Wis. Admin. Code Employment Relations Commission ERC 15.04 - Petition for referendum
(1) WHO MAY FILE. A petition to determine the
continuation of a fair-share agreement may be filed by the municipal employer
or by a labor organization, or by anyone acting on their behalf.
(2) TIME FOR FILING. A petition for an
initial referendum to determine the continuation of a fair-share agreement may
be filed at any time following the implementation of the fair-share agreement
involved.
(3) FORM, NUMBER OF
COPIES, AND FILING. The petition shall be in writing on a form provided by the
commission, or a facsimile of the commission's form, and shall include the
signature or a facsimile of the signature of the party or representative filing
the petition. A petition is not filed unless it contains the required signature
or signature facsimile and unless and until the petition and the showing of
interest in support of the petition required by s. ERC 15.05 have been actually
received by the commission at its Madison office during normal business hours
specified in s.
ERC 10.06(1). The petition shall be
transmitted to the commission as set forth in s.
ERC 10.06(1). The showing of interest in
support of the petition required by s.
ERC 15.05, shall be transmitted to the commission in paper
form by physical delivery or mail.
(4) CONTENTS. The petition shall include all
of the following:
(a) The name and address of
the municipal employer who is a party to the fair-share agreement involved, and
the name, address and phone number of its principal representative. Fax numbers
and e-mail addresses shall be included, if available.
(b) The name and address of the exclusive
representative who is a party to the fair-share agreement involved, and the
name, address and phone number of its principal representative. Fax numbers and
e-mail addresses shall be included, if available.
(c) A description of the collective
bargaining unit involved, and the approximate number of employees in the
unit.
(d) A description of the
fair-share agreement involved.
(e)
The date of execution, the effective date, the reopening date, if any, and the
expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement containing the
fair-share agreement involved.
(f)
The date on which the most recent referendum, if any, was conducted, and the
results.
(g) A statement to the
effect that at least 30% of the employees in the collective bargaining unit
involved desire a referendum to determine whether the fair-share agreement
shall continue.
(h) The name and
address of the petitioner, and the name, address and phone number of the
petitioner's principal representative. Fax numbers and e-mail addresses shall
be included, if available.
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