May 13, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Haveman and referred to the Committee on Detroit's Recovery and Michigan's Future.
A bill to amend 1969 PA 312, entitled
"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,"
by amending section 10 (MCL 423.240).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
10. (1) A Subject
to subsection (2), a majority decision
of the arbitration panel, if supported by competent, material, and
substantial evidence on the whole record, shall be final and
binding upon the parties, and may be enforced, at the instance of
either party or of the arbitration panel in the circuit court for
the county in which the dispute arose or in which a majority of the
affected employees reside. The commencement of a new municipal
fiscal year after the initiation of arbitration procedures under
this act, but before the arbitration decision, or its enforcement,
shall not be deemed to render a dispute moot, or to otherwise
impair the jurisdiction or authority of the arbitration panel or
its decision. Increases in rates of compensation or other benefits
may be awarded retroactively to the commencement of any period(s)
in dispute, any other statute or charter provisions to the contrary
notwithstanding. At any time the parties, by stipulation, may amend
or modify an award of arbitration.
(2) If a local unit of government is a qualified city, as
defined in section 3 of the oversight commission act, any
arbitration award under this act does not take effect unless it is
approved by the oversight commission under that act. If the
oversight commission rejects the award of the arbitration panel,
the arbitration panel may conduct another hearing under section 6
or may remand for further collective bargaining under section 7a.