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PRISONERS' LABOR UNION v. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Docket Nos. 19936-19939.

61 Mich. App. 328 (1975)

232 N.W.2d 699

PRISONERS' LABOR UNION AT MARQUETTE v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided May 29, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keller, Cohn & Svenson, Arthur J. Tarnow and James B. VeuCasovic, for plaintiffs.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, and Terrence P. Grady, Assistant Solicitor General, for defendant.

Before: BRONSON, P.J., and McGREGOR and CARLAND, JJ.

Leave to appeal denied, 394 Mich. 843.

BRONSON, P.J.

We are called upon to decide the following question of first impression:

Are plaintiff-appellant inmates "public employees" within the meaning of the public employment relations act (PERA), MCLA 423.201 et seq.; MSA 17.455(1) et seq., and therefore subject to the jurisdiction of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC)?

Seeking official recognition of this asserted employee...

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