Section 50.03. Request for labor-management cooperation services.

 

(1)   Pre-request procedures. Any representative of an employer, employer association or labor organization interested in obtaining commission labor-management cooperation services may contact the agency's Coordinator of Labor-Management Cooperation Programs regarding the nature and availability of agency programs to address the needs of the parties involved. The Coordinator shall make inquiries, as necessary, to determine both the suitability of available programs to the needs of the inquiring party or parties involved and the willingness and readiness of both the labor and management groups involved for participation in the available programs.

(2)   Who may file. A request for labor-management cooperation training or related services may only be filed jointly by an employer or employer association and by the exclusive collective bargaining representative of one or more bargaining units of employees of the employer or employer association, or by anyone authorized to act on their behalf.

(3)   Form; filing; service. A request that the commission provide labor-management cooperation training or related services 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 has been received by the commission at its Madison office during normal business hours specified in s. ERC 10.06 (1) . The request shall be transmitted to the commission as set forth in s. ERC 10.06 (1) .

(4)   Contents. A request for labor management cooperation services shall include all of the following:

(a) The name and address of the employer or employer association 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 each exclusive representative involved, and the name, address and phone number of the principal representative of each. Fax numbers and e-mail addresses shall be included, if available.

(c) A statement specifying the type of services requested, including but not limited to general labor-management cooperation training, consensus bargaining training and facilitation, labor-management committee effectiveness training and facilitation, refresher training for one of the above, or some other type of service.

(d) A statement specifying the numbers of labor and management representatives to participate in the program.

(e) The date on which the request for services is transmitted to the commission.

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