Sec. 3. 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 an existing agreement (a "grievance" dispute), the dispute has not been resolved to the agreement of both parties within 30 days of the submission of the dispute to mediation, or within such further additional periods to which the parties may agree, the employees or employer may initiate binding arbitration proceedings by prompt request therefor, in writing, to the other, with copy to the employment relations commission.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.233
Initiation of binding arbitration proceedings; request
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case Dearborn Fire Fighters Union Local No 412 v. City of Dearborn (1975)
Most recently applied in Gibraltar School District v. Gibraltar Mespa-Transportation (August 1993)
1969, Act 312, Eff
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