SB111,1856 12Section 1856. 111.81 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1084,1913 111.81 (9) “Fair-share agreement" means an agreement between the employer
14and a labor organization representing public safety employees or a frontline worker
15under which all of the public safety employees in the collective bargaining unit or all
16of the employees
in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker are
17required to pay their proportionate share of the cost of the collective bargaining
18process and contract administration measured by the amount of dues uniformly
19required of all members.
SB111,1857 20Section 1857. 111.81 (9b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1084,2221 111.81 (9b) “Frontline worker” means an employee who is determined to be a
22frontline worker under s. 111.817.
SB111,1858 23Section 1858. 111.81 (9g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1084,2524 111.81 (9g) “General employee" means an employee who is not a public safety
25employee or a frontline worker.
SB111,1859
1Section 1859. 111.81 (12) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1085,52 111.81 (12) (intro.) “Labor organization" means any employee organization
3whose purpose is to represent employees in collective bargaining with the employer,
4or its agents, on matters that are subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.91 (1),
5(1w),
or (3), whichever is applicable; but the term shall not include any organization:
SB111,1860 6Section 1860. 111.81 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1085,107 111.81 (12) (b) Which discriminates with regard to the terms or conditions of
8membership because of race, color, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation , gender
9expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),

10or national origin.
SB111,1861 11Section 1861. 111.81 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1085,2012 111.81 (12m) “Maintenance of membership agreement" means an agreement
13between the employer and a labor organization representing public safety employees
14or a frontline worker which requires that all of the public safety employees or
15employees who are in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker

16whose dues are being deducted from earnings under s. 20.921 (1) or 111.84 (1) (f) at
17the time the agreement takes effect shall continue to have dues deducted for the
18duration of the agreement, and that dues shall be deducted from the earnings of all
19public safety such employees who are hired on or after the effective date of the
20agreement.
SB111,1862 21Section 1862. 111.81 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1086,222 111.81 (16) “Referendum" means a proceeding conducted by the commission in
23which public safety employees in a collective bargaining unit or all employees in a
24collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker
may cast a secret ballot on
25the question of directing the labor organization and the employer to enter into a

1fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement or to terminate such an
2agreement.
SB111,1863 3Section 1863. 111.815 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1086,244 111.815 (1) In the furtherance of this subchapter, the state shall be considered
5as a single employer and employment relations policies and practices throughout the
6state service shall be as consistent as practicable. The division shall negotiate and
7administer collective bargaining agreements. To coordinate the employer position
8in the negotiation of agreements, the division shall maintain close liaison with the
9legislature relative to the negotiation of agreements and the fiscal ramifications of
10those agreements. Except with respect to the collective bargaining units specified
11in s. 111.825 (1r) and (1t), the division is responsible for the employer functions of the
12executive branch under this subchapter, and shall coordinate its collective
13bargaining activities with operating state agencies on matters of agency concern and
14with operating authorities on matters of authority concern
. The legislative branch
15shall act upon those portions of tentative agreements negotiated by the division that
16require legislative action. With respect to the collective bargaining units specified
17in s. 111.825 (1r), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System is
18responsible for the employer functions under this subchapter. With respect to the
19collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1t), the chancellor of the
20University of Wisconsin-Madison is responsible for the employer functions under
21this subchapter. With respect to the collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825
22(1r) (ef), the governing board of the charter school established by contract under s.
23118.40 (2r) (cm), 2013 stats., is responsible for the employer functions under this
24subchapter.
SB111,1864 25Section 1864. 111.817 of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1087,6
1111.817 Duty of commission; determination of frontline workers. The
2commission shall determine that an employee is a frontline worker if the commission
3finds that the employee has regular job duties that include interacting with members
4of the public or with large populations of people or that directly involve the
5maintenance of public works. The commission may not determine that a public
6safety employee is a frontline worker.
SB111,1865 7Section 1865. 111.82 of the statutes is renumbered 111.82 (1) and amended
8to read:
SB111,1087,179 111.82 (1) Employees have the right of self-organization and the right to form,
10join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of
11their own choosing under this subchapter, and to engage in lawful, concerted
12activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.
13Employees also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities. A general
14employee may not be covered by a fair-share agreement unless the general employee
15is in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker. Unless the general
16employee is covered by a fair-share agreement, a general employee
has the right to
17refrain from paying dues while remaining a member of a collective bargaining unit.
SB111,1866 18Section 1866. 111.82 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1087,2519 111.82 (2) General employees who are not in a collective bargaining unit
20containing a frontline worker have the right to have their employer consult with
21them, through a representative of their own choosing, with no intention of reaching
22an agreement, with respect to wages, hours, and conditions of employment. The
23right may be exercised when the employer proposes or implements policy changes
24affecting wages, hours, or conditions of employment or, if no policy changes are
25proposed or implemented, at least quarterly.
SB111,1867
1Section 1867. 111.825 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1088,72 111.825 (1) (intro.) It is the legislative intent that in order to foster meaningful
3collective bargaining, units must be structured in such a way as to avoid excessive
4fragmentation whenever possible. In accordance with this policy, collective
5bargaining units for employees in the classified service of the state and for employees
6of authorities
are structured on a statewide basis with one collective bargaining unit
7for each of the following occupational groups:
SB111,1868 8Section 1868. 111.825 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1088,169 111.825 (3) The commission shall assign employees to the appropriate
10collective bargaining units set forth in subs. (1), (1r), (1t), and (2). The commission
11may place frontline workers in a collective bargaining unit with employees who are
12not frontline workers if the commission determines it is appropriate; if the
13commission places in a collective bargaining unit frontline workers and employees
14who are not frontline workers, the collective bargaining unit is treated as if all
15employees in the collective bargaining unit are frontline workers and may bargain
16as provided in s. 111.91 (1w).
SB111,1869 17Section 1869. 111.825 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1089,618 111.825 (5) Although supervisors are not considered employees for purposes
19of this subchapter, the commission may consider a petition for a statewide collective
20bargaining unit of professional supervisors or a statewide unit of nonprofessional
21supervisors in the classified service, but the representative of supervisors may not
22be affiliated with any labor organization representing employees. For purposes of
23this subsection, affiliation does not include membership in a national, state, county
24or municipal federation of national or international labor organizations. The
25certified representative of supervisors who are not public safety employees or

1frontline workers
may not bargain collectively with respect to any matter other than
2wages as provided in s. 111.91 (3), and the certified representative of supervisors who
3are public safety employees may not bargain collectively with respect to any matter
4other than wages and fringe benefits as provided in s. 111.91 (1) , and the certified
5representative of supervisors who are frontline workers may bargain as provided in
6s. 111.91 (1w)
.
SB111,1870 7Section 1870. 111.83 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: