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May 2002

Name
Subject Matter
Date Issued
Case Number
Clairmount Laundry, Inc.
-and- Chicago & Central States Joint Board, UNITE, AFL-CIO
Unfair Labor Practice Found; Broad cease and desist order warranted by Respondent's egregious misconduct; Respondent discharged employee for employee's involvement in protected concerted activity; Respondent failed to respond to Union's request for relevant information
5/21/02
(20 day order)
C01 J-207
United Steelworkers of America, Local 14317
-and- Richard T. Murray and Ronald Sturgeon
No Breach of Duty of Fair Representation; An employee does not have an absolute right to have his grievance taken to arbitration; Union's decision not to advance Charging Parties' grievances to arbitration was reasonable; Union's withdrawal of unfair labor practice charge did not breach duty of fair representation; Bargaining unit members have no standing to dictate which charges their union should litigate
5/21/02
(20 day order)
CU01 H-043
United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC, and its Local 15157
-and- Laura Herek, et al
No Breach of Duty of Fair Representation; Union did not breach duty of fair representation by entering agreement to add position to bargaining unit without first consulting with union membership
5/21/02
(20 day order)
CU01 H-049
Mosaica Academy of Saginaw
-and- Michigan Education Association
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found - Evidence Insufficient to Establish That Employee Was Discharged for Union or Concerted Activity; Charging Party Failed to Establish That Employer Interfered with Section 9 Rights of Employees


5/20/02
(20 day order)
C00 E-89
Detroit Public Schools
-and- Greater Detroit Building Trades Council
-and- Debra Williams
No Breach of Duty of Fair Representation; Union's Alleged Failure to Provide Charging Party with Opportunity to Dispute or Verify Results of Union's Investigation of Grievance Was Not a Breach of Union's Duty of Fair Representation

5/17/02
C01 D-70 & CU01 D-25
Police Officers Labor Council, Local 355
-and- Morris Cotton
No Breach of Duty of Fair Representation - Where Grievance Remains Active After Expiration of Time Limit for Employer's Response, Union May Wait for Employer's Response Before Deciding Whether to Take Grievance to Next Level; Union Did Not Breach Duty of Fair Representation by Waiting for Employer's Response to Grievance Before Petitioning for Arbitration

5/17/02
CU00 J-38

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

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