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February 2014
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Subject Matter
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Date Issued
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Case Number
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Topic(s)
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Harrison Township -and- Michigan AFCSME Council 25 and its Affiliated Local 1103.14 |
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found; Respondent Did not Violate its Duty to Bargain by Freezing Longevity Payments Between the date the Prior Contract expired and the date the Parties Reached a New Agreement; Under the Expired Agreement, Respondent was Required to Increase Longevity Payments to Eligible Employees on Certain Anniversary Dates. 2011 PA 54, PERA § 15b, Prohibits the Payment of Increases in Wages and Benefits between the Expiration of a Collective Bargaining Agreement and the date a Successor Agreement Takes Effect; Longevity Payments are Wages; Under PERA § 15b, Respondent was Prohibited from paying increased in Longevity Payments After the Contract Expired. |
2/25/14
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C121 I-186 | Duty to Bargain; 2011 PA 54; Wages; Summary Disposition |
Detroit Federation of Teachers-and-Athena Marsh | Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: Insufficient Facts Alleged to Establish Breach of Duty of Fair Representation; Charging Party Failed to State a Claim Upon Which Relief can be Granted; Charging Party Failed to Alleged Facts Indicating Arbitrary, Discriminatory or Bad Faith Conduct by the Union; Charging Party Failed to Respond to Order to Show Cause. |
2/25/14 (20 Day Order) |
Duty of Fair Representation; Failure to State a Claim; Failure to Respond to Show Cause Order; Summary Disposition | |
Delhi Charter Township -and- Delhi Township Firefighters, IAFF Local 5359 |
Motion for Reconsideration Denied; Newly Created Coordinator Position Shares Community of Interest with Bargaining Unit, Union Policies in Light of Enactment of 2012 PA 349, Amending Public Employment Relations Act, have no Bearing on whether Newly Created Position has Community of Interest; Motion Restates Previous Arguments and Thus has not set Forth Grounds for Reconsideration Under Commission General Rule 167, 2002 AACS, R 423.167 |
2/14/14
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UC11 J-018 | Motion for Reconsideration; Community of Interest; Right to Work, 2012 PA 349 |
Washtenaw County -and- AFSCME Council 25, Local 3052 |
Unit Clarification Petitions Dismissed - Commission adopted Parties Settlement Agreement imposing Sanctions on Petitioner. After nearly 8 years of litigation over petitions that did not meet the minimum pleading requirements in Commission Rule 143, the parties settled the matter by dismissing the petitions and providing for sanctions if Petitioner files a new unit clarification petition regarding any position now in existence and/or unsuccessfully pursues a new unit clarification petition regarding any purportedly newly created or changed position. |
2/14/14
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UC09 J-029 & UC06 J-032A | Unit Clarification; Minimum Pleading Requirements; Remedy |
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 517M |
Unfair Labor Practice Found: Respondent Collected Full Dues From Charging Party's Pay After She Elected Conversion to Agency Fee Payer Status; Charge Timely Filed; Evidence Supported Charging Party's Claim That She Filed Charge within Six Months of Learning of Unlawful Deductions from Her Pay. Respondent Received Proper Notice of Hearing; Notice of Hearing Was Sent to Respondent in Same Envelope with Cover Letter Indicating Notice of Hearing Was Enclosed and Charge, to Which Respondent Filed an Answer; ALJ Exceeded His Authority When He Recommended Commission Order Respondent to Reimburse Charging Party For Costs Incurred as a Result of Having to Attend Hearing. |
2/13/14
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CU12 I-041 | Duty of Fair Representation; Union Dues; Agency Fee; Failure to Appear; Statute of Limitations; Remedy |
AFSCME Council 25, Local 1583 -and-James Yunkman, Glen Ford and Fred Zelanka |
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found; Charging Parties Failed to State a Claim upon Which Relief can be Granted; Charging Parties Failed to Alleged Facts Indicating Arbitrary, Discriminatory or Bad Faith Conduct by the Union; Union's Suspension of Charging Parties, Imposition of a Fine and Failure to Provide Charging Parties with Information are Internal Union Matters Outside the Scope of PERA; Commission Lacks Jurisdiction over Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act Claims and Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act |
2/12/14
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CU10 G-032, CU10 G-033 & CU10 G-034 | Commission Jurisdiction; Duty of Fair Representation; Failure to State a Claim; Internal Union Matter |
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