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Questions About the 2005 In-Home Caregivers Unionization

By Derk Wilcox, published on Oct. 23, 2012

There were several questionable steps taken during the unionization process in 2005. These subsequently led to legal and public policy objections that likely prompted Citizens for Affordable Quality Home Care to include collective bargaining provisions in Proposal 4. The problems are therefore discussed below. We address them in chronological order.

ISBN: 978-0-9883921-2-0, SKU: S2012-09
S2012-09

An Analysis of Proposal 4 of 2012: The Unionization of In-Home Caregivers

  • Executive Summary*
  • Introduction: The Provisions of Proposal 4
  • The In-Home Care Program
  • The Importance of Collective Bargaining in Proposal 4
  • The ‘Unionization’ of In-Home Caregivers in 2005
  • The Legislature Acts to End the Dues Collection
  • The Continued Collection of Monies From In-Home Caregivers
  • Questions About the 2005 In-Home Caregivers Unionization
    • The Interlocal Agreement
    • MERC’s Power to Approve the Unionization
    • The Relationship Between the MQC3 and the SEIU
  • The Effect of Proposal 4 on the Unionization of In-Home Caregivers
  • Other Provisions of Proposal 4
  • The Principles of Unionization at Issue in Proposal 4
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Endnotes

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