Wisconsin Administrative Code › Employment Relations Commission › ERC 10-19 - Municipal Employment Relations Act › Chapter ERC 13 - Mediation of municipal sector labor disputes › Section ERC 13.03 - Request for mediation services

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) WHO MAY FILE. A
						request for mediation services may be filed by a municipal employer or by the
						exclusive collective bargaining representative of a bargaining unit of
						municipal employees or by the certified or recognized negotiation
						representative of a unit of firefighter or law enforcement supervisors, or by
						anyone authorized to act on their behalf.
(2) FORM; FILING; FILING FEE; SERVICE. A
						request that the commission provide the services of a mediator shall be in
						writing on a form provided by the commission, or a facsimile of the
						commission's form. The request is not filed until it and the filing fee
						established by s.
						ERC
						10.08(3) have been received by the
						commission at its Madison office during normal business hours specified in s.
						ERC
						10.06(1). If any request for mediator
						services concerns issues arising as a result of more than one unrelated event
						or occurrence, each separate event or occurrence shall be treated as a separate
						request for which a separate filing fee shall be assessed. The request shall be
						transmitted to the commission as set forth in s.
						ERC
						10.06(1). If the request is filed in
						paper form, a total of 1 copy of the request shall be included. The fee may be
						transmitted to the commission by physical delivery or mail. Unless the request
						is submitted jointly, the party filing the request shall, at the same time,
						serve a copy of the request on the other party as set forth in s.
						ERC
						10.07.
(3)
						CONTENTS. A request for mediation services shall include all of the following:
(a) The name and address of the municipal
						employer 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 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
						statement whether the general nature of the dispute is a collective bargaining
						agreement negotiation dispute, a grievance dispute, or another type of labor
						dispute.
(d) A statement
						identifying the particular dispute involved by providing the following
						information regarding the following types of disputes:
1. For a collective bargaining agreement
						negotiation dispute, the bargaining unit and number of personnel involved, the
						expiration date of any existing collective bargaining agreement, and the status
						of any other collective bargaining agreement negotiations pending between the
						parties.
2. For a grievance
						dispute, the bargaining unit and grievance involved, and the number of
						personnel potentially affected by the grievance.
3. For another type of labor dispute, a
						description of the issues in dispute and the number of personnel potentially
						affected.
(e) A request
						that the commission take one of the following actions:
1. Select and designate a member of the
						commission or of its staff to act as mediator.
2. Designate as mediator a particular
						commissioner or commission staff member jointly requested by the parties, or
						one of a number of particular commissioners or commission staff members jointly
						requested by the parties, if available.
(f) A statement whether the request is being
						submitted by the exclusive representative, the municipal employer, or
						both.
(g) The date on which the
						mediation request is transmitted to the commission.