Wisconsin Department of Employment Relations v. Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee

¶ 1. The Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, an AFL-CIO affiliate which represents all "craft employees" 1 employed by the State, appeals a circuit court order that vacated a grievance arbitration award in its favor. The union had grieved what it believed to be a violation of its collective bargaining agreement with the State stemming from a decision by management personnel at the University of Wisconsin — Stout to convert a building trades position (Sheet Metal Worker) to that of Maintenance Mechanic 3-HVAC, a position in a bargaining unit represented by a different union…