settlement procedure, including authorization for a strike by
5municipal employees or binding interest arbitration, that is acceptable to the parties
6for resolving an impasse over terms of any collective bargaining agreement under
7this subchapter. The parties shall file a copy of the agreement with the commission.
8If the parties agree to any form of binding interest arbitration, the arbitrator shall
9give weight to the factors enumerated under subds. 7. and 7g. for a collective
10bargaining unit consisting of municipal employees who are not school district
11employees and under subd. 7r. for a collective bargaining unit consisting of municipal
12employees.
SB666,131 13Section 131. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,54,314 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. `Interest arbitration.' a. If in any collective bargaining unit
15a dispute relating to any issue has not been settled after a reasonable period of
16negotiation and after mediation by the commission under subd. 3. and other
17settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, and
18the parties are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them over wages,
19hours, or conditions of employment to be included in a new collective bargaining
20agreement, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in
21writing, to initiate compulsory, final, and binding arbitration, as provided in this
22paragraph. At the time the petition is filed, the petitioning party shall submit in
23writing to the other party and the commission its preliminary final offer containing
24its latest proposals on all issues in dispute. Within 14 calendar days after the date
25of that submission, the other party shall submit in writing its preliminary final offer

1on all disputed issues to the petitioning party and the commission. If a petition is
2filed jointly, both parties shall exchange their preliminary final offers in writing and
3submit copies to the commission at the time the petition is filed.
SB666,55,184 am. Upon receipt of a petition to initiate arbitration, the commission shall
5investigate, with or without a formal hearing, whether arbitration should be
6commenced. If in determining whether an impasse exists the commission finds that
7the procedures under this paragraph have not been complied with and that the
8compliance would tend to result in a settlement, it may order compliance before
9ordering arbitration. The validity of any arbitration award or collective bargaining
10agreement is not affected by failure to comply with the procedures. Prior to the close
11of the investigation each party shall submit in writing to the commission its single
12final offer containing its final proposals on all issues in dispute that are subject to
13interest arbitration under this subdivision. If a party fails to submit a single final
14offer, the commission shall close the investigation based on the last written position
15of the party. Such final offers may include only mandatory subjects of bargaining,
16except that a permissive subject of bargaining may be included by a party if the other
17party does not object and shall then be treated as a mandatory subject. The parties
18shall also submit to the commission a written stipulation with respect to all matters
19that are agreed upon for inclusion in the new or amended collective bargaining
20agreement. The commission, after receiving a report from its investigator and
21determining that arbitration should be commenced, shall issue an order requiring
22arbitration and immediately submit to the parties a list of 7 arbitrators. The parties
23shall alternately strike names from the list until a single name is left, who shall be
24appointed as arbitrator. The petitioning party shall notify the commission in writing
25of the identity of the arbitrator selected. Upon receipt of the notice, the commission

1shall formally appoint the arbitrator and submit to him or her the final offers of the
2parties. The final offers are public documents and the commission shall make them
3available. In lieu of a single arbitrator and upon request of both parties, the
4commission shall appoint a tripartite arbitration panel consisting of one member
5selected by each of the parties and a neutral person designated by the commission
6who shall serve as a chairperson. An arbitration panel has the same powers and
7duties as provided in this section for any other appointed arbitrator, and all
8arbitration decisions by a panel shall be determined by majority vote. In place of
9selection of the arbitrator by the parties and upon request of both parties, the
10commission shall establish a procedure for randomly selecting names of arbitrators.
11Under the procedure, the commission shall submit a list of 7 arbitrators to the
12parties. Each party shall strike one name from the list. From the remaining 5
13names, the commission shall randomly appoint an arbitrator. Unless both parties
14to an arbitration proceeding otherwise agree in writing, every individual whose
15name is submitted by the commission for appointment as an arbitrator must be a
16resident of this state at the time of submission and every individual who is
17designated as an arbitration panel chairperson must be a resident of this state at the
18time of designation.
SB666,56,419 b. The arbitrator shall, within 10 days of his or her appointment, establish a
20date and place for the arbitration hearing. Upon petition of at least 5 citizens of the
21jurisdiction served by the municipal employer, filed within 10 days after the date on
22which the arbitrator is appointed, the arbitrator shall hold a public hearing in the
23jurisdiction to provide the opportunity to both parties to explain or present
24supporting arguments for their positions and to members of the public to offer their
25comments and suggestions. The final offers of the parties, as transmitted by the

