This is the preview version of the Wisconsin State Legislature site.
Please see http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov for the production version.
AB687,40,74 (g) Use any moneys received for any purpose to discourage; to train any
5supervisor, management employee, or other employee to discourage; or to contract
6with any person for the purposes of discouraging employees in the exercise of their
7rights guaranteed under s. 111.97.
AB687,40,14 8(1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1), it is not an unfair labor practice for the board
9to implement changes in salaries or conditions of employment for members of the
10faculty or academic staff at one institution, and not for other members of the faculty
11or academic staff at another institution, but this may be done only if the differential
12treatment is based on comparisons with the compensation and working conditions
13of employees performing similar services for comparable higher education
14institutions or based upon other competitive factors.
AB687,40,16 15(2) It is unfair practice for an employee individually or in concert with others
16to do any of the following:
AB687,40,1817 (a) Coerce or intimidate an employee in the enjoyment of the employee's legal
18rights, including those guaranteed under s. 111.97.
AB687,40,2319 (b) Coerce, intimidate, or induce any officer or agent of the employer to interfere
20with any of the employer's employees in the enjoyment of their legal rights including
21those guaranteed under s. 111.97 or engage in any practice with regard to its
22employees which would constitute an unfair labor practice if undertaken by the
23officer or agent on the officer's or agent's own initiative.
AB687,41,324 (c) Refuse to bargain collectively on matters specified in s. 111.998 with the
25authorized officer or agent of the employer that is the recognized or certified

1exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees in an appropriate
2collective bargaining unit. Such refusal to bargain shall include a refusal to execute
3a collective bargaining agreement previously orally agreed upon.
AB687,41,74 (d) Violate the provisions of any written agreement with respect to terms and
5conditions of employment affecting employees, including an agreement to arbitrate
6or to accept the terms of an arbitration award, when previously the parties have
7agreed to accept such awards as final and binding upon them.
AB687,41,98 (e) Engage in, induce, or encourage any employees to engage in a strike or a
9concerted refusal to work or perform their usual duties as employees.
AB687,41,1310 (f) Coerce or intimidate a supervisory employee, officer, or agent of the
11employer, working at the same trade or profession as the employer's employees, to
12induce the person to become a member of or act in concert with the labor organization
13of which the employee is a member.
AB687,41,17 14(3) It is an unfair labor practice for any person to do or cause to be done on
15behalf of or in the interest of employers or employees, or in connection with or to
16influence the outcome of any controversy as to employment relations, any act
17prohibited by subs. (1) and (2).
AB687,41,19 18(3m) This section does not interfere with a faculty member's right of academic
19freedom.
AB687,42,3 20(4) Any controversy concerning unfair labor practices may be submitted to the
21commission as provided in s. 111.07, except that the commission shall schedule a
22hearing on complaints involving alleged violations of sub. (2) (e) within 3 days after
23filing of a complaint, and notice shall be given to each party interested by service on
24the party personally, or by telegram, advising the party of the nature of the complaint
25and of the date, time, and place of hearing. The commission may appoint a substitute

1tribunal to hear unfair labor practice charges by either appointing a 3-member panel
2or submitting a 7-member panel to the parties and allowing each to strike 2 names.
3Any panel shall report its finding to the commission for appropriate action.
AB687,42,8 4111.992 Maintenance of membership agreements. (1) (a) No
5maintenance of membership agreement may be effective unless authorized. For a
6maintenance of membership agreement to be authorized, the employer and the labor
7organization representing the employees must voluntarily agree to establish the
8maintenance of membership agreement.
AB687,42,229 (b) If a maintenance of membership agreement is authorized under par. (a), the
10employer shall enter into the maintenance of membership agreement with the labor
11union that voluntarily agreed to establish the agreement. Each maintenance of
12membership agreement shall require the employer to deduct the amount of dues as
13certified by the labor organization from the earnings of the employees or supervisors
14affected by the agreement and to pay the amount deducted to the labor organization.
