111.70(3)
(3) Prohibited practices and their prevention. 111.70(3)(a)(a) It is a prohibited practice for a municipal employer individually or in concert with others:
111.70(3)(a)1.
1. To interfere with, restrain or coerce municipal employes in the exercise of their rights guaranteed in
sub. (2).
111.70(3)(a)2.
2. To initiate, create, dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any labor organization or contribute financial support to it, but the municipal employer is not prohibited from reimbursing its employes at their prevailing wage rate for the time spent conferring with the employes, officers or agents.
111.70(3)(a)3.
3. To encourage or discourage a membership in any labor organization by discrimination in regard to hiring, tenure, or other terms or conditions of employment; but the prohibition shall not apply to a fair-share agreement.
111.70(3)(a)4.
4. To refuse to bargain collectively with a representative of a majority of its employes in an appropriate collective bargaining unit. Such refusal shall include action by the employer to issue or seek to obtain contracts, including those provided for by statute, with individuals in the collective bargaining unit while collective bargaining, mediation or fact-finding concerning the terms and conditions of a new collective bargaining agreement is in progress, unless such individual contracts contain express language providing that the contract is subject to amendment by a subsequent collective bargaining agreement. Where the employer has a good faith doubt as to whether a labor organization claiming the support of a majority of its employes in an appropriate bargaining unit does in fact have that support, it may file with the commission a petition requesting an election to that claim. An employer shall not be deemed to have refused to bargain until an election has been held and the results thereof certified to the employer by the commission. The violation shall include, though not be limited thereby, to the refusal to execute a collective bargaining agreement previously agreed upon. The term of any collective bargaining agreement shall not exceed 3 years.
111.70(3)(a)5.
5. To violate any collective bargaining agreement previously agreed upon by the parties with respect to wages, hours and conditions of employment affecting municipal employes, including an agreement to arbitrate questions arising as to the meaning or application of the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or to accept the terms of such arbitration award, where previously the parties have agreed to accept such award as final and binding upon them.
111.70(3)(a)6.
6. To deduct labor organization dues from an employe's or supervisor's earnings, unless the municipal employer has been presented with an individual order therefor, signed by the municipal employe personally, and terminable by at least the end of any year of its life or earlier by the municipal employe giving at least 30 days' written notice of such termination to the municipal employer and to the representative organization, except where there is a fair-share agreement in effect.
111.70(3)(a)7.
7. To refuse or otherwise fail to implement an arbitration decision lawfully made under
sub. (4) (cm).
111.70(3)(b)
(b) It is a prohibited practice for a municipal employe, individually or in concert with others:
111.70(3)(b)1.
1. To coerce or intimidate a municipal employe in the enjoyment of the employe's legal rights, including those guaranteed in
sub. (2).
111.70(3)(b)2.
2. To coerce, intimidate or induce any officer or agent of a municipal employer to interfere with any of its employes in the enjoyment of their legal rights, including those guaranteed in
sub. (2), or to engage in any practice with regard to its employes which would constitute a prohibited practice if undertaken by the officer or agent on the officer's or agent's own initiative.
111.70(3)(b)3.
3. To refuse to bargain collectively with the duly authorized officer or agent of a municipal employer, provided it is the recognized or certified exclusive collective bargaining representative of employes in an appropriate collective bargaining unit. Such refusal to bargain shall include, but not be limited to, the refusal to execute a collective bargaining agreement previously agreed upon.
111.70(3)(b)4.
4. To violate any collective bargaining agreement previously agreed upon by the parties with respect to wages, hours and conditions of employment affecting municipal employes, including an agreement to arbitrate questions arising as to the meaning or application of the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or to accept the terms of such arbitration award, where previously the parties have agreed to accept such awards as final and binding upon them.
111.70(3)(b)5.
5. To coerce or intimidate an independent contractor, supervisor, confidential, managerial or executive employe, officer or agent of the municipal employer, to induce the person to become a member of the labor organization of which employes are members.
111.70(3)(b)6.
6. To refuse or otherwise fail to implement an arbitration decision lawfully made under
sub. (4) (cm).
111.70(3)(c)
(c) It is a prohibited practice for any person to do or cause to be done on behalf of or in the interest of municipal employers or municipal employes, or in connection with or to influence the outcome of any controversy as to employment relations, any act prohibited by
par. (a) or
(b).
