ERC 32.05 Petition to initiate arbitration. ERC 32.06 Stipulation to initiate arbitration. ERC 32.07 Withdrawal of petition or stipulation; effect on filing fee. ERC 32.08 Pre-investigation procedure. ERC 32.09 Informal investigation or formal hearing. ERC 32.11 Procedure for raising objection that a proposal is a non-mandatory subject of bargaining. ERC 32.12 Petition or stipulation to initiate a declaratory ruling proceeding to determine whether a proposal is a mandatory subject of bargaining. ERC 32.13 Certification of results of investigation or hearing, or certification based on stipulation. ERC 32.14 Order appointing arbitrator. ERC 32.15 Proceedings before the arbitrator. ERC 32.16 Enforcement of the award. ERC 32.17 Modification of award. ERC 32.18 Procedure following court injunction of a strike posing an imminent threat to public health or safety. Ch. ERC 32 NoteNote: Chapter ERB 32 was created as an emergency rule effective May 14, 1986. Chapter ERB 32 was renumbered chapter ERC 32 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, December, 1994, No. 468. Chapter ERC 32 as it existed on June 30, 2006, was repealed and a new chapter ERC 32 was created, Register June 2006 No. 606, effective July 1, 2006. ERC 32.01ERC 32.01 Scope. This chapter governs the procedure relating to collective bargaining and interest arbitration under s. 111.70 (4) (cm), Stats., affecting bargaining units of municipal employees other than law enforcement and fire fighting personnel. ERC 32.02ERC 32.02 Policy. The policy of the state is to encourage voluntary settlement of labor disputes in municipal employment through the procedures of collective bargaining. If the procedures fail, the parties should have available to them a fair, speedy, effective and above all, peaceful procedure for settlement including, where a deadlock exists after negotiations and after mediation by the commission, a procedure for the resolution of the dispute by interest arbitration. Parties subject to s. 111.70 (4) (cm), Stats., shall, upon request, provide the commission with information the commission considers necessary to meet its statutory responsibilities to report on the operation of the interest arbitration law under s. 111.70 (4) (cm), Stats., and on its effect on collective bargaining in the state. ERC 32.02 HistoryHistory: CR 02-037: cr. Register June 2006 No. 606, eff. 7-1-06. ERC 32.03ERC 32.03 Notice of commencement of negotiations. ERC 32.03(1)(1) Who shall file. Whenever a municipal employer or the exclusive collective bargaining representative of a bargaining unit of municipal employees requests to reopen negotiations under a binding collective bargaining agreement, or the parties otherwise commence negotiations if no agreement exists, the party requesting negotiations shall immediately notify the commission in writing of the request and a copy shall be served on the other party as set forth in s. ERC 10.07. If the requesting party fails to file the notice, the other party may do so. ERC 32.03(2)(2) Form; number of copies; filing; service. The notice shall be in writing on a form provided by the commission, or a facsimile of the commission’s form. The notice is not filed until it has been received by the commission at its Madison office during normal business hours specified in s. ERC 10.06 (1). The notice shall be transmitted to the commission as set forth in s. ERC 10.06 (1). If the notice is filed in paper form, a total of 1 copy of the notice shall be included. The party filing the notice shall, at the same time, serve a copy on the other party as set forth in s. ERC 10.07. ERC 32.03(3)(3) Contents. The notice shall contain all of the following information: ERC 32.03(3)(a)(a) The date on which the party filing the notice notified the other party of its intent to either reopen negotiations under an existing collective bargaining agreement or to commence negotiations where no agreement exists. ERC 32.03(3)(b)(b) The name and address of the municipal employer, as well as the name, title, address and phone number of its principal representative. Fax numbers and e-mail addresses shall be included, if available. ERC 32.03(3)(c)(c) The name and address of the exclusive collective bargaining representative involved, as well as the name, title, address and phone number of its principal representative. Fax numbers and e-mail addresses shall be included, if available. ERC 32.03(3)(d)(d) A general description of the collective bargaining unit involved and the approximate number of employees included in the unit.