Michigan Compiled Laws Act 312 Of 1969 Compulsory Arbitration Of Labor Disputes In Police And Fire Departments (423.231 - 423.247)

AN ACT to provide for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in municipal police and fire departments; to define such public departments; to provide for the selection of members of arbitration panels; to prescribe the procedures and authority thereof; and to provide for the enforcement and review of awards thereof.

History: 1969, Act 312, Eff. Oct. 1, 1969
Constitutionality: This act is clearly constitutional. Local 1277, Metropolitan Council No 23, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v City of Center Line, 414 Mich 642; 327 NW2d 822 (1982).
Popular Name: Act 312

Section 423.231 Compulsory Arbitration In Police And Fire Departments; Policy.
It is the public policy of this state that in public police and fire departments, where the right of employees to strike is by...
Section 423.232 “public Police Or Fire Department Employee,”“emergency Medical Service Personnel,” And “emergency Telephone Operator” Defined; Provisions Inapplicable To Certain Persons.
(1) As used in this act, "public police or fire department employee" means any employee of a city, county, village, or township, or of...
Section 423.233 Initiation Of Binding Arbitration Proceedings; Request.
Whenever in the course of mediation of a public police or fire department employee's dispute, except a dispute concerning the interpretation or application of...
Section 423.234 Delegates; Selection; Notice.
Within 10 days thereafter, the employer shall choose a delegate and the employees' designated or selected exclusive collective bargaining representative, or if none, their...
Section 423.235 Selection And Designation Of Impartial Arbitrator Or Chairman Of Arbitration Panel; Michigan Employment Relations Commission Panel Of Arbitrators; Appointment, Terms, Qualifications, And Removal Of Members; Qualifications And Training For Service As Chair Of Arbitration Panel.
(1) Within 7 days of a request from 1 or both parties, the employment relations commission shall select from its panel of arbitrators, as...
Section 423.236 Arbitrator; Duties; Hearing; Intervenors; Evidence; Record; Expenses; Actions And Rulings.
The arbitrator shall act as chair of the panel of arbitration, call and begin a hearing within 15 days after appointment, and give reasonable...
Section 423.237 Oaths; Subpoenas; Failure To Obey, Contempt Of Court.
The arbitration panel may administer oaths, require the attendance of witnesses, and the production of such books, papers, contracts, agreements and documents as may...
Section 423.237a Remanding Dispute For Further Collective Bargaining.
At any time before the rendering of an award, the chairman of the arbitration panel, if he is of the opinion that it would...
Section 423.238 Identification Of Economic Issues In Dispute; Submission And Adoption Of Settlement Offers; Findings, Opinion, And Order.
The arbitration panel shall identify the economic issues in dispute and direct each of the parties to submit to the arbitration panel and to...
Section 423.239 Findings, Opinions, And Orders; Factors Considered; Financial Ability Of Governmental Unit To Pay.
(1) If the parties have no collective bargaining agreement or the parties have an agreement and have begun negotiations or discussions looking to a...
Section 423.240 Majority Decision Of Arbitration Panel Final And Binding; Enforcement; Effect Of New Municipal Fiscal Year; Awarding Increased Rates Or Benefits Retroactively; Amending Or Modifying Award Of Arbitration.
A majority decision of the arbitration panel, if supported by competent, material, and substantial evidence on the whole record, shall be final and binding...
Section 423.241 Violation Of Lawful Enforcement Order; Penalty.
Where an employee organization recognized pursuant to Act No. 336 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, as the bargaining representative of employees...
Section 423.242 Judicial Review; Scope; Stay.
Orders of the arbitration panel shall be reviewable by the circuit court for the county in which the dispute arose or in which a...
Section 423.243 Existing Conditions; Continuance, Change.
During the pendency of proceedings before the arbitration panel, existing wages, hours and other conditions of employment shall not be changed by action of...
Section 423.244 Act Supplementary.
This act shall be deemed as supplementary to Act No. 336 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, being sections 423.201 to 423.216...
Section 423.245 Repealed. 1975, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Mar. 25, 1975.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section contained an expiration provision.Popular Name: Act 312
Section 423.246 Violations Of Act; Imprisonment Prohibited.
No person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for any violation of the provisions of this act or an order of the...
Section 423.247 Effective Date.
This act shall become effective on October 1, 1969. History: 1969, Act 312, Eff. Oct. 1, 1969 Constitutionality: This act is clearly constitutional. Local...

Last modified: October 10, 2016