Sec. 16. It shall be unlawful for an employer or any officer or agent of an employer (1) to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights guaranteed in section 8; (2) to initiate, create, dominate, contribute to, or interfere with the formation or administration of, any labor organization: Provided, That an employer shall not be prohibited from permitting employees to confer with him during working hours without loss of time or pay; (3) to discriminate in regard to hire, terms or other conditions of employment in order to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization; (4) to encourage membership in, or initiate, create, dominate, or contribute to a company union; (5) to discriminate against any employee because he has given testimony or instituted a proceeding under this act; or (6) to refuse to bargain collectively with the representative of his employees, subject to the provisions of section 26.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.16
Company unions; interference with unions and discrimination prohibited
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Judges of the 74th Judicial District v. Bay County (1971)
Most recently applied in 156 Mich. App. 754 - Schoolcraft College Ass'n of Office Personnel v. Schoolcraft Community College (December 1986)
1939, Act 176, Imd
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