111.70(4)
(4) Powers of the commission. The commission shall be governed by the following provisions relating to bargaining in municipal employment in addition to other powers and duties provided in this subchapter:
111.70(4)(a)
(a) Prevention of prohibited practices. Section 111.07 shall govern procedure in all cases involving prohibited practices under this subchapter except that wherever the term "unfair labor practices" appears in
s. 111.07 the term "prohibited practices" shall be substituted.
111.70(4)(b)
(b) Failure to bargain. Whenever a dispute arises between a municipal employer and a union of its employes concerning the duty to bargain on any subject, the dispute shall be resolved by the commission on petition for a declaratory ruling. The decision of the commission shall be issued within 15 days of submission and shall have the effect of an order issued under
s. 111.07. The filing of a petition under this paragraph shall not prevent the inclusion of the same allegations in a complaint involving prohibited practices in which it is alleged that the failure to bargain on the subjects of the declaratory ruling is part of a series of acts or pattern of conduct prohibited by this subchapter.
111.70(4)(c)
(c) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; law enforcement and fire fighting personnel. 111.70(4)(c)1.1. `Mediation.' The commission may function as a mediator in labor disputes. Such mediation may be carried on by a person designated to act by the commission upon request of one or both of the parties or upon initiation of the commission. The function of the mediator shall be to encourage voluntary settlement by the parties but no mediator shall have the power of compulsion.
111.70(4)(c)2.
2. `Arbitration.' Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning or application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement may agree in writing to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator or may designate any other competent, impartial and disinterested person to so serve.
111.70(4)(c)3.
3. `Fact-finding.' If a dispute has not been settled after a reasonable period of negotiation and after the settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, and the parties are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them arising in the collective bargaining process, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in writing, to initiate fact-finding, as provided hereafter, and to make recommendations to resolve the deadlock.
111.70(4)(c)3.a.
a. Upon receipt of a petition to initiate fact-finding, the commission shall make an investigation with or without a formal hearing, to determine whether a deadlock in fact exists. After its investigation the commission shall certify the results thereof. If the commission decides that fact-finding should be initiated, it shall appoint a qualified, disinterested person or 3-member panel, when jointly requested by the parties, to function as a fact finder.
111.70(4)(c)3.b.
b. The fact finder may establish dates and place of hearings which shall be where feasible, and shall conduct the hearings pursuant to rules established by the commission. Upon request, the commission shall issue subpoenas for hearings conducted by the fact finder. The fact finder may administer oaths. Upon completion of the hearing, the fact finder shall make written findings of fact and recommendations for solution of the dispute and shall cause the same to be served on the parties and the commission. Cost of fact-finding proceedings shall be divided equally between the parties. At the time the fact finder submits a statement of his or her costs to the parties, the fact finder shall submit a copy thereof to the commission at its Madison office.
111.70(4)(c)3.c.
c. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting any fact finder from endeavoring to mediate the dispute, in which the fact finder is involved, at any time prior to the issuance of the fact finder's recommendations.
111.70(4)(c)3.d.
d. Within 30 days of the receipt of the fact finder's recommendations, or within the time period mutually agreed upon by the parties, each party shall advise the other, in writing as to its acceptance or rejection, in whole or in part, of the fact finder's recommendations and, at the same time, transmit a copy of such notice to the commission at its Madison office.
111.70(4)(c)4.
4. `Applicability.' This paragraph applies only to municipal employes who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.
111.70(4)(cm)
(cm)
Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; other personnel. 111.70(4)(cm)1.1. `Notice of commencement of contract negotiations.' For the purpose of advising the commission of the commencement of contract negotiations, whenever either party requests the other to reopen negotiations under a binding collective bargaining agreement, or the parties otherwise commence negotiations if no such agreement exists, the party requesting negotiations shall immediately notify the commission in writing. Upon failure of the requesting party to provide such notice, the other party may so notify the commission. The notice shall specify the expiration date of the existing collective bargaining agreement, if any, and shall set forth any additional information the commission may require on a form provided by the commission.
111.70(4)(cm)2.
2. `Presentation of initial proposals; open meetings.' The meetings between parties to a collective bargaining agreement or proposed collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter which are held for the purpose of presenting initial bargaining proposals, along with supporting rationale, shall be open to the public. Each party shall submit its initial bargaining proposals to the other party in writing. Failure to comply with this subdivision is not cause to invalidate a collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter.
