423.271 Public policy; liberal construction. Sec. 1. It is the public policy of this state that it is requisite for the high morale of state police troopers and sergeants, whose right to strike is prohibited by law, and for the efficient operation of the department, to afford an alternate, expeditious, effective, and binding procedure for […]
423.272 Definitions. Sec. 2. (1) “Department” means the department of state police. (2) “Employees” means state police troopers, state police sergeants, or both, as applicable. History: 1980, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1980
423.273 Initiation of binding arbitration proceedings; conditions; request. Sec. 3. In the course of mediation of a labor agreement dispute of employees, except a grievance dispute concerning the interpretation or application of an existing labor agreement, if the dispute has not been resolved to the agreement of both parties within 30 days after the submission […]
423.274 Selection of delegates to arbitration panel; advising department, employees, and mediation board of selections. Sec. 4. Within 10 days after a party has requested arbitration of a dispute, the department shall choose a delegate and the designated or selected exclusive collective bargaining representative of the employees, or if none, their previously designated representative in […]
423.275 Selection of nominees for impartial arbitrator or chairperson of arbitration panel; peremptorily striking names; designation of impartial arbitrator. Sec. 5. Within 7 days after receipt of a request from 1 or both parties for arbitration of a dispute, the employment relations commission shall select from its panel of arbitrators, as provided in section 5 […]
423.276 Impartial arbitrator as chairperson of arbitration panel; hearing; notice; duties of chairperson; intervention; receipt of evidence; informal proceedings; technical rules of evidence inapplicable; record of proceedings; transcripts; adjournment; conclusion of hearing; expense of proceedings; payment of public officers or employees; actions and rulings. Sec. 6. (1) The impartial arbitrator designated pursuant to section 5 […]
423.277 Oaths; witnesses; production of books and documents; subpoenas; invoking aid of circuit court; order of circuit court; contempt. Sec. 7. The arbitration panel may administer oaths and require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, contracts, agreements, and documents that it considers to be material to a just determination of the […]
423.278 Remanding dispute for further collective bargaining; extension of time; notice of remand. Sec. 8. At any time before the rendering of an order, the chairperson of the arbitration panel, if he or she believes that it would be useful or beneficial to do so, may remand the dispute to the parties for further collective […]
423.279 Identification of economic issues in dispute; submission of last offer of settlement; determination conclusive; findings of fact; promulgation of opinion and order; copies of findings, opinion, and order; adoption of last offer of settlement; basis of findings, opinion, and order. Sec. 9. (1) At or before the conclusion of the hearing held pursuant to […]
423.280 Factors upon which findings, opinion, and order based; conditions. Sec. 10. If there is not a collective bargaining agreement between the parties, or if there is an agreement but the parties have begun negotiations or discussions looking to a new agreement or to an amendment of the existing agreement, and wage rates or other […]
423.281 Majority decision of arbitration panel as final and binding; enforcement; effect of new state fiscal year awards retroactive; amending or modifying order of arbitration. Sec. 11. A majority decision of the arbitration panel, if supported by competent, material, and substantial evidence on the whole record, shall be final and binding upon the parties, and […]
423.282 Wilfully disobeying or resisting lawful order of enforcement; contempt; fine. Sec. 12. If an employee organization recognized, pursuant to Act No. 336 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, being sections 423.201 to 423.216 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, as the bargaining representative of employees subject to this act, wilfully disobeys a lawful […]
423.283 Judicial review; order not stayed by pendency of review proceeding. Sec. 13. The circuit court for the county in which a dispute arose or in which a majority of the affected employees reside may review an order of an arbitration panel, but only for reasons that the arbitration panel was without or exceeded its […]
423.284 Changing terms and conditions of employment during pendency of arbitration proceedings. Sec. 14. During the pendency of arbitration proceedings, either party shall not change, without the consent of the other party, existing wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. However, a party may consent to a change without prejudice to his or […]
423.285 Act supplementary to MCL 423.201 et seq.; applicability of fact-finding procedures. Sec. 15. This act shall be considered to be supplementary to Act No. 336 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, and does not amend or repeal any of its provisions. However, any provisions of Act No. 336 of the Public Acts […]
423.286 Violation; imprisonment prohibited. Sec. 16. A person shall not be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a violation of this act or an order of an arbitration panel. History: 1980, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1980
423.287 Effective date. Sec. 17. This act shall be considered effective as of December 23, 1978. History: 1980, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1980
