Board of Control of Ferris State College v. Michigan AFSCME, Council 25, Local 1609

Defendant-appellant, Michigan AFSCME, Council 25, Local 1609, hereinafter referred to as union, appeals from a circuit court judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee, The Board of Control of Ferris State College, that vacated an arbitration award rendered pursuant to a collective-bargaining agreement between plaintiff and defendant.

Daniel E. Macurio, a custodian at plaintiff college, was fired when he hit his superintendent in the face with his fist during an argument over an alleged deficiency in Macurio’s pay check. Defendant union filed a grievance under the collective- bargaining…