Legal Opinion
Detroit Police Officers Ass'n. v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 1974No. 13 September Term 1973, Docket Nos. 54,410, 54,411PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwainson, J.
In 1965, the Legislature passed 1965 PA 379 1 which amended the public employment relations act (PERA) to allow public employees 2 to select a collective bargaining representative and to enter into collective bargaining negotiations with their public employer. Pursuant to the newly amended PERA the Detroit Police Officers Association (DPOA) gained recognition as the exclusive collective bargaining agent for a unit of Detroit patrolmen and policewomen in January of 1966. Shortly thereafter, extensive collective bargaining negotiations proceeded between the City of Detroit (City) and the DPOA.
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2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- National Labor Relations Board v. Wooster Division of Borgwarner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- National Labor Relations Board v. American National InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- People v. HanrahanMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by188 opinions
- Abood v. Detroit Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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- Rockwell v. Crestwood School District Board of EducationMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- Kaleva-Norman-Dickson School District No. 6 v. Kalevanorman-Dickson School Teachers' Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- Lamphere Schools v. Lamphere Federation of TeachersMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
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