Pearl v. City of Detroit

First employed by defendant City of Detroit on June 20, 1962, plaintiff, Alan J. Pearl, a recreation instructor, was granted a voluntary layoff in August, 1975, at his own request. He sought to return to work in June of 1976, but, for various reasons, was never rehired. At plaintiff’s request, his union, defendant Local 836, invoked the grievance procedure against defendant city in which it was alleged that the city, in refusing to reinstate plaintiff, violated the collective-bargaining agreement. The grievance was processed through the fourth step of the five-step grievance procedure. The…