Public Safety Labor News

Weingarten Rights Apply To Written StatementsPast

By: POAM, December 1, 2014

The City of New Haven, Connecticut and Local 825 of the International Association of Fire Fighters are parties to a collective bargaining agreement.

No Remedy For Violation Of IA Non-Disclosure LawPast

By: POAM, November 10, 2014

MCL 15.395 provides that Garrity statements made by employees pursuant to an employer’s orders are “confidential communications.”

Discussions at Union E-Board PrivilegedPast

By: POAM, November 10, 2014

This article originally appeared in a previous issue of “Public Safety Labor News” and is reprinted courtesy of Labor Relations Information System. July 2nd, 2014 On or about August 8, 2009, the E...

Union Can Conduct Simultaneous Disciplinary InvestigationPast

By: POAM, November 10, 2014

This article originally appeared in a previous issue of “Public Safety Labor News” and is reprinted courtesy of Labor Relations Information System. November 22nd, 2013 A question that arises from ...

Corrections Officers Win Free Speech Claim Based On Union ActivitiesPast

By: POAM, November 10, 2014

David Davignon and four other employees of the Bristol County, Massachusetts Sheriff’s Department were involved in a variety of union activities. By the summer of 2000, negotiations had grown tense ...

The Interplay Between Garrity And WeingartenPast

By: POAM, November 10, 2014

This article originally appeared in a previous issue of “Public Safety Labor News” and is reprinted courtesy of Labor Relations Information System. August 1st, 2013 In July 2009, the Internal Affa...

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COVID-19 Workers Compensation Emergency Order

POAM has made requests to cover members in case of COVID-19 illness. The State of Michigan has issued a Workers Compensation Emergency Order below that offers our union protection.

Weingarten Rights Apply To Written StatementsPast

No Remedy For Violation Of IA Non-Disclosure LawPast

Discussions at Union E-Board PrivilegedPast

Union Can Conduct Simultaneous Disciplinary InvestigationPast

Corrections Officers Win Free Speech Claim Based On Union ActivitiesPast

The Interplay Between Garrity And WeingartenPast

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