ED DeVries & Sons v. Employment Relations Commission

Plaintiff appeals from an order of election issued by the Michigan Employment Relations Commission.1

The Labor Mediation Act (LMA)2 requires, as a prerequisite to a representation election, a petition from the labor organization acting in behalf of a group of employees “alleging that 30% or more of the employees within a unit claimed to be appropriate for such purpose wish to be represented for collective bargaining”. MCLA 423.27 (a); MSA 17.454 (29)(a).

In the present case “employee interest” petitions were submitted to the commission for two separate unions, General Teamsters Union, Local 406…