Published on Nov. 20, 2003 – Michigan Privatization Report
The risk for parochial and other religious schools in Michigan is that their mission could be undermined by having to cater to union demands.
… morePublished on Sept. 2, 2003 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Published on Aug. 4, 2003
The fact that poor-performing private companies have been fired — a point the MEA makes very clear — doesn’t prove that privatization doesn’t work. It proves that
it does.
… morePublished on June 2, 2003 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Labor unions should abandon the old,
outmoded adversarial model of labor relations and instead study ways they can create a better atmosphere; in which labor and management cooperatively solve problems in ways that promote free enterprise.
… morePublished on June 2, 2003 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Published on March 19, 2003
Published on March 12, 2003 – News Release
Published on Jan. 30, 2003 – News Release
Published on Jan. 20, 2003
Published on Jan. 17, 2003
Union corporate campaigns and undemocratic, push-button labor
deals run roughshod over the rights of employers and employees to fairly and freely make their own decisions about unionization.
… morePublished on Jan. 6, 2003 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Published on Nov. 19, 2002
Poll shows majorities favor new union disclosure rules, paycheck protection law
… morePublished on Aug. 28, 2002 – News Release
Freedom of association is the legitimate basis upon which the union movement helped establish legal protections for workers in national and state labor laws. But what about the freedom to not join or pay dues to a union in order to get or keep a job? Right-to-work laws—operative in 22 states, but not Michigan—respect this individual choice of workers, and a new study shows states with such laws also enjoy greater economic prosperity.
… morePublished on Aug. 5, 2002 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
A bill introduced in Congress by U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood would address "push-button unionism" and other defects of federal labor law.
… morePublished on July 24, 2002
MIDLAND-Before Michigan lawmakers delay tax cuts or cut services in order to make up a $382 million budget shortfall next year, they should repeal a law that unnecessarily costs the state an estimated $110 million every year: Michigan's prevailing wage law.
… morePublished on May 17, 2002 – News Release
A bill in the Michigan House of Representatives would require the state's public-sector unions to disclose their finances to the same degree of detail as publicly held corporations. The result would be stronger unions with less waste and a renewed focus on the workplace concerns of union members.
… morePublished on April 1, 2002 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
President Bush will have an excellent opportunity in the coming months to revive the drive to enforce the Supreme Court's
Beck ruling, the decision that affirmed workers' right to opt out of financially supporting union politicking.
… morePublished on March 15, 2002
Unless the Bush administration reassesses NLRB appointments with respect to Beck rights, worker political freedom will remain in the deep freeze for the forseeable future.
… morePublished on Jan. 22, 2002
Contrary to what one might expect, the laws of the state of Michigan are surprisingly fair and even-handed when it comes to contracting out public services to private contractors.
… morePublished on Jan. 16, 2002 – Michigan Privatization Report
Published on Aug. 27, 2001 – Non-MCPP Content
Under the law, union workers have the right to request a refund of any dues their unions spend on non-workplace-related activities. Unfortunately, lax financial reporting requirements and government enforcement make it difficult for workers to exercise this right. It's time for legislators to hold unions to the same kind of public disclosure standards as corporations, so that workers can know where their dues are going.
… morePublished on Aug. 3, 2001 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Two issues in the educational reform mix that are most often neglected are the critical role that collective bargaining plays in the delivery of educational services and how compulsory unionism hurts public education.
… morePublished on May 10, 2001
As Congress considers various "campaign finance reform" proposals, it should incorporate into any final legislative package the rights of workers not to be forced into paying for their unions' political agendas. "Paycheck protection," which requires unions to obtain up-front written permission before spending dues on political activities, is one way to safeguard workers' rights.
… morePublished on March 29, 2001 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Published on Jan. 10, 2001 – Michigan Education Report
A Livonia teacher recently won his bid to send his union dues to charity as an alternative to funding the union's political and moral agenda, which he opposes on religious grounds.
… morePublished on Dec. 8, 2000 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Published on June 13, 2000 – Michigan Privatization Report
Rigid, Depression-era labor laws should be revised to allow more flexible employment arrangements for America's changing workforce, which increasingly includes women with young children.
… morePublished on May 31, 2000 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
President Clinton wants states to use unemployment compensation to provide paid leave for parents staying home to care for their newborn children. Lawmakers should instead allow workers to negotiate "comp-time" arrangements to handle family needs.
… morePublished on Feb. 23, 2000 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Private-sector workers can hold an unresponsive union accountable by voting to withhold their dues payments.
… morePublished on Dec. 6, 1999 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Published on Oct. 19, 1999 – Michigan Education Report
Schools are not factories, teachers are not line workers, and students are not widgets. The factory model of labor relations-with its legalized compulsion funded by forced dues-has failed Michigan's teachers as well as its students.
… morePublished on April 5, 1999 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
A law known as "paycheck protection" would shield Michigan employees' union dues from unauthorized expenditures and allow the state's nearly one million union workers to keep more of what they earn.
… morePublished on Dec. 7, 1998 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Published on March 26, 1998
Recent court decisions have limited the ability of labor unions to compel membership and dues money for their political causes. Rank-and-file members should be aware of their rights.
… morePublished on March 2, 1998 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Unions have a long history of petitioning government for special protections from competitive nonunion industries. The result has been a kind of institutionalized racism.
… morePublished on Sept. 8, 1997 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Published on Aug. 25, 1997
Most union workers are unaware that they can not be forced to pay for their unions' political, social, and ideological activities. The state should help workers understand their rights.
… morePublished on June 9, 1997 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Thousands of temporary workers choose not to join unions. Should the law force them to do so? The answer may wipe out a nearly $1 billion Michigan industry.
… morePublished on May 1, 1997 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Published on March 1, 1997 – Michigan Privatization Report
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