15Unless the parties agree to an earlier date, a maintenance of membership agreement
16takes effect 60 days after the commission certifies that the parties have voluntarily
17agreed to establish the maintenance of membership agreement. The employer shall
18be held harmless against any claims, demands, suits, and other forms of liability
19made by employees or supervisors or local labor organizations which may arise for
20actions the employer takes in compliance with this section. All such lawful claims,
21demands, suits, and other forms of liability are the responsibility of the labor
22organization entering into the agreement.
AB687,43,223 (c) Under each maintenance of membership agreement, an employee or
24supervisor who has religious convictions against dues payments to a labor
25organization may request the labor organization to pay his or her dues to a charity

1mutually agreed upon by the employee or supervisor and the labor organization. Any
2dispute under this paragraph may be submitted to the commission for adjudication.
AB687,43,8 3(2) (a) Once authorized, a maintenance of membership agreement is in effect,
4subject to the right of the employer or the labor organization concerned to notify the
5commission that it no longer voluntarily agrees to continue the agreement. After the
6commission is notified, the maintenance of membership agreement terminates at the
7termination of the collective bargaining agreement or one year from the notification,
8whichever is earlier.
AB687,43,179 (b) The commission shall suspend any maintenance of membership agreement
10upon such conditions and for such time as the commission decides whenever it finds
11that the labor organization involved has refused on the basis of race, color, sexual
12orientation, or creed to receive as a member any employee or supervisor in the
13collective bargaining unit involved, and the agreement shall be made subject to the
14findings and orders of the commission. Any of the parties to the agreement, or any
15employee or supervisor covered under the agreement, may come before the
16commission, as provided in s. 111.07, and petition the commission to make such a
17finding.
AB687,43,20 18(3) A stipulation for a referendum executed by an employer and a labor
19organization may not be filed until after the representation election has been held
20and the results certified.
AB687,43,23 21(4) The commission may, under rules adopted for that purpose, appoint as its
22agent an official of a state agency whose employees are entitled to vote in a
23referendum to conduct a referendum under this section.
AB687,44,3 24111.993 Grievance arbitration. (1) Parties to the dispute pertaining to the
25interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement may agree in writing to have the

1commission or any other appointing state agency serve as arbitrator or may
2designate any other competent, impartial, and disinterested persons to so serve.
3Such arbitration proceedings shall be governed by ch. 788.
AB687,44,9 4(2) The board shall charge an institution for the employer's share of the cost
5related to grievance arbitration under sub. (1) for any arbitration that involves one
6or more employees of the institution. Each institution charged shall pay the amount
7that the board charges from the appropriation account or accounts used to pay the
8salary of the grievant. Funds received under this subsection shall be credited to the
9appropriation account under s. 20.545 (1) (km).
AB687,44,15 10111.994 Mediation. The commission may appoint any competent, impartial,
11disinterested person to act as mediator in any labor dispute either upon its own
12initiative or upon the joint request of both parties to the dispute. It is the function
13of a mediator to bring the parties together voluntarily under such favorable
14conditions as will tend to effectuate settlement of the dispute, but neither the
15mediator nor the commission has any power of compulsion in mediation proceedings.
AB687,44,24 16111.995 Fact-finding. (1) If a dispute has not been settled after a reasonable
17period of negotiation and after the settlement procedures, if any, established by the
18parties have been exhausted, the representative that has been certified by the
19commission after an election, as the exclusive representative of employees in an
20appropriate bargaining unit, and the employer, its officers, and agents, after a
21reasonable period of negotiation, are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between
22them arising in the collective bargaining process, either party, or the parties jointly,
23may petition the commission, in writing, to initiate fact-finding under this section,
24and to make recommendations to resolve the deadlock.
AB687,45,6
1(2) Upon receipt of a petition to initiate fact-finding, the commission shall
2make an investigation with or without a formal hearing, to determine whether a
3deadlock in fact exists. The commission shall certify the results of the investigation.
