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(7m) (c) 1. a. Any labor organization that represents public safety
8employees
or, transit employees
, or a frontline worker which violates sub. (4) (L) may
9not collect any dues under a collective bargaining agreement or under a fair-share
10agreement from any employee covered by either agreement for a period of one year.
11At the end of the period of suspension, any such agreement shall be reinstated unless
12the labor organization is no longer authorized to represent the
public safety
13employees or transit municipal employees covered by the collective bargaining
14agreement or fair-share agreement or the agreement is no longer in effect.
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15Section
1852. 111.81 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 111.81 (1s) and
16amended to read:
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(1s) “Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual
18obligation of the state as an employer, by its officers and agents, and the
19representatives of its employees, to meet and confer at reasonable times, in good
20faith, with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (1)
, with respect
21to for public safety employees,
with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in
22s. 111.91 (1w) for employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline
23worker, and
with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (3)
, with
24respect to for general employees
who are in a collective bargaining unit that does not
25contain a frontline worker, with the intention of reaching an agreement, or to resolve
1questions arising under such an agreement. The duty to bargain, however, does not
2compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession.
3Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement reached to a written
4and signed document.
SB111,1853
5Section
1853. 111.81 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
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(1d) “Authority” means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch.
7231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
SB111,1854
8Section
1854. 111.81 (7) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
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(7) (ag) An employee of an authority.
SB111,1855
10Section
1855. 111.81 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(8) “Employer" means the state of Wisconsin
and includes an authority.
SB111,1856
12Section
1856. 111.81 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(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:
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(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:
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(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:
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(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:
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(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:
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(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:
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(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:
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(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:
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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:
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(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.