1commission to the arbitrator, are the basis for any continued negotiations between
2the parties with respect to the issues in dispute. At any time prior to the arbitration
3hearing, either party, with the consent of the other party, may modify its final offer
4in writing.
SB666,56,145 c. Prior to the arbitration hearing, either party may, within a time limit
6established by the arbitrator, withdraw its final offer and any mutually agreed upon
7modifications and shall immediately provide written notice of any withdrawal to the
8other party, the arbitrator, and the commission. If both parties withdraw their final
9offers and mutually agreed upon modifications, the labor organization, after giving
1010 days' written notice to the municipal employer and the commission, may strike.
11Unless both parties withdraw their final offers and mutually agreed upon
12modifications, the final offer of neither party is considered withdrawn and the
13arbitrator shall proceed to resolve the dispute by final and binding arbitration as
14provided in this paragraph.
SB666,57,215 d. Before issuing his or her arbitration decision, the arbitrator shall, on his or
16her own motion or at the request of either party, conduct a meeting open to the public
17to provide to both parties the opportunity to explain or present supporting
18arguments for their complete offer on all matters to be covered by the proposed
19agreement. The arbitrator shall adopt without modification the final offer of one of
20the parties on all disputed issues submitted under subd. 6. am., except those items
21that the commission determines not to be mandatory subjects of bargaining and
22those items that have not been treated as mandatory subjects by the parties, and
23including any prior modifications of the offer mutually agreed upon by the parties
24under subd. 6. b. The decision is final and binding on both parties and shall be

