Regents of the University of Michigan v. Employment Relations Commission

I concur in my Brothers’ conclusion that The University of Michigan Board of Regents is a public employer. However, I am constrained to dissent from my Brothers’ holding that the interns, residents, and post-doctoral fellows are not “public employees” within the meaning of 1965 PA 379 (MCLA 423.201 et seq; MSA 17.455 [1] et seq).

The majority opinion holds that the interns, residents, and post-doctoral fellows cannot be characterized as employees because they are students. The fact that the members of the interns-residents association are “students” does not thereby preclude them from also…