Goolsby v. City of Detroit

The charging parties appeal as of right from an April 16, 1993, decision and order on remand of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission in Docket No. 164133. In Docket No. 164260, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (afscme) cross appeals from the decision of the merc to award attorney fees and costs to the charging parties. We affirm in part and reverse the award of attorney fees and costs to the charging parties.

This case has a long history. The charging parties belonged to a group of sanitation workers, known as "white wingers,” within the Environmental…