Department of Administration v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission

AFSCME, Council 24, Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFL-CIO (hereinafter the Union) represents several bargaining units of state employees. State employee collective bargaining agreements generally cover a 24-month period from July 1st to June 30th of the second year. The June 30th termination date coincides with the end of the state fiscal year and biennial budget period. Previous agreements have provided that as of June 30th all obligations are automatically cancelled unless the parties have mutually agreed to extend the contract terms past the termination date.

The dispute at issue here…