Port Huron Area School District v. Port Huron Education Association

Defendant Port Huron Education Association (PHEA) appeals as of right an order by the circuit court declaring that the emergency actions taken by plaintiff Port Huron Area School District (PHASD) in March, 1979, did not violate the 1978-1980 collective-bargaining agreement between the two parties.

This opinion will address the proper construction of the term "financial resources” in the context of a collective-bargaining agreement.

On March 19, 1979, PHASD Superintendent James Burchyett recommended that the PHASD Board of Education resolve that the district faced a financial emergency for the…