August 2008

City of Detroit -and- Michigan AFCSME Council 25 and its Affiliated Locals 23
and 2394

Unfair Labor Practice Found - Commission Adopts the ALJ’s Decision and Recommended Order due to Respondent’s Late Filing of Exceptions; Date of Filing Exceptions is the Date the Document is Received at the Commission’s Office, Not the Date of Mailing or Postmark; Respondent Failed to Respond to the ALJ’s Order to Show Cause; Respondent’s Failure to Timely Supply and Respond to Charging Parties’ Requests for Information Relevant to Contract Administration and Collective Bargaining Is a Violation of Respondent’s Duty to Bargain in Good Faith; Respondent’s Failure to Provide a Written Position Statement upon Charging Parties’ Request is an Isolated Breach of Contract and Not a Violation of Respondent’s Duty to Bargain on Good Faith because a Request for a Written Position Statement is Not a Request for Information.

Interurban Transit Partnership - and- Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 836

Unfair Labor Practice Found - Subcontracting of Bargaining Unit Work Without Giving Union Notice and an Opportunity to Bargain Violates PERA; Transfer of Union Work is a Mandatory Subject of Bargaining Where Bargaining Unit Members Exclusively Performed the Work Before it Was Diverted; Work at Issue had not Previously Been Performed by Nonunit Labor and Was of the Same Type as Work Performed By Bargaining Unit, thus Transfer of That Work to Nonunit Labor is a Mandatory Subject of Bargaining.

Kent County (Gerald R. Ford International Airport)
-and- Gerald R. Ford International Airport Command Association

Direction of Election - Absent Inclusion in Union’s Supervisory Bargaining Unit, Unit Appropriate for Placement of Airport Security Coordinator Position Does Not Exist; Commission Goal is to Ensure Representation Whenever Possible; Airport Security Coordinator Position Shares Necessary Community of Interest with Airport Law Enforcement Supervisor Positions to Justify Inclusion of Airport Security Position in Union’s Supervisory Bargaining Unit.

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

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