Wisconsin Administrative Code › Employment Relations Commission › ERC 30-39 - Municipal Sector Interest Dispute Resolution Processes › Chapter ERC 30 - Municipal interest arbitration involving fire fighting and law enforcement personnel under s. 111.77, Stats › Section ERC 30.05 - Stipulation to initiate final and binding arbitration

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) WHO MAY FILE.
						When an applicable municipal employer and the recognized or certified
						collective bargaining representative of applicable fire fighter or law
						enforcement personnel have reached an impasse in their collective bargaining on
						wages, hours and conditions of employment to be incorporated in a collective
						bargaining agreement between them, the parties or anyone authorized to act on
						their behalf, may jointly file a stipulation with the commission to initiate
						compulsory final and binding arbitration.
(2) TIME FOR FILING. A stipulation to
						initiate compulsory final and binding arbitration shall be filed after the
						parties have complied with the conditions stated s.
						111.77(1) and
						(2), Stats.
(3) FORM; NUMBER OF COPIES; FILING; SERVICE.
						The stipulation shall be in writing on a form provided by the commission, or a
						facsimile of the commission's form. The stipulation is not filed until it and
						the filing fee established by s.
						ERC
						10.08(5) have been received by the
						commission at its Madison office during normal business hours specified in s.
						ERC
						10.06(1). If the parties have
						previously paid a mediation filing fee for the same dispute under s.
						ERC
						10.08(3), no fee shall be paid for
						the arbitration. 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 1 copy of the petition and of all required enclosures
						shall be included. The fee may be transmitted to the commission by physical
						delivery or mail.
(4) CONTENTS. The
						stipulation 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 collective bargaining 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 description of the collective
						bargaining unit involved and the approximate number of employees
						involved.
(d) A general statement
						as to the issue or issues agreed upon as being at impasse.
(e) An indication as to whether the parties
						desire that the arbitration be limited to the entire last and final offers of
						each party, or whether the parties have agreed otherwise.
(f) Relevant facts pertaining to the parties'
						compliance with s. 111.77(1) and
						(2), Stats.
(g) The signature, or signature facsimile,
						title, address, and phone number of the persons signing the stipulation. Fax
						numbers and e-mail addresses shall be included, if available.