Wisconsin Administrative Code
Employment Relations Commission
ERC 10-19 - Municipal Employment Relations Act
Chapter ERC 15 - Referenda concerning municipal sector fair-share agreements
Section ERC 15.02 - Stipulation for referendum seeking authorization to implement fair-share agreement
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) WHO MAY FILE. A stipulation for a referendum to determine whether the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit favor the implementation of a fair-share agreement may be filed by the municipal employer and the exclusive representative of the employees in the bargaining unit involved or anyone authorized to act on their behalf.
(2) TIME FOR FILING. A stipulation for an initial referendum seeking authorization to implement a fair-share agreement shall be filed prior to the proposed implementation of the fair-share agreement involved.
(3) FORM, NUMBER OF COPIES, FILING AND SERVICE. The stipulation shall be in writing on a form provided by the commission, or a facsimile of the commission's form, and shall include the signatures or a facsimile of the signatures of the parties or representatives filing the stipulation. A stipulation is not filed unless it contains the required signatures or signature facsimiles and unless and until the stipulation has been actually received by the commission at its Madison office during normal business hours specified in s. ERC 10.06(1). The stipulation shall be transmitted to the commission as set forth in s. ERC 10.06(1). If the stipulation is filed in paper form, a total of 2 copies of the petition shall be included.
(4) CONTENTS. The stipulation shall include all of the following:
(5) PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING REFERENDUM-RELATED DISPUTES. Questions arising in connection with the conduct of or the results of the referendum shall be processed in accordance with the procedures following a referendum directed as a result of a hearing under s. ERC 15.09.