INTRODUCTIONCollective Bargaining Agreement • October 6th, 2015
The City of Grosse Pointe Woods, (referred to as the Employer or City in this Opinion and Award) and the Police Officers Association of Michigan, (referred to as the Union or Association in this Opinion and Award), entered into a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for all full-time Public Safety Officers employed by the City for the period July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2013 and later, by way of a settlement agreement, extended the CBA for a period of one year until June 30, 2014. The parties were unable to reach agreement on a new CBA. The Union filed a petition for Act 312 Arbitration on February 12, 2015 and the Employer filed a petition for Act 312 Arbitration on February 17, 2015.