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October 2002
Name
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Subject Matter
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Date Issued
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Case Number
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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 This page last updated 02/12/03 |