County of Eau Claire v. AFSCME LOCAL 2223

AFSCME Local 2223, the County employees union and the exclusive bargaining agent for the employees in the offices of the Eau Claire County Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds, appeals a declaratory judgment exempting these employees from the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between the County and the union. The clerk and the register deputized virtually every employee in their respective offices. The circuit court decided that the employees were exempt from the contract negotiated pursuant to the Municipal Employment Relations Act (MERA), § 111.70, Stats., because the elected…