Legal Opinion
Clinton Township v. Contrera
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 5, 1979No. Docket 78-3688PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD. C. Riley, J.
We are presented with another conflict between the public employment relations act, MCL 423.201 et seq.; MSA 17.455(1) et seq., (hereinafter PERA), and the firemen and policemen civil service act, MCL 38.501 et seq.; MSA 5.3351 et seq. (hereinafter Act 78).
The PERA prohibits strikes by public employees while permitting such employees to bargain collectively with their employers. Defendant Police Officers Association of Michigan is the exclusive bargaining agent under the PERA for certain law enforcement officers of the Township of Clinton. At the time the collective bargaining agreement at *301iss…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Detroit Police Officers Ass'n. v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- 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
- Regents of the University v. Employment Relations CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Board of Governors of State Colleges & Universities Ex Rel. Northeastern Illinois University v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Miller v. SwansonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
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- Northland Insurance Co. v. SnyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Clinton Township v. ContreraMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979