Detroit Union Seeks Automatic Appeal of Bankruptcy Ruling
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A Detroit municipal workers’ union asked a judge to send any ruling he makes on the city’s eligibility for bankruptcy court protection to an appeals court for automatic review.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees today asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes to submit his decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit because it will hinge on whether the city bargained in good faith before filing its record bankruptcy on July 18. That question hasn’t been sufficiently addressed in prior cases, the union said.