1incorporated into a written collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator shall
2serve a copy of his or her decision on both parties and the commission.
SB666,57,43 e. Arbitration proceedings may not be interrupted or terminated by reason of
4any prohibited practice complaint filed by either party at any time.
SB666,57,65 f. The parties shall equally divide the costs of arbitration. The arbitrator shall
6submit a statement of his or her costs to both parties and to the commission.
SB666,57,147 g. If a question arises as to whether any proposal made in negotiations by either
8party is a mandatory, permissive, or prohibited subject of bargaining, the
9commission shall determine the issue under par. (b). If either party to the dispute
10petitions the commission for a declaratory ruling under par. (b), the proceedings
11under subd. 6. c. and d. may not occur until the commission renders a decision in the
12matter and the decision is final. The arbitrator's award shall be made in accordance
13with the commission's ruling, subject to automatic amendment by any subsequent
14court reversal.
SB666,132 15Section 132. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,57,2316 111.70 (4) (cm) 7. `Factor given greatest weight.' In making any decision under
17the arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, except for any decision
18involving a collective bargaining unit consisting of school district employees, the
19arbitrator or arbitration panel shall give the greatest weight to any state law or
20directive lawfully issued by a state legislative or administrative officer, body, or
21agency that limits expenditures that may be made or revenues that may be collected
22by a municipal employer. The arbitrator or arbitration panel shall give an
23accounting of the consideration of this factor in the decision.
SB666,133 24Section 133. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,58,6
1111.70 (4) (cm) 7g. `Factor given greater weight.' In making any decision under
2the arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, except for any decision
3involving a collective bargaining unit consisting of school district employees, the
4arbitrator or arbitration panel shall give greater weight to economic conditions in the
5jurisdiction of the municipal employer than to any of the factors specified in subd.
67r.
SB666,134 7Section 134. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,58,108 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. `Other factors considered.' In making any decision under the
9arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, the arbitrator or arbitration
10panel shall give weight to the following factors:
SB666,58,1111 a. The lawful authority of the municipal employer.
SB666,58,1212 b. Stipulations of the parties.
SB666,58,1413 c. The interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of the unit
14of government to meet the costs of any proposed settlement.
SB666,58,1715 d. Comparison of wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the municipal
16employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours, and
17conditions of employment of other employees performing similar services.
SB666,58,2118 e. Comparison of the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the
19municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours,
20and conditions of employment of other employees generally in public employment in
21the same community and in comparable communities.
SB666,58,2522 f. Comparison of the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the
23municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours,
24and conditions of employment of other employees in private employment in the same
25community and in comparable communities.
SB666,59,2
1g. The average consumer prices for goods and services, commonly known as the
2cost of living.
SB666,59,63 h. The overall compensation presently received by the municipal employees,
4including direct wage compensation, vacation, holidays and excused time, insurance
5and pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the continuity and stability of
6employment, and all other benefits received.
SB666,59,87 i. Changes in any of the foregoing circumstances during the pendency of the
8arbitration proceedings.
SB666,59,139 j. Factors, not included in subd. 7r. a. to i., which are normally or traditionally
10taken into consideration in the determination of wages, hours, and conditions of
11employment through voluntary collective bargaining, mediation, fact-finding,
12arbitration, or otherwise between the parties, in the public service, or in private
13employment.
SB666,135 14Section 135. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,59,1715 111.70 (4) (cm) 8. `Rule making.' The commission shall adopt rules for the
16conduct of all arbitration proceedings under subd. 6., including rules for all of the
17following:
SB666,59,1918 a. The appointment of tripartite arbitration panels when requested by the
19parties.
SB666,59,2120 b. The expeditious rendering of arbitration decisions, such as waivers of briefs
21and transcripts.
SB666,59,2322 c. The removal of individuals who have repeatedly failed to issue timely
23decisions from the commission's list of qualified arbitrators.
SB666,59,2424 d. Proceedings for the enforcement of arbitration decisions.
SB666,136 25Section 136. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB666,60,16
1111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. `Term of agreement; reopening of negotiations.' Except for
2the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties and except as the
3parties otherwise agree
, every collective bargaining agreement covering general
4municipal employees subject to this paragraph shall be for a term of one year and
5may not be extended
2 years, but in no case may a collective bargaining agreement
6for any collective bargaining unit consisting of municipal employees subject to this
7paragraph other than school district employees be for a term exceeding 3 years nor
8may a collective bargaining agreement for any collective bargaining unit consisting
9of school district employees subject to this paragraph be for a term exceeding 4 years
.
10No arbitration award may contain a provision for reopening of negotiations during
11the term of a
collective bargaining agreement covering general municipal employees
12may be reopened for negotiations
unless both parties agree to reopen the collective
13bargaining agreement. The requirement for agreement by both parties does not
14apply to a provision for reopening of negotiations with respect to any portion of an
15agreement that is declared invalid by a court or administrative agency or rendered
16invalid by the enactment of a law or promulgation of a federal regulation.
SB666,137 17Section 137. 111.70 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1855
, is amended to read:
SB666,61,819 111.70 (4) (d) 1. A representative chosen for the purposes of collective
20bargaining by a majority of the public safety employees or transit municipal
21employees voting in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive representative
22of all employees in the unit for the purpose of collective bargaining. A representative
23chosen for the purposes of collective bargaining by at least 51 percent of the general
24municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive
25representative of all employees in the unit for the purpose of collective bargaining.


1Any individual employee, or any minority group of employees in any collective
2bargaining unit, shall have the right to present grievances to the municipal employer
3in person or through representatives of their own choosing, and the municipal
4employer shall confer with the employee in relation thereto, if the majority
5representative has been afforded the opportunity to be present at the conferences.
6Any adjustment resulting from these conferences may not be inconsistent with the
7conditions of employment established by the majority representative and the
8municipal employer.
SB666,138 9Section 138. 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB666,62,1410 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective
11bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible
12avoid fragmentation by maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable
13in keeping with the size of the total municipal workforce. The commission may
14decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employees in the same or several
15departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions, or other occupational
16groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its determination,
17the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal employees concerned
18to determine, by secret ballot, whether they desire to be established as a separate
19collective bargaining unit. The commission may not decide, however, that any group
20of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the
21group includes both professional employees and nonprofessional employees, unless
22a majority of the professional employees vote for inclusion in the unit. The
23commission may not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an
24appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both school district
25employees and general municipal employees who are not school district employees.

