LOCAL 1325, MICH. COUNCIL 55, AMERICAN FEDERATION v. McKervey

Plaintiff appeals from the granting of a summary judgment against it by the Cheboygan County Circuit Court. The summary judgment vacated an arbitration award which had been rendered in plaintiff’s favor, and plaintiff now appeals of right.

At the time the dispute which gave rise to this cause of action arose, plaintiff was the exclusive bargaining agent for all the full-time employees of the Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Department. As such, plaintiff entered into a collective-bargaining agreement with the county board of commissioners. The agreement was for a term of two years, from January 1,…