Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.30 (2026)

Duty to bargain; collective bargaining, definition.

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EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

Act 176 of 1939

423.30 Duty to bargain; collective bargaining, definition.

Sec. 30.

An employer shall bargain collectively with the representatives of its employees as defined in section 26 and is authorized to make and enter into collective bargaining agreements with such representatives. For the purposes of this section, to bargain collectively is the performance of the mutual obligation of the employer and the representative of the employees to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith with respect to wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment, or the negotiation of an agreement, or any question arising under an agreement, and the execution of a written contract incorporating any agreement reached if requested by either party, but such obligation does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession.

History: Add. 1965, Act 282, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1980–1987 · leading case: Sloan v. Warren Civil Serv. Comm'n, 182 N.W.2d 815 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980).

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Sloan v. Warren Civil Serv. Comm'n, 182 N.W.2d 815 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “Indeed, MCLA § 423.30 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 17.454[32]), provides that, for the purposes of the section, collective bargaining includes, inter alia: “the execution of a written contract incorporating any agreement reached if requested by either party”.”

Local Union 1106 v. Goodwill Indus. of Muskegon Cnty., Inc., 413 N.W.2d 67 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “Collective bargaining representatives are designated or selected by the majority of employees of a collective bargaining unit.”

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