Taylor Federation of Teachers v. Taylor Board of Education

Respondent, Taylor Board of Education, appeals as of right from a determination of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission that the substitute teachers employed by the school system could be included in the same bargaining unit as the regular, full-time teachers represented by petitioner, Taylor Federation of Teachers, MFT, AFT, AFL-CIO.

On April 22, 1985, petitioner filed a petition for an election, seeking a certification election in which the substitute teachers would be able to vote on whether they were to be represented by petitioner. Following a hearing conducted on November 1,…