July 2010

Wayne County Community College District
-and- Michael McClain

20 Day Order - MERC no longer prepares summaries on decisions without exceptions.

Genesee Co & AFSCME & AFSCME

Mason County Road Commission -and- Teamsters, Local 214
-and- Gregory Collins

20 Day Order - MERC no longer prepares summaries on decisions without exceptions.

City of Benton Harbor
-and- Police Officers Labor Council -and- Benny Meekins 

Unfair Labor Practices Not Found--   Charges Summarily Dismissed; Allegations Failed to State Cognizable Claims Under PERA; Charge Against Employer Failed to Allege That the Adverse Treatment Against Charging Party was Motivated by Protected Activity.  Charging Party’s Failure to Respond to the ALJ’s Show Cause Order Also Warrants Dismissal. Conclusory Assertions of Improper Representation Against the Union Insufficient to Establish a Breach of the Duty of Fair Representation Claim.

University of Michigan
-and- Charte Dunn

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: Charge Summarily Dismissed; Allegations Against Respondent Barred by Six Month Limitations Period under PERA; Charging Party Failed to Timely Serve Respondent with a Copy of the Charge As Required Under Commission Rule 151.

Michigan State University Administrative Prof Assoc.
-and- Michigan State University -and- John Moralez

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found--   All Charges Summarily Dismissed; Allegations Against Respondents Barred by PERA’s Six Month Limitations Period; Charging Party’s Complaints Against Respondents Stemmed From His Discharge That Occurred More than Five Years Prior to When He Filed Charges. Motion to Reopen the Record Denied For Non-Compliance With Commission Rule 166.

Direction of Election - Election Directed In Unit of All Friend of the Court Attorney Referees and Juvenile Court Attorney Referees; Commission Reversed Past Precedent Excluding Court Referees from Collective Bargaining Under PERA; Supreme Court Administrative Order Provides for Collective Bargaining Between the Court and Employee Unions; Administrative Order does Not Exclude Court Referees from PERA Protections; Referees Shall Vote on Whether They Wish to be Represented.

Detroit Public Schools
-and- Teamsters Local 214
-and- Police Officers Association of Michigan
-and Police Officers Labor Council

Remand for Consideration of Motion to Reopen the Record - In its Motion to Reopen the Record Respondent Asserted New Facts Occurring After the Issuance of the ALJ’s Decision, Which if Adduced and Credited would Require a Different Result from that Recommended by the ALJ.

Unfair Labor Practice Found – Failure of Employer to Bargain over the Impact of a Change in Work Rule; While the Decision to Change the Way an Employee’s Job is Performed is Within Management’s Prerogative, an Employer has a Duty to Bargain over the Impact of the Change when It Represents a Material Change in Working Conditions.  The Implementation of a Disciplinary Rule for Failure to Comply with Changes in Work Procedures is a Material Change in Working Conditions.
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found – Employer has No Duty to Bargain with Union Representing Supervisory Bargaining Unit Regarding Transfer of Work Performed by Employees Subordinate to Supervisory Bargaining Unit Members.

Michigan State Government
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Employment Relations

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