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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
Wisconsin has its own labor relations laws regarding union activity in private sector employment; however they provide similar protections as those of the National Labor Relations Act or Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
The state’s labor relations law covers all private sector employees except domestic service workers, any individual employed by his or her parent or spouse, or any employee who is subject to the federal railway labor act.
Right to work
Wisconsin has a right-to-work law. A private employer may not enter into an agreement with a labor organization that requires employees to join a union as a condition of employment. An individual may not be required to:
- Become or remain a member or a labor organization,
- Resign or refrain from membership in a labor organization,
- Refrain from voluntary financial support of a labor organization,
- Pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other charges to a labor organization,
- Pay a third party an amount that is equal to or in place of the duties, fees, or assessments required of union members.
Public employees
Wisconsin has specific labor relations laws for state and municipal employment.
State
Contacts
Employment Relations Commission
National Labor Relations Board (Region 30)
Public employment
Office of State Employment Relations
Regulations
Wisconsin Peace Act
Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 111, 111.01 et seq.
Fraudulent advertising for labor
Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 103, 103.43
Contracts; promises to withdraw from or not to join labor, employers' or cooperative organizations are void
Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 103, 103.46
Restrictive covenants in employment contracts
Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 103, 103.465
Collective bargaining; definitions
Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 103, 103.505
Public employment
Municipal employment relations, Chapter 111, 111.70 et seq.
State employment labor relations, Chapter 111, 111.80 et seq.