Madison Teachers, Inc. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission

The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) decided that the Madison Metropolitan School District had no duty to bargain with teachers over a policy requiring certain teachers to telephone the parents of students during the first two weeks of the school year. The circuit court affirmed the WERC decision, and the teachers' labor organization, Madison Teachers, Inc. (MTI), appeals the circuit court order. MTI claims the WERC erred when it determined that the policy in question had "no impact" on the teachers' wages, hours or conditions of employment. We disagree and affirm the circuit…