Bay City School District v. Bay City Education Ass'n

The issue in these cases, consolidated for argument on appeal, is whether the pendency of unfair labor practice charges before the Michigan Employment Relations Commission precludes arbitration of breach of contract claims where the statutory claims submitted to the merc and the *430contractual claims submitted to arbitration arise out of the same controversy.

In Detroit Fire Fighters v Detroit, 408 Mich 663; 293 NW2d 278 (1980), this Court held that the merc could not defer consideration of an unfair labor practice charge filed with the merc pursuant to the public employment relations act, until…