City of Detroit Board of Fire Commissioners v. Detroit Fire Fighters Ass'n

The Detroit Fire Fighters Association, hereinafter referred to as the Association, was granted exclusive recognition as the representative of the city’s uniformed fire fighters in 1965. Negotiations were held and agreements were reached on various matters, but no comprehensive bargaining contract has ever been formally executed between the parties.

Title 4, ch 15, § 12 of the city charter provides:

“Promotions in the fire department shall be based on length of service therein. The officer or employee thereof having served the longest period in any position shall be advanced to fill any vacancy…