Eglash v. Detroit Institute of Technology

Plaintiff union and some of its charter members who were employed as instructors by defendant educational institution filed a complaint against defendant alleging that defendant had refused to renew the individual plaintiffs’ employment contracts in violation of CLS 1961, § 423.16 (Stat Aun 1960 Rev § 17.454[17]), which provides:

“It shall be unlawful for an employer * * * to discriminate in regard to hire, terms or other conditions of employment in order to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization.”

The complaint was filed on April 11,1963, at which time a temporary…