4If the commission decides that fact-finding should be initiated, it shall appoint a
5qualified, disinterested person or, when jointly requested by the parties, a 3-member
6panel to function as a fact finder.
AB687,45,20 7(3) The fact finder may establish dates and place of hearings and shall conduct
8the hearings under rules established by the commission. Upon request, the
9commission shall issue subpoenas for hearings conducted by the fact finder. The fact
10finder may administer oaths. Upon completion of the hearing, the fact finder shall
11make written findings of fact and recommendations for solution of the dispute and
12shall cause the same to be served on the parties and the commission. In making
13findings and recommendations, the fact finder shall take into consideration among
14other pertinent factors the principles vital to the public interest in efficient and
15economical governmental administration. Upon the request of either party, the fact
16finder may orally present the recommendations in advance of service of the written
17findings and recommendations. Cost of fact-finding proceedings shall be divided
18equally between the parties. At the time the fact finder submits a statement of his
19or her costs to the parties, the fact finder shall submit a copy to the commission at
20its Madison office.
AB687,45,22 21(4) A fact finder may mediate a dispute at any time prior to the issuance of the
22fact finder's recommendations.
AB687,46,3 23(5) Within 30 days of the receipt of the fact finder's recommendations or within
24a time mutually agreed upon by the parties, each party shall advise the other, in
25writing, as to the party's acceptance or rejection, in whole or in part, of the fact

1finder's recommendations and, at the same time, send a copy of the notification to
2the commission at its Madison office. Failure to comply with this subsection, by the
3employer or employee representative, is a violation of s. 111.991 (1) (d) or (2) (c).
AB687,46,9 4111.996 Strike prohibited. (1) Upon establishing that a strike is in progress,
5the employer may either seek an injunction or file an unfair labor practice charge
6with the commission under s. 111.991 (2) (e) or both. It is the responsibility of the
7board to decide whether to seek an injunction or file an unfair labor practice charge.
8The existence of an administrative remedy does not constitute grounds for denial of
9injunctive relief.
AB687,46,12 10(2) The occurrence of a strike and the participation in the strike by an employee
11do not affect the rights of the employer, in law or in equity, to deal with the strike,
12including all of the following:
AB687,46,1413 (a) The right to impose discipline, including discharge, or suspension without
14pay, of any employee participating in the strike.
AB687,46,1615 (b) The right to cancel the reinstatement eligibility of any employee engaging
16in the strike.
AB687,46,1917 (c) The right of the employer to request the imposition of fines, either against
18the labor organization or the employee engaging in the strike, or to sue for damages
19because of such strike activity.
AB687,46,22 20111.997 Management rights. Nothing in this subchapter interferes with the
21right of the board or the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in accordance with this
22subchapter, to do any of the following:
AB687,46,25 23(1) Carry out the statutory mandate and goals assigned to the board or to the
24University of Wisconsin–Madison by the most appropriate and efficient methods and
25means and utilize personnel in the most appropriate and efficient manner possible.
AB687,47,4
1(2) Suspend, demote, discharge, or take other appropriate disciplinary action
2against the employee; or to lay off employees in the event of lack of work or funds or
3under conditions where continuation of such work would be inefficient and
4nonproductive.
AB687,47,7 5111.998 Subjects of bargaining. (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to
6(e), matters subject to collective bargaining to the point of impasse are salaries and
7hours and conditions of employment.
AB687,47,138 (b) With respect to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (b) to
9(hm) or (jk) to (qm), the board and, with respect to a collective bargaining unit
10specified in s. 111.98 (1) (a) or (j), the University of Wisconsin-Madison is not
11required to bargain on management rights under s. 111.997, except that procedures
12for the adjustment or settlement of grievances or disputes arising out of any type of
13disciplinary action in s. 111.997 (2) is a subject of bargaining.
AB687,47,1514 (c) The board and the University of Wisconsin–Madison are prohibited from
15bargaining on matters contained in sub. (2).
