Section 14.02. Petition for fact-finding.

 

(1)   Who may file. A petition to initiate fact-finding may be filed by a municipal employer or by the exclusive collective bargaining representative of a bargaining unit of municipal employees within the scope of s. ERC 14.01 .

(2)   Form; number of copies; filing; service. The petition shall be in writing on a form provided by the commission, or a facsimile of the commission's form. The petition is not filed until it and the filing fee established by s. ERC 10.08 (4) have been received by the commission at its Madison office during normal business hours. 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 fact-finding. The petition shall be transmitted to the commission as set forth in s. ERC 10.06 (1) . If the petition 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. The party filing the petition 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. The petition 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 description of the certified or recognized collective bargaining unit involved, as well as the approximate number of employees in the unit.

(d) A statement that after a reasonable period of negotiation the parties are deadlocked.

(e) A clear and concise statement of facts constituting the alleged deadlock.

(f) Any other relevant facts.

History: CR 02-037 : cr. Register June 2006 No. 606 , eff. 7-1-06.