City of Saginaw v. Michigan Law Enforcement Union, Teamsters Local 129

Plaintiff, City of Saginaw, and defendant, Michigan Law Enforcement Union, Teamsters Local 129, are parties to a collective-bargaining agreement. Defendant is the exclusive bargaining representative for all full-time, sworn police officers (excluding the chief of police, captains, lieutenants, and sergeants) employed by plaintiff. Plaintiff appeals as of right from a court order confirming an arbitration award which granted defendant’s grievance and held plaintiff in violation of the parties’ collective-bargaining agreement by requiring bargaining-unit members to forfeit one paid workday each…