Commission Case Update

Presented by Peter G. Davis
WERC General Counsel

to WERC Staff Meeting,

September 11, 2000

WERC Madison Office

 

1. STATE OF WISCONSIN (AKA WAPCO), DEC. NOS. 29448-C,

29495-97-C, (WERC, 8/2000)

-MINORITY/MAJORITY UNION ACCESS TO EMPLOYES AND EMPLOYER FACILITIES

-DOES IT MATTER THAT THE FACILITY IS A PRISON?

-DO THE MAJORITY UNION’S CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS MATTER?

-REMEDY

2. MANITOWOC SCHOOL DISTRICT, DEC. NO. 29771-B (WERC, 7/2000)-MEIER DISSENTS; SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RIB LAKE, DEC. NO. 29625-B (WERC, 7/2000)-MEIER DISSENTS

-THE "IS OR ISN’T A MUNICIPAL EMPLOYE" EXCEPTION TO A "DEAL IS A DEAL" LIVES.

3. RACINE SCHOOLS, DEC. NO. 29659-B (WERC, 4/2000) – HEMPE CONCURS

-UNION REFUSAL TO BARGAIN MID-TERM ISSUE DOES NOT CREATE AN IMPASSE BUT DOES ALLOW EMPLOYER TO IMPLEMENT.

4. WESTOSHA SCHOOLS, DEC. NO. 29671-C (WERC, 8/2000)

-MUST EMPLOYE ENGAGE IN PROTECTED CONCERTED ACTIVITY BEFORE EMPLOYER CAN BE GUILTY OF ILLEGAL INTERFERENCE?

5. MONTELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT, DEC. NO. 29958 (WERC, 8/2000)

-IS SOMEONE WHO CAN HIRE AND FIRE ALWAYS A SUPERVISOR?

6. CITY OF KENOSHA, DEC. NO. 29715-C, (WERC, 8/2000) EAU CLAIRE SCHOOLS, DEC. NOS. 29689-91-D (WERC, 4/2000)

-THE DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION OUTSIDE THE CONTEXT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION.

7. SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, DEC. NOS. 8256-K, 29847 (WERC, 3/2000)

- COMMISSION FINDS PROPOSED BARGAINING UNIT OF UNSWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYES INAPPROPRIATE.

8. GREEN BAY SCHOOLS, DEC. NO. 29827 (WERC, 2/2000)

- EMPLOYE FOUND TO BE CARPENTER IN UNIT CLARIFICATION IS AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLED TO RIGHTS OF THE CRAFT CONTRACT.

9. TAYLOR COUNTY, DEC. NO. 29647-C (WERC, 6/2000) – HEMPE DISSENTS

- APPLICATION OF DYNAMIC STATUS QUO ANALYSIS

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