Section 17.02. Petition for unit clarification.

 

(1)   Who may file. A petition to determine whether one or more positions shall be included in or excluded from an existing collective bargaining unit may be filed by the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit or by the municipal employer or by an authorized representative of one of those parties.

(2)   Form, number of copies, filing and service. 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 has 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) . If the petition is filed in paper form, a total of two copies of the petition shall be included. The party filing the petition shall, at the same time, serve a copy on the other party, or its designated representative, 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, 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 of the bargaining unit, 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 existing collective bargaining unit, specifying existing inclusions and exclusions, the approximate number of personnel in the unit, whether the exclusive representative is voluntarily recognized or certified, and, if certified, the decision number of the commission certification involved.

(d) A statement identifying the positions and number of employees in the positions requested to be included in, or excluded from, the existing bargaining unit and the reason for the proposed inclusion or exclusion of each position.

(e) The name, address, phone number and affiliation, if any, of the petitioner and of its principal representative. Fax numbers and e-mail addresses shall be included, if available.

History: CR 02-037 : cr. Register June 2006 No. 606 , eff. 7-1-06; CR 10-019 : am. (2) Register June 2010 No. 654 , eff. 7-1-10.