AB687,47,2116 (d) Except as provided in sub. (2) and ss. 40.02 (22) (e) and 40.23 (1) (f) 4., all
17laws governing the Wisconsin Retirement System under ch. 40 and all actions of the
18board and of the University of Wisconsin–Madison that are authorized under any
19such law that apply to nonrepresented individuals employed by the state shall apply
20to similarly situated employees, unless otherwise specifically provided in a collective
21bargaining agreement that applies to those employees.
AB687,47,2422 (e) Neither the board nor the University of Wisconsin-Madison is required to
23bargain on matters related to employee occupancy of houses or other lodging
24provided by the state.
AB687,48,2
1(2) The board and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are prohibited from
2bargaining on all of the following:
AB687,48,63 (a) The mission and goals of the University of Wisconsin System as set forth
4in the statutes; the rights granted faculty under s. 36.09 (4) and academic staff under
5s. 36.09 (4m), or the rights of appointment provided academic staff under s. 36.15;
6or academic freedom.
AB687,48,77 (b) Amendments to this subchapter.
AB687,48,98 (c) Family leave and medical leave rights below the minimum afforded under
9s. 103.10.
AB687,48,1110 (d) The rights of employees to have retirement benefits computed under s.
1140.30.
AB687,48,1312 (e) Honesty testing requirements that provide fewer rights and remedies to
13employees than are provided under s. 111.37.
AB687,48,1714 (f) The requirement under s. 40.05 (1) (b) that the employer may not pay, on
15behalf of that employee, any employee required contributions or the employee share
16of required contributions and the impact of this requirement on the wages, hours,
17and conditions of employment of that employee.
AB687,48,2118 (g) All costs and payments associated with health care coverage plans, except
19for the design and selection of health care coverage plans by the employer, and the
20impact of such costs and payments and the design and selection of the health care
21coverage plans on the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the employees.
AB687,48,2222 (h) Creditable service to which s. 40.285 (2) (b) 4. applies.
AB687,48,2423 (i) Compliance with the health benefit plan requirements under ss. 632.746 (1)
24to (8) and (10), 632.747, and 632.748.
AB687,48,2525 (j) Compliance with the insurance requirements under s. 631.95.
AB687,49,1
1(k) The definition of earnings under s. 40.02 (22).
AB687,49,22 (L) The maximum benefit limitations under s. 40.31.
AB687,49,33 (m) The limitations on contributions under s. 40.32.
AB687,49,54 (n) The provision to employees of the health insurance coverage required under
5s. 632.895 (11) to (14).
AB687,49,86 (nm) The requirements related to providing coverage for a dependent under s.
7632.885 and to continuing coverage for a dependent student on a medical leave of
8absence under s. 632.895 (15).
AB687,49,109 (o) The requirements related to coverage of and prior authorization for
10treatment of an emergency medical condition under s. 632.85.
AB687,49,1111 (p) The requirements related to coverage of drugs and devices under s. 632.853.
AB687,49,1212 (q) The requirements related to experimental treatment under s. 632.855.
AB687,49,1413 (r) The requirements under s. 609.10 related to offering a point-of-service
14option plan.
AB687,49,1715 (s) The requirements related to internal grievance procedures under s. 632.83
16and independent review of certain health benefit plan determinations under s.
17632.835.
AB687,49,21 18(3) Upon request, the chancellor at each institution, or his or her designee,
19shall meet and confer with the collective bargaining representative, if any, with
20regard to any issue that is a permissive subject of bargaining, except when the issue
21is under active consideration by a governance organization under s. 36.09 (4) or (4m).
AB687,50,3 22111.999 Labor proposals. (1) With respect to a collective bargaining unit
23specified in s. 111.98 (1) (b) to (hm) or (jk) to (qm), the board shall notify and consult
24with the joint committee on employment relations, in such form and detail as the
25committee requests, regarding substantial changes in wages, employee benefits,

1personnel management, and program policy contract provisions to be included in any
2contract proposal to be offered to any labor organization by the state or to be agreed
3to by the state before such proposal is actually offered or accepted.