111.70(4)(cm)3.
3. `Mediation.' The commission or its designee shall function as mediator in labor disputes involving municipal employes upon request of one or both of the parties, or upon initiation of the commission. The function of the mediator shall be to encourage voluntary settlement by the parties. No mediator has the power of compulsion.
111.70(4)(cm)4.
4. `Grievance arbitration.' Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning or application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement may agree in writing to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator or may designate any other competent, impartial and disinterested person to so serve.
111.70(4)(cm)5.
5. `Voluntary impasse resolution procedures.' In addition to the other impasse resolution procedures provided in this paragraph, a municipal employer and labor organization may at any time, as a permissive subject of bargaining, agree in writing to a dispute settlement procedure, including authorization for a strike by municipal employes or binding interest arbitration, which is acceptable to the parties for resolving an impasse over terms of any collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter. A copy of such agreement shall be filed by the parties with the commission. If the parties agree to any form of binding interest arbitration, the arbitrator shall give weight to the factors enumerated under
subds. 7.,
7g. and
7r.
111.70(4)(cm)5s.
5s. `Issues subject to arbitration.' In a collective bargaining unit consisting of school district professional employes, the municipal employer or the labor organization may petition the commission to determine whether the municipal employer has submitted a qualified economic offer. The commission shall appoint an investigator for that purpose. If the investigator finds that the municipal employer has submitted a qualified economic offer, the investigator shall determine whether a deadlock exists between the parties with respect to all economic issues. If the municipal employer submits a qualified economic offer applicable to any period beginning on or after July 1, 1993, no economic issues are subject to interest arbitration under
subd. 6. for that period. In such a collective bargaining unit, economic issues concerning the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the school district professional employes in the unit for any period prior to July 1, 1993, are subject to interest arbitration under
subd. 6. for that period. In such a collective bargaining unit, noneconomic issues applicable to any period on or after July 1, 1993, are subject to interest arbitration after the parties have reached agreement and stipulate to agreement on all economic issues concerning the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the school district professional employes in the unit for that period. In such a collective bargaining unit, if the commission's investigator finds that the municipal employer has submitted a qualified economic offer and that a deadlock exists between the parties with respect to all economic issues, the municipal employer may implement the qualified economic offer. On the 90th day prior to expiration of the period included within the qualified economic offer, if no agreement exists on that day, the parties are deemed to have stipulated to the inclusion in a new or revised collective bargaining agreement of all provisions of any predecessor collective bargaining agreement concerning economic issues, or of all provisions of any existing collective bargaining agreement concerning economic issues if the parties have reopened negotiations under an existing agreement, as modified by the terms of the qualified economic offer and as otherwise modified by the parties. In such a collective bargaining unit, on and after that 90th day, a municipal employer that refuses to bargain collectively with respect to the terms of that stipulation, applicable to the 90-day period prior to expiration of the period included within the qualified economic offer, does not violate
sub. (3) (a) 4. Any such unilateral implementation after August 11, 1993, during the 90-day period prior to expiration of the period included within a qualified economic offer, operates as a full, final and complete settlement of all economic issues between the parties for the period included within the qualified economic offer. The failure of a labor organization to recognize the validity of such a lawful qualified economic offer does not affect the obligation of the municipal employer to submit economic issues to arbitration under
subd. 6.
111.70(4)(cm)6.a.a. If in any collective bargaining unit a dispute relating to one or more issues, qualifying for interest arbitration under
subd. 5s. in a collective bargaining unit to which
subd. 5s. applies, has not been settled after a reasonable period of negotiation and after mediation by the commission under
subd. 3. and other settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, and the parties are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them over wages, hours and conditions of employment to be included in a new collective bargaining agreement, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in writing, to initiate compulsory, final and binding arbitration, as provided in this paragraph. At the time the petition is filed, the petitioning party shall submit in writing to the other party and the commission its preliminary final offer containing its latest proposals on all issues in dispute. Within 14 calendar days after the date of that submission, the other party shall submit in writing its preliminary final offer on all disputed issues to the petitioning party and the commission. If a petition is filed jointly, both parties shall exchange their preliminary final offers in writing and submit copies to the commission at the time the petition is filed.
111.70(4)(cm)6.am.
am. Upon receipt of a petition to initiate arbitration, the commission shall make an investigation, with or without a formal hearing, to determine whether arbitration should be commenced. If in determining whether an impasse exists the commission finds that the procedures set forth in this paragraph have not been complied with and such compliance would tend to result in a settlement, it may order such compliance before ordering arbitration. The validity of any arbitration award or collective bargaining agreement shall not be affected by failure to comply with such procedures. Prior to the close of the investigation each party shall submit in writing to the commission its single final offer containing its final proposals on all issues in dispute that are subject to interest arbitration under this subdivision or under
subd. 5s. in collective bargaining units to which
subd. 5s. applies. If a party fails to submit a single, ultimate final offer, the commission shall close the investigation based on the last written position of the party. The municipal employer may not submit a qualified economic offer under
subd. 5s. after the close of the investigation. Such final offers may include only mandatory subjects of bargaining, except that a permissive subject of bargaining may be included by a party if the other party does not object and shall then be treated as a mandatory subject. No later than such time, the parties shall also submit to the commission a stipulation, in writing, with respect to all matters which are agreed upon for inclusion in the new or amended collective bargaining agreement. The commission, after receiving a report from its investigator and determining that arbitration should be commenced, shall issue an order requiring arbitration and immediately submit to the parties a list of 7 arbitrators. Upon receipt of such list, the parties shall alternately strike names until a single name is left, who shall be appointed as arbitrator. The petitioning party shall notify the commission in writing of the identity of the arbitrator selected. Upon receipt of such notice, the commission shall formally appoint the arbitrator and submit to him or her the final offers of the parties. The final offers shall be considered public documents and shall be available from the commission. In lieu of a single arbitrator and upon request of both parties, the commission shall appoint a tripartite arbitration panel consisting of one member selected by each of the parties and a neutral person designated by the commission who shall serve as a chairperson. An arbitration panel has the same powers and duties as provided in this section for any other appointed arbitrator, and all arbitration decisions by such panel shall be determined by majority vote. In lieu of selection of the arbitrator by the parties and upon request of both parties, the commission shall establish a procedure for randomly selecting names of arbitrators. Under the procedure, the commission shall submit a list of 7 arbitrators to the parties. Each party shall strike one name from the list. From the remaining 5 names, the commission shall randomly appoint an arbitrator. Unless both parties to an arbitration proceeding otherwise agree in writing, every individual whose name is submitted by the commission for appointment as an arbitrator shall be a resident of this state at the time of submission and every individual who is designated as an arbitration panel chairperson shall be a resident of this state at the time of designation.
111.70(4)(cm)6.b.
b. The arbitrator shall, within 10 days of his or her appointment, establish a date and place for the conduct of the arbitration hearing. Upon petition of at least 5 citizens of the jurisdiction served by the municipal employer, filed within 10 days after the date on which the arbitrator is appointed, the arbitrator shall hold a public hearing in the jurisdiction for the purpose of providing the opportunity to both parties to explain or present supporting arguments for their positions and to members of the public to offer their comments and suggestions. The final offers of the parties, as transmitted by the commission to the arbitrator, shall serve as the basis for continued negotiations, if any, between the parties with respect to the issues in dispute. At any time prior to the arbitration hearing, either party, with the consent of the other party, may modify its final offer in writing.
111.70(4)(cm)6.c.
c. Prior to the arbitration hearing, either party may, within a time limit established by the arbitrator, withdraw its final offer and mutually agreed upon modifications thereof, if any, and shall immediately provide written notice of such withdrawal to the other party, the arbitrator and the commission. If both parties withdraw their final offers and mutually agreed upon modifications, the labor organization, after giving 10 days' written advance notice to the municipal employer and the commission, may strike. Unless both parties withdraw their final offers and mutually agreed upon modifications, the final offer of neither party shall be deemed withdrawn and the arbitrator shall proceed to resolve the dispute by final and binding arbitration as provided in this paragraph.
111.70(4)(cm)6.d.
d. Before issuing his or her arbitration decision, the arbitrator shall, on his or her own motion or at the request of either party, conduct a meeting open to the public for the purpose of providing the opportunity to both parties to explain or present supporting arguments for their complete offer on all matters to be covered by the proposed agreement. The arbitrator shall adopt without further modification the final offer of one of the parties on all disputed issues submitted under
subd. 6. am., except those items that the commission determines not to be mandatory subjects of bargaining and those items which have not been treated as mandatory subjects by the parties, and including any prior modifications of such offer mutually agreed upon by the parties under
subd. 6. b., which decision shall be final and binding on both parties and shall be incorporated into a written collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator shall serve a copy of his or her decision on both parties and the commission.
