Michigan State University Board of Trustees v. State Labor Mediation Board

Appellee, State labor mediation board, found certain of appellant’s employees to “constitute an appropriate unit for the purpose of collective bargaining” and ordered that an election by secret ballot be conducted among those employees to determine “whether they desire to be represented for collective bargaining purposes by Local 547, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO; the *46American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, or neither.”

Appellant board of trustees of Michigan State University, which is a constitutional corporation and a public employer, moved…