Wisconsin Statutes 66.0134 – Labor peace agreements prohibited
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 66.0134
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Town: may be construed to include cities, villages, wards or districts. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Village: means incorporated village. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Federal labor laws” means the federal Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S. Code § 141 to 144, and the federal National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S. Code § 151 to 169.
(b) “Local governmental unit” means a city, village, town, county, school district, including a 1st class city school district, technical college district, sewerage district, drainage district, or any other special purpose district in this state, or any other public or quasi-public corporation, officer, board, or other public body, an agency or corporation of a political subdivision or special purpose district, or a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing.
(2) Agreements prohibited. Neither the state nor a local governmental unit may enact a statute or ordinance; adopt a policy or regulation; or impose a contract, zoning, permitting, or licensing requirement, or any other condition including a condition of any regulatory approval; that would require any person to accept any provision that is a mandatory or nonmandatory subject of collective bargaining under state or federal labor laws.
(3) Waiver prohibited. Neither the state nor a local governmental unit, nor any of its employees, may require any person to waive the person’s rights under state or federal labor laws, or compel or attempt to compel a person to agree to waive the person’s rights under state or federal labor laws as a condition of any regulatory approval or other approval by the local governmental unit.
(4) Agreements void. Any agreement entered into, renewed, modified, or extended on or after April 18, 2018, between any person and any labor organization in violation of this section is void.