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July 2025

Name Subject Matter Date Issued Case Number(s) Topic(s)
Technical Professional & Officeworkers Association of Michigan -and- Iron County Medical Care Facility Unit Clarification Petition Denied: Charge Nurses Nonsupervisory and Their Exclusion from the Unit Inappropriate Under PERA; While the Charge Nurses Exercised Important Responsibilities, They Did Not Qualify as Supervisors as Defined by MERC. July 9, 2025 24-H-1480-UC Unit Clarification; Supervisory Status

Command Officers Association of Michigan -and- Gregory Simmons

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: Incidents Leading to Charging Party’s Suspension Occurred More Than Six Months Prior to the Filing of the Charge; Commission Has a Strict Six-Month Statute of Limitations Period; No Basis to Support Charging Party’s Assertion that a Conflict of Interest Existed Since Members of the Union’s Board Were Also Employed as Supervisors by the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office.

July 25, 2025 (no exceptions) 25-D-0636-CU Statute of Limitations; Conflict of Interest
Detroit Police Lieutenants & Sergeants Association -and- Sherell Stanley Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: Charging Party’s Request to Respondent to Resurrect a Prior Grievance Occurred in 2023, Outside of MERC’s Strict Six-Month Statute of Limitations Period; Charging Party Failed to Make Any Allegation That Respondent’s Inactivity to Process a Grievance Resulted in Actual Harm to Her Rights Under the Contractual Grievance Procedure; MERC Has Held That a Lack of Communication Regarding the Status of a Grievance Not Sufficient to Establish a Breach of the Duty of Fair Representation. July 29, 2025 (no exceptions) 23-L-1888-CU Statute of Limitations; Grievance Filings; Duty of Fair Representation
Ingham County Employees Association -and- Deborah Waugh Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: Charging Party’s Allegation That Respondent Failed to File Grievances on Her Behalf Occurred in 2024, Outside of MERC’s Strict Six-Month Statute of Limitations Period; Charge Devoid of Evidence to Establish That Respondent Engaged in Conduct Which Would Violate its Duty of Fair Representation. July 29, 2025 (no exceptions) 25-D-0678-CU Statue of Limitations; Duty of Fair Representation