The Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) met on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 and voted to authorize the UW System compensation plan that was approved as part of the 2019-21 state budget. This includes both a 2% wage adjustment in January of 2020 and another in 2021.

The committee also approved the trades contracts below, submitted by UW System. The contracts will need full legislative approval before going into effect.

  • 2018-2019 agreement between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee.
  • 2019-2020 agreement between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee.
  • 2018-2019 agreement between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee.
  • 2019-2020 agreement between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee.
  • 2018-2019 agreement between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee.
  • 2019-2020 agreement between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee.