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March 2005

March 2005

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  5. 2005 MERC Commission Decisions Issued
  6. March 2005
Name
Subject Matter
Date Issued
Case Number
Jackson County
-and- Police Officers Association of Michigan
Unfair Labor Practice Found; Employer Engaged in Prohibited Direct Bargaining; Employer Sent Letter Directly to Unit Members Which Detailed and Individualized Offer Rejected by Union and Disparaged Union's Right to Engage In Act 312 Arbitration.


3/18/05
 
C03 E-104
Gibraltar School District
-and- Gibraltar Secretaries/Aides, Gibraltar Custodial/Maintenance, and Gibraltar Transportation Associations
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: The conduct complained of by the Charging Parties involved a bona fide dispute as to the interpretation of collective bargaining agreements between Charging Parties and Respondent, and therefore there had been no repudiation by Respondent of those agreements.

3/18/05
C03 A-012
Livingston County (Emergency Medical Services Department
-and- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 25
Direction of Election - Proposed Unit of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Supervisors Unit Was Modified to Include Business Manager Position; EMS Supervisor and Business Manager Are Supervisory Positions; Supervisory Status Is an Overriding Factor in Determining Community of Interest.



3/18/05

 
R04 E-063
Kent County and Kent County Sheriff
-and- Kent County Deputy Sheriff's Association
Unfair Labor Practice Charge Withdrawn - ALJ Found No Unfair Labor Practice Occurred; Employer Must Provide Relevant Information in a Timely Matter to Satisfy Its Bargaining Obligation; Employer Made Reasonable and Good Faith Effort to Obtain Information from Its Contractor; Employer Responded Promptly to Information Request; Contractor Did Not Provide All of the Requested Information Due to Belief It was Confidential; Employer Not Required to Threaten to End Relationship With Contractor in Order to Obtain the Information.


3/186/05
 
C03 H-173
Eighth Judicial District Court (Kalamazoo County)
-and- Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council
Unfair Labor Practice Found - Employer Unilaterally Altered Working Hours Without Bargaining; Collective Bargaining Agreement With Prior Union Did Not Bind New Union; New Union Was Not a Successor to Prior Union; Collective Bargaining Agreement with Prior Union Did Not Cover All Employees in New Unit.



3/18/05

 
C03 C-067
City of Flint (Police Dept),
-and- Flint Police Officers Association
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found -- Alleged Breach of Collective Bargaining Agreement Is Not an Unfair Labor Practice Unless Respondent has Repudiated the Agreement; Respondent Did Not Repudiate Its Contractual Obligations or Its Obligation to Discuss and Process Grievances; Parties had a Bona Fide Dispute over Whether the Contract Imposed Obligations on Respondent Regarding Scheduling Arbitration Hearings; Respondent's Delay of Hearings Did Not Substantially Frustrate Grievance Process. Charging Party's Motion to Reopen Record Denied -- Additional Evidence Charging Party Sought to Introduce Would Not Require a Different Result. Commission Has No Jurisdiction Over Charging Party's Constitutional Due Process Claims.

3/14/05
(20 Day Order)
C04 E-119
Pontiac School District,
-and- David Miller
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found - Charging Party Failed to State a Claim for Which Relief Could Be Granted Under PERA; Absent an Allegation That the Employer Interfered With, Restrained, Coerced or Retaliated Against Charging Party Because He Engaged in Conduct Protected by Section 9 of PERA, the Commission Is Prohibited from Making a Judgment on the Merits or Fairness of the Employer's Action.


3/11/05
(20 Day Order)
 
C04 L-319
City Of Detroit (Department Of Public Works),
-and- Association of Professional Construction Inspectors
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found-ALJ Upheld Respondent's Motion for Summary Judgment; Charging Party Failed to Offer More Than Assertions That Respondent Violated PERA; General Statements and Conclusory Allegations Will Not Withstand a Summary Disposition Motion.

 


3/11/05
(20 Day Order)
C04 G-182 & C04 G-191
City of Highland Park,
-and- Police Officers Labor Council, -and- Jimmie Wright
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found - Charge Untimely; No allegation of unfair labor practice with statutory six month period; Charging Party Alleged That He Last Worked for the City in October of 2002, More Than Two Years Prior to the Filing of the Charges. Charge Also Failed to State a Claim Under PERA


3/11/05
(20 Day Order)
 
C04 L-317 & CU04 L-066
Melvindale-Northern Allen Park School District,
-and- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 25,
-and- Michael Cazabon
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found - Charging Party Did Not Appear at the Hearing; Michigan Administrative Procedures Act Permits the ALJ to Proceed with the Hearing in a Party's Absence; Charging Party Did Not Produce Evidence to Support Allegations; Charging Party Failed to Meet Burden of Proof that Respondents Committed Unfair Labor Practices.

3/10/05
(20 Day Order)
C04 G-194 & CU04 G-036
Ingham County and Ingham County Sheriff
-and- Capitol City Lodge No. 141, Fraternal Order of Police
No Unfair Labor Practice Found; Charge Not Filed Within The Six Month Statute of Limitations Period Thus Untimely; State of Limitations Period Begins to Run on a Unilateral Change in Working Conditions From the Date of Announcement of the Change, Not the Date of Implementation


3/08/05
(20 Day Order)
 
C03 G-166
City of Detroit,
-and- Association of Detroit Supervisors,
-and- Paula Satterwhite
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found - Charge Against Employer Fails to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted Because It Does Not Allege Employer's Action was Motivated by Protected Activity; Union Did Not Breach Its Duty of Fair Representation; Charging Party Did Not Establish a Breach of the Contract; Union Did Not Fail to Protect Charging Party's Seniority Rights; Charging Party Lost Seniority Because She Voluntarily Resigned Her Position.


3/08/05
(20 Day Order)
 
C03 K-246 & CU03 K-050
City of Flint, -and- 68th District Court, -and- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 25, and Locals 1600 and 1799,
-and- Flint Police Officers Association, -and- Flint Professional Fire Fighters Union, Local 352, IAFF
Unfair Labor Practice Found - Order on Remand; Order Issued Effectuating Decision of Court of Appeals.

3/01/05
C00 D-56, C00 D-58, C00 D-60, & C00 D-64
Police Officers Association of Michigan
-and- City of Dearborn
Date of Filing Exceptions is Date Exceptions are Actually Received; ALJ Found No Unfair Labor Practice; Permissible to Bring Issues At Or Before Conclusion of Act 312 Arbitration Hearing; This is Not Bad Faith Bargaining; Respondent Did Not Violate its Duty To Bargain Under PERA by Failing to Provide Arbitration Brief to Charging Party

3/01/05
(20 Day Order)
CU04 A-004

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