Wayne-Westland Education Ass'n v. Wayne-Westland Community Schools

Wayne-Westland Community Schools appeals as of right a decision and order of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission in favor of the Wayne-Westland Education Association.

This case arises out of a reprimand given to school counsellor Melvin Straight by the school system’s assistant superintendent Thomas Svitkovich for Straight’s refusal to attend a meeting without union representation. The merc found that Straight had a right to union representation at the meeting because he had a reasonable belief that the scheduled meeting with Svitkovich could have led to discipline and, thus, Straight…