Detroit Fire Fighters Ass'n v. City of Detroit

At issue in this public labor law dispute between plaintiff Detroit Fire Fighters Association and defendant city of Detroit is whether the circuit court properly issued a preliminary injunction to prevent the implementation of defendant’s proposed layoff and restructuring plan where plaintiff contends that the plan violates the “status quo” provision of 1969 PA 312 (Act 312), MCL 423.243, by, among other things, jeopardizing the safety of the remaining firefighters. We conclude that the injunction was erroneously entered.

Where a party seeks a preliminary injunction to prevent an alleged…