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August 2001

Name
Subject Matter
Date Issued
Case Number
Port Austin Area Water & Sewer Authority
-and-International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 347
Direction of Election-- Superintendent Excluded As Supervisor; Controller, Even Though Not Performing Confidential Labor Relations Duties, May be Designated by Employer as its Confidential and Excluded from the Unit

8/21/01

R00 L-155

Wexford County
-and- Technical, Professional and Officeworkers Association of Michigan

Unit Clarification -- Definition of Executive Reaffirmed -- Equalization Director Excluded From Supervisory Unit as Executive Due to Statutory Nature of Functions and County-Wide Scale of Duties; Request to Exclude Civic Center General Manager and Planning and Building Director Denied

8/17/01

UC00 I-34
Arenac County
-and- Teamsters State, County and Municipal Workers, Local 214
Direction of Election -- Supervisory Unit; Definition of Executive Re-affirmed -- 911 Director/Emergency Manager, Public Guardian, and Maintenance Supervisor Not Excluded from Supervisory Bargaining Unit as Executives; Animal Control Director, Child Support Enforcement Officer, and Housing Director Excluded From Supervisory Unit because they have no Employees Working Under Their Direction
8/17/01
R00 H-95
St Clair County Intermediate School District
-and- St Clair County Education Association, MEA/NEA
Remand to ALJ; Duty to Bargain; Transfer of Unit Work to Public School Academies
8/17/01
C99 I-168

Mid-Michigan Community Fire Dep't
-and- Ken Smith

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found - No Termination for Union Activities; No Knowledge of Union Activity When Termination Decision Reached; Decision to Terminate for Disrespectful Attitude Adequately Explained in Record; No Evidence of Animus
8/16/01
(20 day order)
C00 A-5

City of Grosse Pointe Park
-and- Police Officers Labor Council

Unfair Labor Practice Found - Breach of Duty to Bargain in Good Faith - Question of First Impression; Employer's Unilateral Decision to Pay Signing Bonus to Newly Hired (But Not Yet Sworn-in) Public Safety Officers
8/9/01
(20 day order)
C00 C-49

Bloomfield Township
-and- Bloomfield Township Association of Professional Fire Fighters, Local 3045

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found - No Breach of Duty to Bargain; No Attempt to Bypass and/or Undermine Union and Negotiate When Employer Factually Reported to Employees on Bargaining Process; No Improper Motive or Retaliation Established in Reducing Status/Pay of Employees; Good Faith Contract Dispute; Duty to Maintain Status Quo During Act 312 Not Enforceable at MERC
8/9/01
(20 day order)
C99 K-203
 

Michigan State Government
Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
Bureau of Employment Relations

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