April 2008

Harrison Township -and- AFSCME Council 25

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found – Summary Dismissal of Charge; Dispute over Contract Interpretation Must be Submitted to Arbitration; Repudiation Not Alleged

County of Wayne and Wayne County Sheriff -and- Service Employees International Union, Local 502

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found- Employer did not Violate PERA by Assigning Investigative Duties to Police Officers Instead of to Detectives; Generally, Assignment of Job Duties to Bargaining Unit Employees is a Management Prerogative; Charging Party Failed to Present Evidence of Past Practice Mandating the Assignment of Investigative Duties to Detectives

Berrien County Intermediate School District
-and- Michigan Educational Support Personnel Association -and- Berrien County Intermediate Paraprofessional Personnel Association

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found – Employer did not Breach its Duty to Bargain when it Refused to Bargain over Change from Fully Insured to Self-Funded Health Insurance Coverage; Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Parties Waived the Right to Further Bargaining over Anything Covered in the Agreement;  Change to Self-Funded Plan did not Change Employees’ Benefits, Coverages, Claim Processing, Or Adjudication Procedures.  In the Absence of a Substantive Change to Terms and Conditions of Employment, There Was No Duty to Bargain

Lansing School District -and- Lansing Educational Assistants, MEA/NEA

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found – Employer did not Breach its Duty to Bargain; Employer Refused to Bargain over an Unlawful Proposal;  Union Proposed that Employer Pay Employees’ Membership Dues and Representation Fees Directly, Instead of Deducting them from Employees’ Pay; Employer’s Payment of Union Dues and Fees Would Give Employer Control over Union’s Finances and Would Violate Section 10(1)(b) of PERA

Otsego County (Gaylord Regional Airport)
-and- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Council 25

Leave to File Exceptions Denied - Filing of Exceptions is Limited to Period Following the Issuance of ALJ’s Decision and Recommended Order, Unless ALJ’s Interim Order Dismissed or Sustained Unfair Labor Practice Charge in its Entirety; Interim Order Denied Motion to Reconsider Denial of Motion to Amend Charge; Charging Party Failed to Establish any Basis for Interlocutory Appeal to Commission

36th District Court
- and - Michigan AFSCME Council 25 and Local 3308

Unfair Labor Practice Found – Employer Unilaterally Changed Terms and Conditions of Employment During Term of Contract; Reduction in Workweek is Distinguishable from Layoffs or Reduction in Force and Significantly Changes Employees Hours, Take Home Pay, and Working Conditions; Change in Workweek is Contrary to Clear and Unambiguous Language of Contract; No Bona Fide Dispute over the Interpretation of the Contract; Mid-term Contract Modifications Must Have Consent of Both Parties

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

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