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October 2002

Name
Subject Matter
Date Issued
Case Number
St. Clair County Probate Court (Juvenile Center)
-and-Teamsters State, County, and Municipal Workers, Local 214
Unfair Labor Practice Found -- Coercion and Intimidation; Supervisor Attempted To Coerce Union Steward Into Engaging In Union Activity and Unlawfully Suspended Him for Refusing to Do So; No Right to Union Representation During Coercive Incident Since No Investigative Interview Was Conducted Before Suspension Was Announced; Duty to Bargain -- Employer Violated Duty to Allow Union To View Evidence and Determine Its Relevance; Because Union Failed to Show a Consistent and Mutually Accepted Past Practice and in Light of Unambiguous Contract Language, Employer Did Not Unilaterally Change Its Substitution Practice
10/30/02
(20 day order)
C01 H-164
Benton Harbor Area Schools
-and- Benton Harbor Service Employees Association, MEA/NEA
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found - Duty to Bargain; Employer Was Justified in Refusing to Ratify Agreement Due to Confusion As to Meaning of Certain Language in Tentative Agreement; Best Evidence of What Occurred at Board Meeting and During Negotiations is Tape and Transcript; Overall Conduct is Reviewed to Determine Whether a Party is Bargaining in Good Faith


10/25/02

 
C01 D-75
Michigan State University
-and- Clerical-Technical Union of Michigan State University
-and- Michigan Center for Rural Health
Petition to Add Administrative/Executive Secretary of Michigan Center For Rural Health Dismissed - University Does Not Qualify As An Employer With Respect to Employees of Center Under PERA

 

10/24/02
 

R02 B-028
Northern Michigan University
-and- Northern Michigan University Police Officers Association
-and- Michigan AFSCME Council 25
Petition for Representation Election Dismissed - No Extreme Divergence of Community of Interest


10/24/02
 
R01 E-069
City of Flint
-and- 68th District Court
-and- Michigan AFSCME Council 25, and Local 1600 and 1799
-and- Flint Police Officers Association
-and- Flint Fire Fighters Union, Local 352, IAFF
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found-- Duty to Bargain; Retirement Ordinance Clearly and Unambiguously Limited a Year of Final Average Compensation to 26 Bi-weekly Pay Periods; Because Ordinance Amendment Did Not Modify Contract But Merely Clarified It, No Meeting of the Minds Was Necessary; Standard Required to Modify Express Contractual Agreement Not Met By Charging Parties

 

10/23/02
 

C00 D-56, C00 D-58, C00 D-60 & C00 D-64
Kalamazoo Public Schools
-and- UAW and its Local 2150
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found-- Duty to Bargain; No Evidence That Union Demanded Bargaining; Employer's Use of a Short-Term Substitute During Unit Member's Leave of Absence For an Unknown Duration Had De Minimus Impact on Bargaining Unit


10/22/02
(20 day order)
 
C02 B-046

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

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