Legal Opinion
Dearborn Fire Fighters Union Local No 412 v. City of Dearborn
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 1975No. Docket Nos. 54308, 54309, (Calendar Nos. 3, 4)PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
The City of Dearborn challenges the *241constitutionality of the act (1969 PA 312) which provides for compulsory arbitration of police and fire department labor disputes.1
In 1970, the City of Dearborn and unions representing its policemen and firemen (Police Officers Association of Dearborn and Dearborn Fire Fighters Union) attempted to negotiate new labor agreements. When the negotiations and subsequent mediations failed, the unions initiated arbitration proceedings under the act.
Each union chose a "delegate” to its respective arbitration panel. The city refused to name a delegate to either…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cipriano v. City of HoumaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Pontiac Police Officers Ass'n v. City of PontiacMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- Greeley Police Union v. City Council of GreeleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
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