1The commission may not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes
2an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both public safety
3employees and general municipal employees, if the group include includes both
4transit employees and general municipal employees, or if the group includes both
5transit employees and public safety employees.
The commission may not decide that
6any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining
7unit if the group includes both craft employees and noncraft employees unless a
8majority of the craft employees vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall
9place the professional employees who are assigned to perform any services at a
10charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), in a separate collective bargaining unit
11from a unit that includes any other professional employees whenever at least 30%
12of those professional employees request an election to be held to determine that issue
13and a majority of the professional employees at the charter school who cast votes in
14the election decide to be represented in a separate collective bargaining unit.
SB666,139 15Section 139. 111.70 (4) (d) 3. a. and c. of the statutes are consolidated,
16renumbered 111.70 (4) (d) 3. and amended to read:
SB666,62,2517 111.70 (4) (d) 3. Whenever, in a particular case, a question arises concerning
18representation or appropriate unit, calling for a vote, the commission shall certify the
19results in writing to the municipal employer and the labor organization involved and
20to any other interested parties. c. Any ballot used in a representation proceeding
21under this subdivision shall include the names of all persons having an interest in
22representing or the results. The ballot should be so designed as to permit a vote
23against representation by any candidate named on the ballot. The findings of the
24commission, on which a certification is based, shall be conclusive unless reviewed as
25provided by s. 111.07 (8).
SB666,140
1Section 140. 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b. of the statutes is repealed.
SB666,141 2Section 141. 111.70 (4) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB666,63,73 111.70 (4) (L) Strikes prohibited. Nothing contained in Except as authorized
4under par. (cm) 5. and 6. c.,
this subchapter constitutes a grant of does not grant the
5right to strike by to any municipal employee or labor organization, and such strikes
6are hereby expressly prohibited. Paragraph (cm) does not authorize a strike after
7an injunction has been issued against a strike under sub. (7m).
SB666,142 8Section 142. 111.70 (4) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB666,63,119 111.70 (4) (m) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; school district municipal
10employers.
In a school district, the municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining
11collectively with respect to all of the following:
SB666,63,1712 1. Reassignment of municipal employees who perform services for a board of
13school directors under ch. 119, with or without regard to seniority, as a result of a
14decision of the board of school directors to contract with an individual or group to
15operate a school as a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), or to convert a school
16to a charter school, or the impact of any such reassignment on the wages, hours, or
17conditions of employment of the municipal employees who perform those services.
SB666,63,2218 2. Reassignment of municipal employees who perform services for a board of
19school directors, with or without regard to seniority, as a result of the decision of the
20board to close or reopen a school under s. 119.18 (23), or the impact of any such
21reassignment on the wages, hours, or conditions of employment of the municipal
22employees who perform those services.
SB666,64,223 3. Any decision of a board of school directors to contract with a school or agency
24to provide educational programs under s. 119.235, or the impact of any such decision

1on the wages, hours, or conditions of employment of the municipal employees who
2perform services for the board.
SB666,64,43 4. Solicitation of sealed bids for the provision of group health care benefits for
4school district employees as provided in s. 120.12 (24).
SB666,143 5Section 143. 111.70 (4) (mb) of the statutes is repealed.
SB666,144 6Section 144. 111.70 (4) (mbb) of the statutes is repealed.
SB666,145 7Section 145. 111.70 (4) (mc) (intro.) and 5. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB666,64,118 111.70 (4) (mc) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; public safety employees.
9(intro.) The municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with a
10collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee
with respect to any of
11the following:
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