Editorials and columns from prominent newspapers

The Detroit News, November 4, 2002

• Prop 3 Robs Public of Control of Billions
  http://www.detnews.com/2002/editorial/0211/04/a10-629964.htm

The Detroit News, Should State Employees Get Binding Arbitration? Oct 30, 2002

• Yes: Requiring Arbitration Ensures Critical State Services Won't Wrode
  John Dennison, President, Michigan State Employees Association
  http://www.detnews.com/2002/editorial/0210/31/a09-626056.htm

• No: Mandatory Arbitration Promises to Raise costs for State Taxpayers
  Paul Kersey, Labor Research Associate, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
  http://www.detnews.com/2002/editorial/0210/31/a09-626051.htm

The Lansing State Journal, Issue Debate: Proposal 3 - Are Job Rules Fairness or Disaster?, Oct 27, 2002

• Prop 3 Helps Taxpayers and State Workers
  Alan Kilar, UAW Local 6000
  http://www.lsj.com/opinions/letters/021027_prop3ptv_(pro).html

• Arbitration Plan Would Wreck State's Budget
  Bob LaBrant, Michigan Chamber of Commerce Senior VP of Political Affairs
  http://www.lsj.com/opinions/letters/021027_prop3ptv_(con).html

The Lansing State Journal, October 25, 2002

• Oppose Budget-Busting Prop 3
  http://www.lsj.com/opinions/editorials/021025eds3_(prop_3).html

The Detroit Free Press, October 22, 2002

• Binding Arbitration Could Be Too Costly; Vote No on 3
  http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/earb22_20021022.htm

The Oakland Press, October 22, 2002

• Reject Measure on Workers
  http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5789439&BRD=982&PAG=461&dept_id=129845&rfi=6 (Scroll down to view article)

The Detroit News, October 20, 2002

• Voters Should Send Special Interests a Message: Hands Off Our Tax Dollars
  Nolan Finley
  http://www.detnews.com/2002/editorial/0210/20/a17-616609.htm

The Detroit News, October 18, 2002

• Prop 3: Remember Detroit's bad experience
  Bill Johnson
  http://www.detnews.com/2002/editorial/0210/18/a11-615399.htm

The Macomb Daily, October 18, 2002

• In Our Opinion: State Proposals
  http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5752448&BRD=988&PAG=461&dept_id=141265&rfi=8

The Midland Daily News, October 17, 2002

• Our View: Vote No on Proposal 3
  http://www.ourmidland.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5726243&BRD=2289&PAG=461&dept_id=472539&rfi=6

The Detroit News, October 16, 2002

• Voters Should Reject Prop 3 Power Grab
  http://www.detnews.com/2002/editorial/0210/16/a10-613172.htm

The Jackson Patriot, October 14, 2002

• Proposal 02-3: No -- Binding Arbitration is Too Expensive
  http://www.mlive.com/news/jacitpat/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news-0/103461690435970.xml

The Saginaw News, October 11, 2002

• No to Prop 3
  http://www.mlive.com/news/sanews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news-0/1034347805191890.xml

The Grand Rapids Press, October 11, 2002

• Proposal 3: A 'No' vote: Taxpayers would lose control if union plan goes into Constitution
  http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news-0/1034347582174711.xml

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy intends for this to be a fair sampling of comentary from daily, general circulation newspapers from across the state.