Labor: arbitration; compulsory arbitration of labor disputes; expand to include all public employees. Amends title & secs. 1 & 2 of 1969 PA 312 (MCL 423.231 & 423.232) & adds sec. 15.

This bill expands compulsory arbitration to cover all public employees in Michigan, including police, firefighters, corrections officers, and emergency medical service personnel. It updates legal definitions to include specific roles like emergency medical responders and telephone operators while excluding certain entities such as metropolitan districts and independent 9-1-1 authorities. The legislation also adds a requirement that arbitration awards involving state civil service employees must be approved by the civil service commission before taking effect.