AB687,50,10 4(2) With respect to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (a) or
5(j), the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall notify and consult with the joint
6committee on employment relations, in such form and detail as the committee
7requests, regarding substantial changes in wages, employee benefits, personnel
8management, and program policy contract provisions to be included in any contract
9proposal to be offered to any labor organization or to be agreed to before such proposal
10is actually offered or accepted.
AB687,50,16 11111.9991 Agreements. (1) (a) Any tentative agreement reached between the
12board, acting for the state, and any labor organization representing a collective
13bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (b) to (hm) or (jk) to (qm) shall, after official
14ratification by the labor organization, be submitted by the board to the joint
15committee on employment relations, which shall hold a public hearing before
16determining its approval or disapproval.
AB687,50,2217 (b) Any tentative agreement reached between the University of
18Wisconsin-Madison, acting for the state, and any labor organization representing a
19collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (a) or (j) shall, after official
20ratification by the labor organization, be submitted by the University of
21Wisconsin-Madison to the joint committee on employment relations, which shall
22hold a public hearing before determining its approval or disapproval.
AB687,51,1423 (c) If the committee approves a tentative agreement, under par. (a) or (b) it shall
24introduce in a bill or companion bills, to be put on the calendar or referred to the
25appropriate scheduling committee of each house, that portion of the tentative

1agreement which requires legislative action for implementation, such as salary and
2wage adjustments, changes in fringe benefits, and any proposed amendments,
3deletions, or additions to existing law. Such bill or companion bills are not subject
4to ss. 13.093 (1), 13.50 (6) (a) and (b), and 16.47 (2). The committee may, however,
5submit suitable portions of the tentative agreement to appropriate legislative
6committees for advisory recommendations on the proposed terms. The committee
7shall accompany the introduction of such proposed legislation with a message that
8informs the legislature of the committee's concurrence with the matters under
9consideration and that recommends the passage of such legislation without change.
10If the joint committee on employment relations does not approve the tentative
11agreement, it shall be returned to the parties for renegotiation. If the legislature
12does not adopt without change that portion of the tentative agreement introduced by
13the joint committee on employment relations, the tentative agreement shall be
14returned to the parties for renegotiation.
AB687,51,15 15(2) No portion of any tentative agreement shall become effective separately.
AB687,51,16 16(3) Agreements shall coincide with the fiscal year or biennium.
AB687,51,18 17(4) The negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and their approval by
18the parties should coincide with the overall fiscal planning and processes of the state.
AB687,51,20 19(5) All compensation adjustments for employees shall be effective on the
20beginning date of the pay period nearest the statutory or administrative date.
AB687,51,25 21111.9992 Status of existing benefits and rights. Unless a prohibited
22subject of bargaining under s. 111.998 (2), and except as provided in ss. 7.33 (4),
2340.05, 40.80 (3), 111.998 (1) (d), and 230.35 (2d) and (3) (e) 6., all statutes and rules
24governing the salaries, fringe benefits, hours, and conditions of employment apply
25to each employee, unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.
AB687,52,7
1111.9993 Rules, transcripts, fees. (1) The commission may adopt
2reasonable and proper rules relative to the exercise of its powers and authority and
3proper rules to govern its proceedings and to regulate the conduct of all elections and
4hearings under this subchapter. The commission shall, upon request, provide a
5transcript of a proceeding to any party to the proceeding for a fee, established by rule,
6by the commission at a uniform rate per page. All transcript fees shall be credited
7to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i).
