June 2016

Name

Subject Matter

Date Issued

Case Number

Topic(s)

Reese Public Schools -and- Reese Professional Education Association, MEA/NEA

Petition for Unit Clarification Granted: Commission Granted the Petition to Clarify a Bargaining Unit of Teachers by Adding the Social Worker/Home School Liaison Position; Both Teaching and Non-Teaching Professional Staff can be Included in the Same Bargaining Unit Because of the Integrated Nature of their Work; The New Position Shares a Community of Interest with Other Members of Petitioner’s Unit Because its Functions and Duties Directly Relate to the Educational Process.

International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), Local 455 -and- Lisa Kleekamp

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found:  Respondent’s Decision to Not File a Grievance Over Employer’s Selection of a Candidate Other than Charging Party for an Open Position Was Not Discriminatory or Arbitrary; Fact That Individual Member is Dissatisfied with Union’s Ultimate Decision Insufficient to Constitute Breach of Duty of Fair Representation.  

CU15 J-037

(20 Day Order)

Duty of Fair Representation

Saginaw Valley State University -and- R. Lee Ross

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found:  Charging Party Failed to Establish that Anti-Union Animus was Motivating Cause in Her Termination After Twice Failing to Receive Tenure; Respondent Acting in Accord with Requirements Outlined in Collective Bargaining Agreement, and Not Based on Charging Party’s Union Activity; Neither PERA nor Rules of Commission or MAHS Provide for Discovery in Unfair Labor Practice Hearings.  

City of Detroit -and- Detroit Police Lieutenants and Sergeants Association -and- Dorethy Robinson 

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found:  Charging Party Failed to State Valid PERA Claim; Failure to Respond to Show Cause Order May Warrant Dismissal of Charge. 

C16 C-019 & CU16 C-010

(20 Day Order)