111.70(4)(cm)6.e.
e. Arbitration proceedings shall not be interrupted or terminated by reason of any prohibited practice complaint filed by either party at any time.
111.70(4)(cm)6.f.
f. The costs of arbitration shall be divided equally between the parties. The arbitrator shall submit a statement of his or her costs to both parties and to the commission.
111.70(4)(cm)6.g.
g. If a question arises as to whether any proposal made in negotiations by either party is a mandatory, permissive or prohibited subject of bargaining, the commission shall determine the issue pursuant to
par. (b). If either party to the dispute petitions the commission for a declaratory ruling under
par. (b), the proceedings under
subd. 6. c. and
d. shall be delayed until the commission renders a decision in the matter, but not during any appeal of the commission order. The arbitrator's award shall be made in accordance with the commission's ruling, subject to automatic amendment by any subsequent court reversal thereof.
111.70(4)(cm)7.
7. `Factor given greatest weight.' In making any decision under the arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall consider and shall give the greatest weight to any state law or directive lawfully issued by a state legislative or administrative officer, body or agency which places limitations on expenditures that may be made or revenues that may be collected by a municipal employer. The arbitrator or arbitration panel shall give an accounting of the consideration of this factor in the arbitrator's or panel's decision.
111.70(4)(cm)7g.
7g. `Factor given greater weight.' In making any decision under the arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall consider and shall give greater weight to economic conditions in the jurisdiction of the municipal employer than to any of the factors specified in
subd. 7r.
111.70(4)(cm)7r.
7r. `Other factors considered.' In making any decision under the arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall also give weight to the following factors:
111.70(4)(cm)7r.c.
c. The interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of the unit of government to meet the costs of any proposed settlement.
111.70(4)(cm)7r.d.
d. Comparison of wages, hours and conditions of employment of the municipal employes involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours and conditions of employment of other employes performing similar services.
111.70(4)(cm)7r.e.
e. Comparison of the wages, hours and conditions of employment of the municipal employes involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours and conditions of employment of other employes generally in public employment in the same community and in comparable communities.
111.70(4)(cm)7r.f.
f. Comparison of the wages, hours and conditions of employment of the municipal employes involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours and conditions of employment of other employes in private employment in the same community and in comparable communities.
111.70(4)(cm)7r.g.
g. The average consumer prices for goods and services, commonly known as the cost of living.
111.70(4)(cm)7r.h.
h. The overall compensation presently received by the municipal employes, including direct wage compensation, vacation, holidays and excused time, insurance and pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the continuity and stability of employment, and all other benefits received.
111.70(4)(cm)7r.i.
i. Changes in any of the foregoing circumstances during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings.
111.70(4)(cm)7r.j.
j. Such other factors, not confined to the foregoing, which are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in the determination of wages, hours and conditions of employment through voluntary collective bargaining, mediation, fact-finding, arbitration or otherwise between the parties, in the public service or in private employment.
111.70(4)(cm)8.
8. `Rule making.' The commission shall adopt rules for the conduct of all arbitration proceedings under
subd. 6., including, but not limited to, rules for:
111.70(4)(cm)8.a.
a. The appointment of tripartite arbitration panels when requested by the parties.
111.70(4)(cm)8.b.
b. The expeditious rendering of arbitration decisions, such as waivers of briefs and transcripts.
111.70(4)(cm)8.c.
c. The removal of individuals who have repeatedly failed to issue timely decisions from the commission's list of qualified arbitrators.
111.70(4)(cm)8m.a.a. Except for the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties and except as the parties otherwise agree, every collective bargaining agreement covering municipal employes subject to this paragraph other than school district professional employes shall be for a term of 2 years. No collective bargaining agreement for any collective bargaining unit consisting of municipal employes subject to this paragraph other than school district professional employes shall be for a term exceeding 3 years.
111.70(4)(cm)8m.b.
b. Except for the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties, every collective bargaining agreement covering municipal employes who are school district professional employes shall be for a term of 2 years expiring on June 30 of the odd-numbered year. An initial collective bargaining agreement between parties covering municipal employes who are school district professional employes shall be for a term ending on June 30 following the effective date of the agreement, if that date is in an odd-numbered year, or otherwise on June 30 of the following year.
