111.90 111.90 Management rights. Nothing in this subchapter shall interfere with the right of the employer, in accordance with this subchapter to:
111.90(1) (1) Carry out the statutory mandate and goals assigned to a state agency by the most appropriate and efficient methods and means and utilize personnel in the most appropriate and efficient manner possible.
111.90(2) (2) Subject to s. 111.91 (1) (am), manage the employes of a state agency; hire, promote, transfer, assign or retain employes in positions within the agency; and in that regard establish reasonable work rules.
111.90(3) (3) Suspend, demote, discharge or take other appropriate disciplinary action against the employe for just cause; or to lay off employes in the event of lack of work or funds or under conditions where continuation of such work would be inefficient and nonproductive.
111.90 History History: 1971 c. 270; 1995 a. 27.
111.91 111.91 Subjects of bargaining.
111.91(1) (1)
111.91(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (e), matters subject to collective bargaining to the point of impasse are wage rates, consistent with sub. (2), the assignment and reassignment of classifications to pay ranges, determination of an incumbent's pay status resulting from position reallocation or reclassification, and pay adjustments upon temporary assignment of classified employes to duties of a higher classification or downward reallocations of a classified employe's position; fringe benefits consistent with sub. (2); hours and conditions of employment.
111.91(1)(am) (am) In collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1m), the right of the employer to transfer employes from one position to another position and the right of employes to be transferred from one position to another position is a subject of bargaining.
111.91(1)(b) (b) The employer shall not be required to bargain on management rights under s. 111.90, except that procedures for the adjustment or settlement of grievances or disputes arising out of any type of disciplinary action referred to in s. 111.90 (3) shall be a subject of bargaining.
111.91(1)(c) (c) The employer is prohibited from bargaining on matters contained in sub. (2).
111.91(1)(cm) (cm) Except as provided in sub. (2) (g) and (h) and ss. 40.02 (22) (e) and 40.23 (1) (f) 4., all laws governing the Wisconsin retirement system under ch. 40 and all actions of the employer that are authorized under any such law which apply to nonrepresented individuals employed by the state shall apply to similarly situated employes, unless otherwise specifically provided in a collective bargaining agreement that applies to those employes.
111.91(1)(d) (d) Demands relating to retirement and group insurance shall be submitted to the employer at least one year prior to commencement of negotiations.
111.91(1)(e) (e) The employer shall not be required to bargain on matters related to employe occupancy of houses or other lodging provided by the state.
111.91(2) (2) The employer is prohibited from bargaining on:
111.91(2)(a) (a) The mission and goals of state agencies as set forth in the statutes.
111.91(2)(b) (b) Policies, practices and procedures of the civil service merit system relating to:
111.91(2)(b)1. 1. Original appointments and promotions specifically including recruitment, examinations, certification, policies with respect to probationary periods and appointments, but not including transfers between positions allocated to classifications that are assigned to the same pay range or an identical pay range in a different pay schedule, within the same collective bargaining unit or another collective bargaining unit represented by the same labor organization.
111.91(2)(b)2. 2. The job evaluation system specifically including position classification and reclassification, position qualification standards, establishment and abolition of classifications, and allocation and reallocation of positions to classifications; and the determination of an incumbent's status, other than pay status, resulting from position reallocations.
111.91(2)(c) (c) Disciplinary actions and position abandonments governed by s. 230.34 (1) (a), (am) and (ar), except as provided in those paragraphs.
111.91(2)(d) (d) Amendments to this subchapter.
111.91(2)(e) (e) Matters related to grants made by the department of transportation under s. 85.107 (3) (b).
111.91(2)(f) (f) Family leave and medical leave rights below the minimum afforded under s. 103.10. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the employer from bargaining on rights to family leave or medical leave which are more generous to the employe than the rights provided under s. 103.10.
111.91(2)(g) (g) An increase in benefit adjustment contribution rates under s. 40.05 (2n) (a) 3.
111.91(2)(h) (h) The rights of employes to have retirement benefits computed under s. 40.30.
111.91(2)(i) (i) Honesty testing requirements that provide fewer rights and remedies to employes than are provided under s. 111.37.
111.91(2)(j) (j) Creditable service to which s. 40.25 (7) (f) applies.
111.91(2)(k) (k) Compliance with the health benefit plan requirements under ss. 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747 and 632.748.
111.91(2)(km) (km) The definition of earnings under s. 40.02 (22).
111.91(2)(L) (L) The maximum benefit limitations under s. 40.31.
111.91(2)(m) (m) The limitations on contributions under s. 40.32.
111.91(2)(n) (n) The provision to employes of the health insurance coverage required under s. 632.895 (11) to (13).
111.91(2)(o) (o) The requirements related to coverage of and prior authorization for treatment of an emergency medical condition under s. 632.85.
111.91(2)(p) (p) The requirements related to coverage of drugs and devices under s. 632.853.
111.91(2)(q) (q) The requirements related to experimental treatment under s. 632.855.
111.91(4) (4) The secretary of the department, in connection with the development of tentative collective bargaining agreements to be submitted under s. 111.92 (1) (a), shall endeavor to obtain tentative agreements with each recognized or certified labor organization representing employes or supervisors of employes specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) and with each certified labor organization representing employes specified in s. 111.81 (7) (b) or (c) which do not contain any provision for the payment to any employe of a cumulative or noncumulative amount of compensation in recognition of or based on the period of time an employe has been employed by the state.
111.91 Annotation Effective date of state employes' collective bargaining agreement was mandatory subject of collective bargaining agreement. Department of Administration v. WERC, 90 W (2d) 426, 280 NW (2d) 150 (1979).
