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Unionization at Catholic High Schools?
Unionization at Catholic High Schools?
Mar 28, 2026 9:35 AM

Not in Michigan, after a recent Court of Appeals decision that overturned a decision of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, which had ruled that Brother Rice Catholic High School outside of Detroit must be allowed to organize. Dr. Samuel Gregg, Director of Acton’s Center for Academic mented on this story on Family News In Focus. You can listen to the program below (520 KB mp3 file).

More: Acton filed an amicus curiae brief with the Court of Appeals in support of Brother Rice. The court’s decision is available for review here.

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