AB687,53,7 8(2) The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a complaint
9alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed under s. 111.991. The
10commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the
11commission act as an arbitrator to resolve a dispute involving the interpretation or
12application of a collective bargaining agreement under s. 111.993. The commission
13shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission initiate
14fact-finding under s. 111.995. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee
15for filing a request that the commission act as a mediator under s. 111.994. For the
16performance of commission actions under ss. 111.993, 111.994, and 111.995, the
17commission shall require that the parties to the dispute equally share in the payment
18of the fee and, for the performance of commission actions involving a complaint
19alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed under s. 111.991, the
20commission shall require that the party filing the complaint pay the entire fee. If any
21party has paid a filing fee requesting the commission to act as a mediator for a labor
22dispute and the parties do not enter into a voluntary settlement of the labor dispute,
23the commission may not subsequently assess or collect a filing fee to initiate
24fact-finding to resolve the same labor dispute. If any request concerns issues arising
25as a result of more than one unrelated event or occurrence, each such separate event

1or occurrence shall be treated as a separate request. The commission shall
2promulgate rules establishing a schedule of filing fees to be paid under this
3subsection. Fees required to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time
4of filing the complaint or the request for fact-finding, mediation, or arbitration. A
5complaint or request for fact-finding, mediation, or arbitration is not filed until the
6date such fee or fees are paid. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited
7to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i).
AB687,58 8Section 58. 230.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,53,109 230.01 (3) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to either infringe upon
10or supersede the rights guaranteed state employees under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
AB687,59 11Section 59. 230.046 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,53,1312 230.046 (10) (a) Conduct off-the-job employee development and training
13programs relating to functions under this chapter or subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
AB687,60 14Section 60. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,54,1115 230.12 (3) (e) 1. The administrator, after receiving recommendations from the
16board of regents and the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shall
17submit to the joint committee on employment relations a proposal for adjusting
18compensation and employee benefits for University of Wisconsin System employees
19who are not included in a collective bargaining unit under subch. V or VI of ch. 111
20for which a representative is certified
. The proposal shall be based upon the
21competitive ability of the board of regents to recruit and retain qualified faculty and
22academic staff, data collected as to rates of pay for comparable work in other public
23services, universities and commercial and industrial establishments,
24recommendations of the board of regents and any special studies carried on as to the
25need for any changes in compensation and employee benefits to cover each year of

1the biennium. The proposal shall also take proper account of prevailing pay rates,
2costs and standards of living and the state's employment policies. The proposal for
3such pay adjustments may contain recommendations for across-the-board pay
4adjustments, merit or other adjustments and employee benefit improvements.
5Paragraph (b) and sub. (1) (bf) shall apply to the process for approval of all pay
6adjustments for University of Wisconsin System employees. The proposal as
7approved by the joint committee on employment relations and the governor shall be
8based upon a percentage of the budgeted salary base for University of Wisconsin
9System employees. The amount included in the proposal for merit and adjustments
10other than across-the-board pay adjustments is available for discretionary use by
11the board of regents.
AB687,61 12Section 61. 230.35 (2d) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,54,1613 230.35 (2d) (e) For employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit
14for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. V or VI of ch. 111,
15this subsection shall apply unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining
16agreement.
AB687,62 17Section 62. 230.35 (3) (e) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,54,2118 230.35 (3) (e) 6. For employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit
19for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. V or VI of ch. 111,
20this paragraph shall apply unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining
21agreement.
AB687,63 22Section 63. 230.88 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,55,623 230.88 (2) (b) No collective bargaining agreement supersedes the rights of an
24employee under this subchapter. However, nothing in this subchapter affects any
25right of an employee to pursue a grievance procedure under a collective bargaining

1agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, and if the division of equal rights
2determines that a grievance arising under such a collective bargaining agreement
3involves the same parties and matters as a complaint under s. 230.85, it shall order
4the arbitrator's final award on the merits conclusive as to the rights of the parties
5to the complaint, on those matters determined in the arbitration which were at issue
6and upon which the determination necessarily depended.
AB687,64 7Section 64 . Initial applicability.
AB687,55,118 (1) This act first applies to an employee who is covered by a collective
9bargaining agreement under subchapter I, IV, or V of ch. 111 that contains provisions
10inconsistent with this act on the day on which the agreement expires or is
11terminated, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.
AB687,55,1212 (End)
Loading...
Loading...