111.91 Annotation Unfair labor practices and collective bargaining regarding pensions as to state employes discussed. 64 Atty. Gen. 18.
111.915 111.915 Labor proposals. The secretary of the department shall notify and consult with the joint committee on employment relations, in such form and detail as the committee requests, regarding substantial changes in wages, employe benefits, personnel management, and program policy contract provisions to be included in any contract proposal to be offered to any labor organization by the state or to be agreed to by the state before such proposal is actually offered or accepted.
111.915 History History: 1977 c. 196.
111.92 111.92 Agreements.
111.92(1)(1)
111.92(1)(a)(a) Any tentative agreement reached between the department, acting for the state, and any labor organization representing a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (1) or (2) shall, after official ratification by the labor organization, be submitted by the department to the joint committee on employment relations, which shall hold a public hearing before determining its approval or disapproval. If the committee approves the tentative agreement, it shall introduce in a bill or companion bills, to be put on the calendar or referred to the appropriate scheduling committee of each house, that portion of the tentative agreement which requires legislative action for implementation, such as salary and wage adjustments, changes in fringe benefits, and any proposed amendments, deletions or additions to existing law. Such bill or companion bills are not subject to ss. 13.093 (1), 13.50 (6) (a) and (b) and 16.47 (2). The committee may, however, submit suitable portions of the tentative agreement to appropriate legislative committees for advisory recommendations on the proposed terms. The committee shall accompany the introduction of such proposed legislation with a message that informs the legislature of the committee's concurrence with the matters under consideration and which recommends the passage of such legislation without change. If the joint committee on employment relations does not approve the tentative agreement, it shall be returned to the parties for renegotiation. If the legislature does not adopt without change that portion of the tentative agreement introduced by the joint committee on employment relations, the tentative agreement shall be returned to the parties for renegotiation.
111.92(1)(b) (b) Any tentative agreement reached between the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board, acting for the state, and any labor organization representing a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (1m) shall, after official ratification by the labor organization, be executed by the parties.
111.92(2) (2) No portion of any tentative agreement shall become effective separately.
111.92(3) (3) Agreements shall coincide with the fiscal year or biennium.
111.92(4) (4) It is the declared intention under this subchapter that the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and their approval by the parties should coincide with the overall fiscal planning and processes of the state.
111.92(5) (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of the statutes, all compensation adjustments for employes shall be effective on the beginning date of the pay period nearest the statutory or administrative date.
111.92 Annotation Matters within the scope of bargaining under 111.91, agreed to by the department of administration and a state employe union, are not effective until submitted as tentative agreements to and approved by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations. 67 Atty. Gen 38.
111.93 111.93 Effect of labor organization; status of existing benefits and rights.
111.93(1) (1) If no collective bargaining agreement exists between the employer and a labor organization representing classified employes in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified, employes in the unit shall retain the right of appeal under s. 230.44.
111.93(2) (2) All civil service and other applicable statutes concerning wages, fringe benefits, hours and conditions of employment apply to employes specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) who are not included in collective bargaining units for which a representative is recognized or certified and to employes specified in s. 111.81 (7) (b) or (c) who are not included in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is certified.
111.93(3) (3) Except as provided in ss. 40.05, 40.80 (3), 111.91 (1) (cm) and 230.88 (2) (b), if a collective bargaining agreement exists between the employer and a labor organization representing employes in a collective bargaining unit, the provisions of that agreement shall supersede the provisions of civil service and other applicable statutes, as well as rules and policies of the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system, related to wages, fringe benefits, hours and conditions of employment whether or not the matters contained in those statutes, rules and policies are set forth in the collective bargaining agreement.
111.94 111.94 Rules, transcripts, training programs, fees.
111.94(1)(1) The commission may adopt reasonable and proper rules relative to the exercise of its powers and authority and proper rules to govern its proceedings and to regulate the conduct of all elections and hearings. The commission shall, upon request, provide a transcript of a proceeding to any party to the proceeding for a fee, established by rule, by the commission at a uniform rate per page. All transcript fees shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i), except that fees collected in excess of the uniform rate per page for any transcript produced by a reporter who is not employed by the commission shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (g).
111.94(2) (2) The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a complaint alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed under s. 111.84. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission act as an arbitrator to resolve a dispute involving the interpretation or application of a collective bargaining agreement under s. 111.86. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission initiate fact-finding under s. 111.88. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission act as a mediator under s. 111.87. For the performance of commission actions under s. 111.86, 111.87 and 111.88, the commission shall require that the parties to the dispute equally share in the payment of the fee and, for the performance of commission actions involving a complaint alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed under s. 111.84, the commission shall require that the party filing the complaint pay the entire fee. If any party has paid a filing fee requesting the commission to act as a mediator for a labor dispute and the parties do not enter into a voluntary settlement of the labor dispute, the commission may not subsequently assess or collect a filing fee to initiate fact-finding to resolve the same labor dispute. If any request concerns issues arising as a result of more than one unrelated event or occurrence, each such separate event or occurrence shall be treated as a separate request. The commission shall promulgate rules establishing a schedule of filing fees to be paid under this subsection. Fees required to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time of filing the complaint or the request for fact-finding, mediation or arbitration. A complaint or request for fact-finding, mediation or arbitration is not filed until the date such fee or fees are paid. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i).
111.94(3) (3) The commission may provide training programs to individuals and organizations on collective bargaining, including on areas of management and labor cooperation directly or indirectly affecting collective bargaining, and may charge a reasonable fee for participation in the programs.
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