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What Constitutes a Past Practice?

April 8, 2009

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The most often-cited reference to “past practice” is the article by Arbitrator Richard Mittenthal entitled “Past Practice and the Administration of Collective Bargaining Agreements&#...

POAM Office Staff

April 8, 2009

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Behind every successful operation there are the support persons who are the “wind beneath the wings.” POAM’s daily operations are enhanced by its competent team of office staffers. F...

Dearborn Re-Institutes Defined Benefit Pension Plan

April 2, 2009

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor After nearly two years of tough negotiations with the previous contract and administration and an ensuing Act 312 petition filed by the City of Dearborn against the Police Of...

Employer Required to Disclose Pre-Disciplinary Interviews and Identity of WitnessesPast

April 1, 2009

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In October 2004, Local 2898 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which represents rank-and-file employees of the Seattle Fire Department filed a grievance on behalf of a bargaining unit ...

Bereavement Leave Not Limited to Day of FuneralPast

April 1, 2009

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A firefighter for the City of Medford, Massachusetts Fire Department was scheduled to work a 24-hour shift on a Tuesday. The firefighter applied to take a day of bereavement leave after the death of h...

Internal Memoranda on Discipline Not Subject to DisclosurePast

March 1, 2009

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Florida’s equivalent of the Freedom of Information Act, known as the “Sunshine Law,” is one of the most expansive in the nation. With very few exceptions, the Sunshine Law requires that all gove...

A Roundup of Free Speech CasesPast

March 1, 2009

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Reverberations from the Supreme Court’s decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006) continue to be felt in the area of the free speech rights of public employees. A series of recent cases ...

The Seven Tests of Just CausePast

February 26, 2009

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Extended Legal Plan ContractPast

November 5, 2008

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The Legislative Director’s Chair Part 1Past

October 24, 2008

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by Kenneth E. Grabowski State Representative Richard LeBlanc (D-Westland), upon the request of POAM, has introduced H.B. 5796. This Bill will protect a union agent who has a representative relationshi...

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