Tips for Finding Wisconsin Interest Awards On-Line

Interest Award Information Available On Line. The full text of all non-consent public sector interest awards issued in Wisconsin under WERC procedures is accessible in PDF format on this site and fully text searchable. Interest awards issued before 1999 are accessible from three linked lists in PDF format, and interest awards issued from 1999 on are accessible from a linked list in HTML format. The linked list and each individual award can be browsed and individually searched on line, and all of the awards dating back to 1972 are multi-file searchable on-line, as are certain summaries of a small number of those awards are multi-file searchable on-line. Specific techniques for identifying and accessing interest awards and related information available on the Internet follows.

To multi-file search interest awards issued for 1972 on with the State of Wisconsin UltraSeek search engine [click here]. For tips on using PDF files [click here]. For tips on using the UltraSeek search engine [click here].

To identify and view/print/save the most recent interest awards either browse or search the linked interest award list(s) and click on the filename highlight to view/print/save to disk the full text PDF file of your choice. For tips on using PDF files, [click here].

To identify interest awards involving a particular arbitrator or employer either (a) search the interest awards lists using your browser's Edit-Find function to search the file for the arbitrator or employer name or (b) do an UltraSeek search of the interest awards database after setting the customized interest awards advanced search screen to search for the name of the arbitrator or of the employer in the title of the searched documents.. To identify interest awards involving a particular issue, consult the various interest award summaries files, searching for the issue with your browser's Edit-Find function. Repeat use of the Edit-Find function, noting the award or awards, if any, that match your search criterion. (Summaries are currently available only for awards issued between July of 1989 and June of 1994.)

To view a summary of a particular interest award issued between July of 1989 and June of 1994, go to the interest award summaries file for the fiscal year (July-June) in which the award was issued, and use your browser's Edit-Find function to locate the particular summary by date of issuance, employer name, or arbitrator name, etc.

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This page is a public domain communication of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission. The URL of this page is {http://www.werc.wi.gov/tips_for_identifying_interest_awards_on-line.htm}. Last modified on 14 SEP 2003. Comments, questions and suggestions.