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June 2023
Name | Subject Matter | Date Issued | Case Number(s) | Topic(s) |
Oakland County Children's Village -and- Michigan Association of Public Employees -and- Richard Vega |
Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: Failure to Respond to Show Cause Order May Warrant Dismissal of Charge; Charging Party's Filing Does Not Allege Any Facts to Establish That His PERA Protected Rights Were Violated; Charging Party Filed to State a Valid PERA Claim. | 6/12/2023 (no exception) | 23 B-0242-CE & 23-B-0423-CU | Failure to Respond to Show Cause Order; Duty of Fair Representation |
61ST District Court -and- Grand Rapids Employees Independent Union |
Unfair Labor Practice Found: Respondent Violated Section 10(1)(e) by Refusing to Process an Arguably
Arbitrable Grievance; The Unjustified Refusal to Follow the CBA’s Agreed Upon Grievance Procedure Could Serve to Chill Bargaining Unit Members From Filing Grievances in the Future, Violating 10(1)(a); However, Respondent Did Not Violate 10(1)(c), as its Refusal to File Grievance Was Based on Legal Argument and Not Anti-Union Animus. |
6/29/2023 (no exceptions) | 20-B-0261-CE | 10(1)(e); 10(1)(a); 10(1)(c) |
Graduate Employees Organizational Local 3550 -and- University of Michigan | Unfair Labor Found: The Union Breached its Duty to Bargain in Good Faith By Repudiating the “No-Strike” Provision in the Parties’ Collective Bargaining Agreement, and Engaging in a Strike; The Union’s Argument That its Repudiation of the “No-Strike” Provision Was Lawful Due to Unfair Labor Practices Committed By the University Sanction Self-Help as a Proper Tactic, Which Has Been Found to be Undesirable in Labor Relations; The University’s Claim That the Union Repudiated the “No Strike” Clause is Not a Moot Issue; Despite the Fact That the Parties’ Contract Was Expiring and Any Remedy Issued Would be Rendered Ineffectual, an Otherwise Moot Issue May be Reviewed if it is Deemed to be of Public Significance | 06/30/2023 (no exceptions) | 23-C-0640-CU-1 | Duty to Bargain; Self-Help; Moot |