111.70(4)(cm)8m.c.
c. No arbitration award may contain a provision for reopening of negotiations during the term of a collective bargaining agreement, unless both parties agree to such a provision. The requirement for agreement by both parties does not apply to a provision for reopening of negotiations with respect to any portion of an agreement that is declared invalid by a court or administrative agency or rendered invalid by the enactment of a law or promulgation of a federal regulation.
111.70(4)(cm)8p.
8p. `Professional school employe salaries.' In every collective bargaining unit covering municipal employes who are school district professional employes in which the municipal employe positions were, on July 29, 1995, assigned to salary ranges with steps that determine the levels of progression within each salary range, unless the parties otherwise agree, no new or modified collective bargaining agreement may contain any provision altering the salary range structure, the number of steps or the requirements for attaining a step or assignment of a position to a salary range, except that if the cost of funding the attainment of a step is greater than the amount required for the municipal employer to submit a qualified economic offer, the agreement may contain a provision altering the requirements for attaining a step to no greater extent than is required for the municipal employer to submit a qualified economic offer at the minimum possible cost to the municipal employer.
111.70(4)(cm)8s.
8s. `Forms for determining costs.' The commission shall prescribe forms for calculating the total increased cost to the municipal employer of compensation and fringe benefits provided to school district professional employes. The cost shall be determined based upon the total cost of compensation and fringe benefits provided to school district professional employes who are represented by a labor organization on the 90th day before expiration of any previous collective bargaining agreement between the parties, or who were so represented if the effective date is retroactive, or the 90th day prior to commencement of negotiations if there is no previous collective bargaining agreement between the parties, without regard to any change in the number, rank or qualifications of the school district professional employes. For purposes of such determinations, any cost increase that is incurred on any day other than the beginning of the 12-month period commencing with the effective date of the agreement or any succeeding 12-month period commencing on the anniversary of that effective date shall be calculated as if the cost increase were incurred as of the beginning of the 12-month period beginning on the effective date or anniversary of the effective date in which the cost increase is incurred. In each collective bargaining unit to which
subd. 5s. applies, the municipal employer shall transmit to the commission and the labor organization a completed form for calculating the total increased cost to the municipal employer of compensation and fringe benefits provided to the school district professional employes covered by the agreement as soon as possible after the effective date of the agreement.
111.70(4)(cm)9.b.
b. This paragraph does not apply to labor disputes involving municipal employes who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.
111.70(4)(cn)
(cn)
Term of professional school employe agreements. Except for the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties, every collective bargaining agreement covering municipal employes who are school district professional employes shall be for a term of 2 years expiring on June 30 of the odd-numbered year. An initial collective bargaining agreement between parties covering municipal employes who are school district professional employes shall be for a term ending on June 30 following the effective date of the agreement, if that date is in an odd-numbered year, or otherwise on June 30 of the following year.
111.70(4)(d)
(d) Selection of representatives and determination of appropriate units for collective bargaining. 111.70(4)(d)1.1. A representative chosen for the purposes of collective bargaining by a majority of the municipal employes voting in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive representative of all employes in the unit for the purpose of collective bargaining. Any individual employe, or any minority group of employes in any collective bargaining unit, shall have the right to present grievances to the municipal employer in person or through representatives of their own choosing, and the municipal employer shall confer with said employe in relation thereto, if the majority representative has been afforded the opportunity to be present at the conferences. Any adjustment resulting from these conferences shall not be inconsistent with the conditions of employment established by the majority representative and the municipal employer.
111.70(4)(d)2.a.a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible, unless otherwise required under this subchapter, avoid fragmentation by maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable in keeping with the size of the total municipal work force. In making such a determination, the commission may decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employes in the same or several departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions or other occupational groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its determination, the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal employes concerned to determine, by secret ballot, whether or not they desire to be established as a separate collective bargaining unit. The commission shall not decide, however, that any group of municipal employes constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both municipal employes who are school district professional employes and municipal employes who are not school district professional employes. The commission shall not decide that any other group of municipal employes constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both professional employes and nonprofessional employes, unless a majority of the professional employes vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall not decide that any group of municipal employes constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both craft employes and noncraft employes unless a majority of the craft employes vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall place the professional employes who are assigned to perform any services at a charter school, as defined in
s. 115.001 (1), in a separate collective bargaining unit from a unit that includes any other professional employes whenever at least 30% of those professional employes request an election to be held to determine that issue and a majority of the professional employes at the charter school who cast votes in the election decide to be represented in a separate collective bargaining unit. Any vote taken under this subsection shall be by secret ballot.
