Oak Park Public Safety Officers Ass'n v. City of Oak Park

Respondent Oak Park Public Safety Officers Association (the union) appeals as of right a decision of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) holding that issues of minimum staffing, layoff, and recall were not mandatory subjects of collective bargaining under the public employment relations act (PERA), MCL 423.201 et seq. We affirm.

The union is the certified bargaining representative for nonsupervisory public safety officers (PSOs) employed by the city of Oak Park. The collective bargaining agreement effective from July 1, 1997, through June 30, 2001, contained minimum staffing…