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March 2012

March 2012

Name
Subject Matter
Date Issued
Case Number
Topic(s)
Grand Rapids Public School
-and- Cyndie Peters
 

20 Day Order - MERC no longer prepares summaries on decisions without exceptions.
3/28/12
(20 Day Order)
 C11 L-212

Failure to state a claim; Failure to Respond to Show Cause Order
Oakland Schools Intermediate District
-and- Oakland Technical Center Education Association
-and- Denise Maser		 20 Day Order - MERC no longer prepares summaries on decisions without exceptions.
3/28/12
(20 Day Order)
 C11 K-203 & CU11 K-034 Duty of Fair Representation; Failure to Respond to Show Cause Order; Statute of limitations
City of Detroit
-and- AFSCME Council 25, Local 542
-and- Nicole Wright		 20 Day Order - MERC no longer prepares summaries on decisions without exceptions.
3/28/12
(20 Day Order)
 C11 K-196 & CU11 K-031 Failure to state a claim; Failure to Respond to Show Cause Order; Duty of Fair Representation
Michigan Association of Police
-and- Thomas Ash		 20 Day Order - MERC no longer prepares summaries on decisions without exceptions.
3/22/12
(20 Day Order)
 CU10 L-047 Duty of Fair Representation
Village of Holly
-and- Teamsters Local 214
-and- Andrea S. Eastman		 20 Day Order - MERC no longer prepares summaries on decisions without exceptions.
3/22/12
(20 Day Order)
 CU10 E-018 Duty of Fair Representation, Statute of limitations

Leelanau County and Leelanau County Sheriff
-and- Command Officers Association of Michigan
 

20 Day Order - MERC no longer prepares summaries on decisions without exceptions.
3/22/12
(20 Day Order)
 C11 H-134 Duty to Bargain; pending representation petition

Charter Township of Kinross
-and- AFSCME Council 25
 

20 Day Order - MERC no longer prepares summaries on decisions without exceptions.
3/20/12
(20 Day Order)
 C10 I-237 Interference with protected concerted activity; Duty to Bargain; pending representation petition

City of Dearborn
-and- Police Officers Association of Michigan
 

Unfair Labor Practice Found- Respondent Violated the Weingarten rights of Charging Party’s Member by Interfering and Refusing to Allow a Union Representative to be Present During an Investigatory Interview that the Employee Reasonably Believed Could Lead to Discipline; Criminal Investigatory Interviews Not Per Se Excluded from Weingarten Protections If Employee Reasonably Believes that the Interview Might Result in Discipline by the Employer; An Employee’s Request for Union Representation Need Not Contain Special Words or Phrases, Only Reasonable Notice Is Required.  Weingarten Remedy Limited to a Posting Requirement Where the Employee’s Termination Was Based on Independent Information from a Properly Conducted Separate Investigation.
3/16/12
 
 C09 A-005 Weingarten rights

City of Detroit
-and- AFSCME Council 25, Local 542

Amended Charge Dismissed:All Charges are Subject to Six Month Statute of Limitations; Where Amended Charge Does Not Relate Back to Original Charges Amendment Must Be Filed within Six Months of the Date the Charge Accrued; Amended Charge Did Not Relate Back to Original Charge Because It Raised Different Legal Issues and Was Based on Different Facts.  Respondent’s Post Hearing Brief Stricken from the Record: ALJ Has Authority to Reject Motions and Pleadings That Do Not Conform to Commission Rules; ALJ May Act on Own Motion to Order Party to Show Cause Why Party's Defective Documents Should Not Be Stricken from Record.  Respondent's Refusal to Properly Respond to ALJ’s Order is Act of Contempt.
3/15/12
 
 C07 B-030 Statute of Limitations- Amended Charge-ALJ’s Authority

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

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