111.70(4)(d)2.b.
b. Any election held under
subd. 2. a. shall be conducted by secret ballot taken in such a manner as to show separately the wishes of the employes voting as to the unit they prefer.
111.70(4)(d)2.c.
c. A collective bargaining unit shall be subject to termination or modification as provided in this subchapter.
111.70(4)(d)2.d.
d. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting 2 or more collective bargaining units from bargaining collectively through the same representative.
111.70(4)(d)3.
3. Whenever, in a particular case, a question arises concerning representation or appropriate unit, calling for a vote, the commission shall certify the results in writing to the municipal employer and the labor organization involved and to any other interested parties. Any ballot used in a representation proceeding shall include the names of all persons having an interest in representing or the results. The ballot should be so designed as to permit a vote against representation by any candidate named on the ballot. The findings of the commission, on which a certification is based, shall be conclusive unless reviewed as provided by
s. 111.07 (8).
111.70(4)(d)4.
4. Whenever the result of an election conducted pursuant to
subd. 3. is inconclusive, the commission, on request of any party to the proceeding, may conduct a runoff election. Any such request must be made within 30 days from the date of certification. In a runoff election the commission may drop from the ballot the name of the candidate or choice receiving the least number of votes.
111.70(4)(d)5.
5. Questions as to representation may be raised by petition of the municipal employer or any municipal employe or any representative thereof. Where it appears by the petition that a situation exists requiring prompt action so as to prevent or terminate an emergency, the commission shall act upon the petition forthwith. The fact that an election has been held shall not prevent the holding of another election among the same group of employes, if it appears to the commission that sufficient reason for another election exists.
111.70(4)(jm)
(jm) Binding arbitration, first class cities. This paragraph shall apply only to members of a police department employed by cities of the 1st class. If the representative of members of the police department, as determined under
par. (d), and representatives of the city reach an impasse on the terms of the agreement, the dispute shall be resolved in the following manner:
111.70(4)(jm)1.
1. Either the representative of the members of the police department or the representative of the city may petition the commission for appointment of an arbitrator to determine the terms of the agreement relating to the wages, hours and working conditions of the members of the police department and other matters subject to arbitration under
subd. 4.
111.70(4)(jm)2.
2. The commission shall conduct a hearing on the petition, and upon a determination that the parties have reached an impasse on matters relating to wages, hours and conditions of employment or other matters subject to arbitration under
subd. 4. on which there is no mutual agreement, the commission shall appoint an arbitrator to determine those terms of the agreement on which there is no mutual agreement. The commission may appoint any person it deems qualified, except that the arbitrator may not be a resident of the city which is party to the dispute.
111.70(4)(jm)3.
3. Within 14 days of the arbitrator's appointment, the arbitrator shall conduct a hearing to determine the terms of the agreement relating to wages, hours and working conditions and other matters subject to arbitration under
subd. 4. The arbitrator may subpoena witnesses at the request of either party or on the arbitrator's own motion. All testimony shall be given under oath. The arbitrator shall take judicial notice of all economic and social data presented by the parties which is relevant to the wages, hours and working conditions of the police department members or other matters subject to arbitration under
subd. 4. The other party shall have an opportunity to examine and respond to such data. The rules of evidence applicable to a contested case, as defined in
s. 227.01 (3), shall apply to the hearing before the arbitrator.
111.70(4)(jm)4.
4. In determining those terms of the agreement on which there is no mutual agreement and on which the parties have negotiated to impasse, as determined by the commission, the arbitrator, without restriction because of enumeration, shall have the power to:
111.70(4)(jm)4.a.
a. Set all items of compensation, including base wages, longevity pay, health, accident and disability insurance programs, pension programs, including amount of pension, relative contributions, and all eligibility conditions, the terms and conditions of overtime compensation and compensatory time, vacation pay, and vacation eligibility, sickness pay amounts, and sickness pay eligibility, life insurance, uniform allowances and any other similar item of compensation.
