November 2025

Name	Subject Matter	Date Issued	Case Number(s)	Topic(s)
Northville Public Schools -and- Northville Education Association -and- Andrea M. Dent	Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: Charging Party Failed to Allege That the Union Took Any Actions That Harmed Her, and Therefore, Failed to State a Valid PERA Claim Against the Union; Charging Party Failed to Meet Her Prima Facie Burden to Establish a Claim of Discrimination or Retaliation Under Section 10(1)(a) of PERA Against Her Employer; Failure to Respond to Show Cause Order May Warrant Dismissal of Charge.	November 12, 2025 (no exceptions)	23-H-1369-CE & 23-H-1638-CU	Duty of Fair Representation; Failure to State Claim; Failure to Respond to Show Cause Order
Detroit Fire Fighters Association Local 344 -and- Victor Bryant, JR.	Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: Charge Dismissed as Untimely Under PERA’s Six-Month Statute of Limitations Period as Charging Party Knew Union Declined Representation More Than Six Months Before Filing; MERC Found That Even if Timely, the Union Did Not Breach Duty of Fair Representation Where Contract Lawfully Limited Rights of Probationary Employees and Union’s Failure to Act Was Not Arbitrary, Discriminatory, or in Bad Faith.	November 17, 2025	25-E-0855-CU	Statute of Limitations; Duty of Fair Representation; Probationary Employees

November 2025