Local Union No. 876, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. State Labor Mediation Board

One petitioner, Local No. 876 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, is a union located in the city of Grand Rapids, and the other petitioner is one of the 15 employees of the Grand Rapids street lighting department, all of whom belong to the union which is the duly chosen representative of the workers in the department.

The city of Grand Rapids, a city governed under a home rule charter, owns and operates the power plant which furnishes electrical power for the street lights of the city and the lights in the municipal buildings. Power for lighting also is supplied to the Kent…