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.
111.70(4)(jm)4.b.
b. Determine regular hours of work, what activities shall constitute overtime work and all standards and criteria for the assignment and scheduling of work.
111.70(4)(jm)4.c.
c. Determine a seniority system, and how seniority shall affect wages, hours and working conditions.
111.70(4)(jm)4.e.
e. Determine criteria for merit increases in compensation and the procedures for applying such criteria.
111.70(4)(jm)4.f.
f. Determine all work rules affecting the members of the police department, except those work rules created by law.
111.70(4)(jm)4.g.
g. Establish any educational program for the members of the police department deemed appropriate, together with a mechanism for financing the program.
111.70(4)(jm)4.h.
h. Establish a system for resolving all disputes under the agreement, including final and binding 3rd party arbitration.
111.70(4)(jm)4.i.
i. Determine the duration of the agreement and the members of the department to which it shall apply.
111.70(4)(jm)4.j.
j. Establish a system for administration of the collective bargaining agreement between the parties by an employe of the police department who is not directly accountable to the chief of police or the board of fire and police commissioners in matters relating to that administration.
111.70(4)(jm)5.
5. In determining the proper compensation to be received by members of the department under
subd. 4., the arbitrator shall utilize:
111.70(4)(jm)5.a.
a. The most recently published U.S. bureau of labor statistics "Standards of Living Budgets for Urban Families, Moderate and Higher Level", as a guideline to determine the compensation necessary for members to enjoy a standard of living commensurate with their needs, abilities and responsibilities; and
111.70(4)(jm)5.b.
b. Increases in the cost of living as measured by the average annual increases in the U.S. bureau of labor statistics "Consumer Price Index" since the last adjustment in compensation for those members.
111.70(4)(jm)6.
6. In determining all noncompensatory working conditions and relationships under
subd. 4., including methods for resolving disputes under the labor agreement, the arbitrator shall consider the patterns of employe-employer relationships generally prevailing between technical and professional employes and their employers in both the private and public sectors of the economy where those relationships have been established by a labor agreement between the representative of those employes and their employer.
111.70(4)(jm)7.
7. All subjects described in
subd. 4. shall be negotiable between the representative of the members of the police department and the city.
111.70(4)(jm)8.
8. Within 30 days after the close of the hearing, the arbitrator shall issue a written decision determining the terms of the agreement between the parties which were not the subject of mutual agreement and on which the parties negotiated in good faith to impasse, as determined by the commission, and which were the subject of the hearing under this paragraph. The arbitrator shall state reasons for each determination. Each proposition or fact accepted by the arbitrator must be established by a preponderance of the evidence.
111.70(4)(jm)9.
9. Subject to
subds. 11. and
12., within 14 days of the arbitrator's decision, the parties shall reduce to writing the total agreement composed of those items mutually agreed to between the parties and the determinations of the arbitrator. The document shall be signed by the arbitrator and the parties, unless either party seeks judicial review of the determination pursuant to
subd. 11.
111.70(4)(jm)10.
10. All costs of the arbitration hearing, including the arbitrator's fee, shall be borne equally by the parties.
111.70(4)(jm)11.
11. Within 60 days of the arbitrator's decision, either party may petition the circuit court for Milwaukee county to set aside or enforce the arbitrator's decision. If the decision was within the subject matter jurisdiction of the arbitrator as set forth in
subd. 4., the court must enforce the decision, unless the court finds by a clear preponderance of the evidence that the decision was procured by fraud, bribery or collusion. The court may not review the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the arbitrator's determination of the terms of the agreement.
111.70(4)(jm)12.
12. Within 30 days of a final court judgment, the parties shall reduce the agreement to writing and with the arbitrator execute the agreement pursuant to
subd. 9.
111.70(4)(jm)13.
13. Subsequent to the filing of a petition before the commission pursuant to
subd. 1. and prior to the execution of an agreement pursuant to
subd. 9., neither party may unilaterally alter any term of the wages, hours and working conditions of the members of the police department or any other matter subject to arbitration under
subd. 4.
111.70(4)(L)
(L)
Strikes prohibited. Except as authorized under
par. (cm) 5. and
6. c., nothing contained in this subchapter constitutes a grant of the right to strike by any municipal employe or labor organization, and such strikes are hereby expressly prohibited.
Paragraph (cm) does not authorize any strike after an injunction has been issued against such strike under
sub. (7m).
111.70(4)(m)
(m)
Prohibited subjects of bargaining. In a school district, the municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with respect to:
111.70(4)(m)1.
1. Reassignment of municipal employes who perform services for a board of school directors under
ch. 119, with or without regard to seniority, as a result of a decision of the board of school directors to contract with an individual or group to operate a school as a charter school, as defined in
s. 115.001 (1), or to convert a school to a charter school, or the impact of any such reassignment on the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the municipal employes who perform those services.
111.70(4)(m)2.
2. Reassignment of municipal employes who perform services for a board of school directors, with or without regard to seniority, as a result of the decision of the board to close or reopen a school under
s. 119.18 (23), or the impact of any such reassignment on the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the municipal employes who perform those services.
111.70(4)(m)4.
4. Any decision of a board of school directors to contract with a school or agency to provide educational programs under
s. 119.235, or the impact of any such decision on the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the municipal employes who perform services for the board.
111.70(4)(m)6.
6. Solicitation of sealed bids for the provision of group health care benefits for school district professional employes as provided in
s. 120.12 (24).
111.70(4)(n)1.1. Except as provided in
subd. 2., the municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with respect to compliance with the health benefit plan requirements under
ss. 632.745,
632.747 and
632.749.
111.70(4)(n)2.
2. If a municipal employer offers its employes a health care coverage plan through a program offered by the group insurance board under
s. 40.51 (7), the municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with respect to compliance with the health benefit plan requirements under
ss. 632.745 (1) to
(3) and
(5) and
632.747 with respect to the health care coverage plan.
111.70(5)
(5) Procedures. Municipal employers, jointly or individually, may employ a qualified person to discharge the duties of labor negotiator and to represent such municipal employers, jointly or individually, in conferences and negotiations under this section. In cities of the 1st, 2nd or 3rd class any member of the city council, including the mayor, who resigns therefrom may, during the term for which the member is elected, be eligible to the position of labor negotiator under this subsection, which position during said term has been created by or the selection to which is vested in such city council, and
s. 66.11 (2) shall be deemed inapplicable thereto.
111.70(6)
(6) Declaration of policy. The public policy of the state as to labor disputes arising in municipal employment is to encourage voluntary settlement through the procedures of collective bargaining. Accordingly, it is in the public interest that municipal employes so desiring be given an opportunity to bargain collectively with the municipal employer through a labor organization or other representative of the employes' own choice. If such procedures fail, the parties should have available to them a fair, speedy, effective and, above all, peaceful procedure for settlement as provided in this subchapter.
111.70(7)(a)(a) Whoever violates
sub. (4) (L) after an injunction against such a strike has been issued shall be fined $10. After the injunction has been issued, any employe who is absent from work because of purported illness shall be presumed to be on strike unless the illness is verified by a written report from a physician to the employer. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. The court shall order that any fine imposed under this subsection be paid by means of a salary deduction at a rate to be determined by the court.
111.70(7)(b)
(b) This subsection applies only to municipal employes who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.
111.70(7m)
(7m) Injunctive relief; penalties; civil liability.
