Legal Opinion
Michigan Employment Relations Commission v. Reeths-Puffer School District
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1974No. 8 September Term 1973, Docket No. 54,450PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
The question presented is whether the public employment relations act (PERA)1 protects a public employee from discharge by his governmental employer for action taken by the employee in the prosecution of a grievance, filed with the employer, alleging a right under a collective bargaining agreement.
The defendant Reeths-Puffer School District, a public employer, appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals enforcing an order of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission. The MERC order directs the school district to restore plaintiff Wilma Wilder, a public employee, to the status of a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- National Labor Relations Board v. Washington Aluminum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Detroit Police Officers Ass'n. v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- National Labor Relations Board v. Burnup & Sims, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Michigan Employment Relations Commission v. Detroit Symphony Orchestra, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by51 opinions
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