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RESULT |
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Act 312 Arbitration
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City of Romulus -and- POAM
The City won 8 of 13 issues, achieving, concessions in
wages, pension, minimum manpower, health insurance, holiday pay and
retiree health insurance. |
City
Won |
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City of Romulus -and- POLC (command officers) |
Settled |
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Genesee County -and- POAM
(deputies) |
Settled |
City of Wyandotte -and- POAM
The City won both pension issues. |
City
Won |
City of Woodhaven -and- MAP
The City won seven of ten issues, including health
insurance, prescription drugs for retirees and four out of the five
years' wages. |
City
Won |
City of Trenton -and- MAP
The City won fifteen of the seventeen issues,
including defined contribution pension, health insurance, and two out of
three years' wages. |
City
Won |
City of Romulus -and- POLC
The City won 11 of 14 issues, including pension,
promotions, health care cost and other containment issues. |
City
Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- IAFF
(fire fighters)
The City won two of three pension issues and eliminated the minimum
manning requirement in the Contract. |
City
Won |
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City of Romulus -and- POAM
(patrol officers) |
Settled |
City of Lathrup Village -and- POLC
(patrol officers)
The City won four out of six issues, the right
to subcontract the third shift of the police department and health care
concessions. |
City
Won |
City of Trenton -and- MAP (patrol
officers)
The City won eight out of thirteen issues,
including pension and health care cost containment for active employees
and retirees. |
City
Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- POLC
(patrol officers)
The City won five out of seven issues,
including wages, residency and a new defined contribution pension
benefit for new hires. |
City
Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- POLC
(command officers)
The City won thirteen out of sixteen issues,
including five pension demands, health insurance, dental insurance and
long-term disability insurance. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- Firefighters Union
The City won twelve out of seventeen issues,
including a wage package of 0%-1%-3%, no changes to the pension plan, a
reduction in the sick leave payout and removal of the Fire Chief from
the union. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- POLC
(patrol officers)
The City won all three issues (wages,
residency and shift selection). |
City Won |
Cheboygan County -and- POLC
(deputies and command officers)
The County won 4 out of 5 issues involving
wages, retiree health insurance and pension. |
County Won |
City of Sylvan Lake -and- POLC
The City won the only issue, shift rotation. |
City Won |
City of Bloomfield Hills -and- POLC
The city lost the only issue in the arbitration,
switching new hires to a defined contribution pension plan. |
City Lost |
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City of Northville -and- POAM |
Settled |
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City of Huntington Woods -and- AFSCME |
Settled |
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City of Northville -and- MAPE
(fact-finding) |
Settled |
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Grosse Pointe Library -and- MEA
(fact-finding) |
Library Won |
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Grievance Arbitration
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City of Westland -and- AFSCME
The arbitrator upheld the City's right to subcontract
motor pool work. |
City Won |
City of Westland -and- IAFF
The arbitrator upheld the City's denial of Medicare
Premium reimbursements. |
City Won |
City of Westland -and- AFSCME
The arbitrator upheld the City's right to reassign
bargaining unit work. |
City Won |
City of Westland -and- AFSCME
The arbitrator upheld the City's denial of requested
increased pension benefits. |
City Won |
Genesee County -and- AFSCME
The arbitrator upheld the discharge of an employee. |
City Won |
Genesee County -and- POAM
The arbitrator upheld the discharge of a corrections
deputy. |
City Won |
Genesee County -and- AFSCME
The arbitrator upheld the discipline of an employee and
the County's policy. |
County Won |
Genesee County -and- Non-Union employee
The arbitrator reduced the termination of a
supervisor to an eleven month unpaid suspension. |
Split Decision |
Genesee County -and- POAM
The arbitrator upheld the discipline of a corrections
officer. |
County Won |
Genesee County -and- POAM
The arbitrator sustained a four day suspension of a
deputy. |
County Won |
Genesee County -and- POAM
The arbitrator sustained the discharge of a deputy. |
County Won |
Genesee County -and- AFSCME
The arbitrator sustained the discharge of a command
officer. |
County Won |
Genesee County -and- TPOAM
The arbitrator ruled that the County had the right to
subcontract bargaining unit work. |
County Won |
Genesee County -and- POAM
The arbitrator upheld the County's shift assignment. |
County Won |
Genesee County -and- POAM
The arbitrator upheld the County's refusal to provide
light duty work. |
County Won |
Genesee County -and- Non-Union employee
The arbitrator upheld the termination of a non-union
employee. |
County Won |
City of Romulus -and- Teamsters
The arbitrator ruled that the city could use
volunteers, but could not subcontract in the manner it did. |
Split Decision |
City of Romulus -and- IAFF
The arbitrator ruled the City correctly administered
its substitution policy. |
City Won |
City of Romulus -and- POLC
The arbitrator reduced a demotion to reinstatement,
without back pay. |
Split Decision |
City of Romulus -and- POLC
The arbitrator reduced a demotion to reinstatement,
without back pay. |
Split Decision |
City of Romulus -and- IAFF
The arbitrator sustained the City's three-day
suspension of Firefighter. |
City Won |
City of Romulus -and- Teamsters
The arbitrator ruled that the City promoted the wrong
applicant. |
City
Lost |
City of Romulus -and- Teamsters
The arbitrator reinstated a DPW employee without back
pay. |
Split Decision |
City of Romulus -and- COAM
The arbitrator sustained the City's administration of
vacation selection days. |
City Won |
City of Romulus -and- COAM
The arbitrator sustained the City's administration of
leave days off. |
City Won |
City of Romulus -and- IAFF
The arbitrator reduced the discharge of two
firefighters to a ten month unpaid suspension. |
Split Decision |
City of Wyandotte -and- POAM
The arbitrator sustained the termination of a patrol
officer. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- IAFF
