All Thrun Law Firm labor attorneys have extensive experience before the Michigan Employment Relations Commission and subsequent appeals on unfair labor practices and election procedures. The following is a representative listing of the cases which were argued by Thrun Law Firm attorneys before the Michigan Supreme Court and/or the Michigan Court of Appeals:

• Michigan State AFL-CIO v The Michigan Employment Relations Commission, 453 Mich 362 (1996). In this case, we successfully represented the Michigan School Board Association in the defense of Public Act 112, which provided for broad spectrum amendments to the Public Employment Relations Act.
• St. Clair Intermediate School District v The Intermediate Ed Assoc/MEA, 218 Mich App 734 (1996), affirmed 458 Mich 540 (1998). The firm filed a cause of action against the Michigan Education Association and MESSA asserting that MESSA and the MEA had made unilateral changes in terms and conditions of insurance without subjecting those matters to prior negotiations. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that MESSA is an agent of the MEA. The Michigan Supreme Court affirmed that decision.
• Holland-West Ottawa-Saugatuck Consortium v The Holland Education Association, 199 Mich App 245 (1993). In this case, the MEA sought to challenge the consortium agreement existing among the named school districts, asserting that the consortium was not the appropriate employer and that each individual school district constituted the employer for the purposes of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the consortium, finding the consortium to constitute the employer.
• Sault Ste. Marie Public Schools v Michigan Education Association, 213 Mich App 176 (1995). The issue presented was whether substitute teachers were appropriately included in the teacher’s bargaining unit. The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the determination by the Michigan Employment Relations Commission that the substitute teachers were not within the teacher’s bargaining unit.