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Hello and welcome to the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission website! Our agency serves the citizens of Wisconsin by promoting peaceful and effective employment relations in the municipal, state and private sectors. WERC is a small, independent agency headquartered in Madison, with several professional staff members stationed in other communities around the State. WERC Commissioners and staff travel the State conducting hearings and issuing labor relations decisions in administrative law and contract grievance disputes; mediating contract negotiation and grievance disputes; conducting secret-ballot employe votes; and providing labor management cooperation training and facilitation. The agency also provides labor and management with lists of qualified ad hoc neutrals not employed by WERC, for a variety of statutory and contractual dispute resolution procedures. In 2003, the WERC also became responsible for hearing and deciding appeals relating to certain State Civil Service personnel actions, in cases that are sometimes referred to as "personnel appeals."

This website is intended to provide information about, and easy access to the WERC and its personnel and services. Links to the major site content categories appear at the top left corner of this page and the bottom of most other pages, and a more detailed site map appears below. We hope you find our site useful, and we invite your comments, questions and suggestions about it.

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services and personnel o directory of Commissioners and Staff o primary contacts by function o agency description o agency mission and goals o organizational chart o dispute resolution services o labor-management cooperation services o personnel appeals services o customer satisaction survey	FAQ about services o Madison office directions o labor relations case filing fees o personnel appeals information o filing by fax or e-mail o case assignment process o case numbering system o citations in cases o open records policy o open meetings policy o time targets and quality assurance o inquiring about case status o ordering documents
statutes, rules and ethics codes statutes o labor relations statutes (ch. 111, Stats.) o Revisor's Statutes view page o Revisor's Statutes search page o personnel appeals statutes o MERA hiatus law changes eff. 6-23-09 {NEW} o 2009 Budget Act labor relations changes {NEW} o MERA prep time change eff. 7-1-11{NEW} administrative rules o labor relations rules (chs. ERC 1-50, Wis. Adm. Code) o download 2007 revised labor relations rules o summary of 2007 labor relations rules changes o Revisor's Rules search page o personnel appeals rules	arbitrator code of ethics o NAA, FMCS, AAA Ethics Code statutes and rules booklet order form o order statutes or rules booklet
case processing forms and guides o forms intro complaint cases o complaint form and instructions o complaint process booklet{rev 7-08} o complaint examiner manual {rev 7-08} representation cases o representation case forms o MERA representation case guide {new 7-08} o representation examiner manual o election conduct manual union security referendum cases o union security case forms labor-management cooperation cases o labor-management cooperation mediation-type cases o contract bargaining and QEO forms o mediation case forms o interest arbitration case forms o fact-finding case forms	grievance arbitration cases o grievance arbitration service request form o grievance arbitration transcript policy o grievance arbitrator manual roster of ad hoc arbitrators/fact finders o ad hoc arbitrator request form o ad hoc arbitrator biographical information o ad hoc roster policies and application form personnel appeals information general information types of personnel appeals how personnel appeals are processed filing fees, if any time limits for filing instructions for unrepresented parties statutes related to personnel appeals rules related to personnel appeals digest and case list 1978-99 case list 2003-on issues table 2003-on{new 7-08} searching personnel appeals and digests Administrative Support classification survey appeals FAQ PA case discovery/remedies outline
case databases and digests labor relations decisions o decisions archive intro o search on WisBar 1989 on o search on WERC site 1962 on o linked lists labor relations decision digests o private sector digest 1939-1988 o municipal sector digests intro o municipal sector digest 1962-71 o municipal sector digests 1971-74 o municipal sector 1975 on (contact WASB) o state sector digests 1967-75 o state sector 1975 on (contact WASB) grievance awards by WERC-employed arbitrators o grievance awards archive intro o search on WisBar July 1989 on o search on WERC site July 1989 on o linked lists of grievance awards	interest awards / fact finding by ad hocs o linked interest awards lists 1999 on o interest award lists 1971-98 o search interest awards issued 1971 on o police-fire (MIA) issues table in PDF o general employee (INT) issues table in PDF o interest awards summaries 1989-94 o order copies of fact-finding recommendations personnel appeals (including State Civil Service appeals) o personnel appeals digest o personnel appeals linked lists o search personnel appeals decisions
news and publications o agency news archive o developments outlines since 1998 o other presentation outlines Researching Interest Awards and WERC Decisions Using WERC Mediation and Grievance Services Effectively In-Term Impact Bargaining, Interest Award Trends - May 2000	o other presentation outlines (cont'd) WI Employment Relations Statutes Interest Arbitration Process Mediation in Wisconsin Public Sector biennial report 1995-97 1997-99 1999-01 2001-03 2003-05 2005-07 2007-09 publications list/order form {rev 7-08}
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