The arbitrator sustained the termination of a
firefighter. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- POLC
(command officers)
The arbitrator denied the Union's argument
that three command officers were entitled to overtime pay for testifying
on behalf of the Union in a Police and Fire Commission Trial Board
hearing. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- POLC
(patrol officers)
The arbitrator sustained the Police
Department's three day suspension of a patrol officer. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- POLC
(patrol officers)
The arbitrator
sustained the Police Department's one day suspension of a patrol
officer. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- POLC
(patrol officers)
The arbitrator
sustained the Police Department administration's right to require patrol
officers to remain on their assigned beats, until authorized to leave
their beat. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- Firefighters Union
The arbitrator reversed the City's decision to
terminate a firefighter, but reinstated him without back pay. |
Split Decision |
City of Wyandotte -and- POLC
(command officers)
The arbitrator denied the Union's argument
that it was entitled to an automatic wage increase based on the patrol
officers' contract. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- Firefighters Union
The arbitrator ruled that the City did not need to
fill the Assistant Fire Chief position. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- AFSCME
The arbitrator ruled that the City did not violate
the contract during its snow plow operations. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- POLC
(patrol officers)
The arbitrator sustained the discipline issued
to a police officer. |
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- Firefighters Union
The arbitrator denied the Union's demand that the
Fire Chief be paid the same wages as the Police Chief. |
City Won |
City of Lathrup Village -and- POLC
The arbitrator reinstated a police officer without
ten months' back pay. |
Split Decision |
City of Lathrup Village -and- POLC
The arbitrator reinstated the command officer without
twelve months' back pay. |
Split Decision |
City of Mt. Morris -and- POLC
The arbitrator reinstated the police officer with
back pay. |
City Lost |
City of Northville -and- POAM
The arbitrator ruled that a dispute over a tentative
agreement had to be resolved by MERC. |
City Won |
City of Northville -and- MAPE
The arbitrator ruled that the City properly filled a
non-Union position. |
City Won |
City of Northville -and- POAM
The arbitrator ruled that the police officer was
properly suspended. |
City Won |
City of Northville -and- MAPE
The arbitrator ruled that the City properly filled
the vacancy. |
City Won |
Lake Erie Transportation Commission -and-
Steelworkers Union
The arbitrator ruled that the employer properly
terminated the employee for lying about an accident. |
Employer Won |
Lake Erie Transportation Commission -and-
Steelworkers Union
The arbitrator ruled that the employer properly
discharged a bus driver for tardiness and granted him three days' back
pay for a second grievance. |
Employer Won |
Lake Erie Transportation Commission -and-
Steelworkers Union
The arbitrator ruled that the employer properly
terminated a driver for tardiness. |
Employer Won |
Lake Erie Transportation Commission -and-
Steelworkers Union
The arbitrator ruled that the employer properly
discharged a (different) bus driver for tardiness. |
Employer Won |
City of Woodhaven -and- POAM/MAPE
The arbitrator ruled that the City had not properly
assigned overtime. |
City Lost |
City of Woodhaven -and- COAM
The arbitrator ruled in favor of the City's
administration of sick leave. |
City Won |
City of Woodhaven -and- MAPE/COAM
The arbitrator ruled that the City properly offered
overtime in some cases and denied overtime in other cases. |
Split Decision |
City of Woodhaven -and- MAPE
The arbitrator reduced the discipline of a police
officer from five to three days. |
Split Decision |
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Litigation
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Frazier v. Grosse Pointe District Library
Eighteen current employees sued the Library
claiming that they should be included in the
City of Harper Woods’ Retirement System. The
Library filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was
granted by the Judge. |
Library Won |
Decker v. City of Wyandotte
Eleven former police chiefs, deputy chiefs and
inspectors and their spouses sued the City claiming
a contractual entitlement to reimbursement of Medicare premiums. The
City filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was granted by the
Judge. The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the
dismissal of the case. |
City Won |
Clark v. City of Wyandotte
A former command officer sued the City claiming constitutional
violations for the City’s denial for claimed pension benefits. At an
early stage of the litigation, the Court dismissed
the lawsuit in the City’s favor. |
City Won |
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MERC
Decisions |
Genesee County -and- AFSCME
The Union challenged the County’s right to
appoint employees to non-union positions. |
Settled |
City of Trenton -and-
AFSCME
The Union challenged the City’s declaration of impasse
over
retiree health insurance benefits |
Pending |
Jack Fleeman -and- Lake Erie Transportation Commission
A terminated employee filed an unfair labor practice charge
alleging the Commission retaliated against him for testifying
in a prior MERC hearing. |
Employer Won |
Jack Fleeman -and- Lake Erie Transportation Commission
A current employee filed an unfair labor practice
charge alleging the Commission retaliated
against him for past Union activity. Both the Administrative Law Judge
and Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC)
dismissed the Charge and upheld the employer’s decision. |
Employer Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- COAM
(command officers)
MERC ruled that the City did not have an obligation to
bargain over pension benefits in the last year of the contract.
|
City Won |
City of Wyandotte -and- Firefighters Union
MERC ruled that a clerical employee could not be represented by the
Firefighters’ Union. |
City Won |
Cheboygan County -and- POLC
MERC ruled that the corrections officers were not eligible
for Act 312 arbitration. |
County Won |
Grosse Pointe Library -and- MEA
MERC ruled that the Library did not have to add
substitute librarians to the bargaining unit. |
Library Won |
City of Northville -and- COAM
The arbitrator ruled that a dispute over a tentative agreement had to be
resolved by MERC. |
Pending |
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