Tight security locked out dozens of anti-right-to-work protesters from the State Capitol as Governor Snyder was delivering his "State of the State" address. Protesters tried to disrupt the speech by banging and chanting outside the building.
SEIU TAKES $33M AND COUNTING
FROM MICHIGAN HOME HELP PROGRAM PROVIDERS — OFTEN FAMILY MEMBERS
ATTORNEY GENERAL ORDERED THE STATE TO STOP TAKING MONEY ON MAY 25, 2012
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Skimmed since November 2006
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Skimmed after reaching the MI Senate in June 2011
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Skimmed after the bill was signed April 10, 2012
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Skimmed after the Attorney General opinion May 25, 2012
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) "organized” Michigan's self-employed Home Help Program providers
for the purpose of skimming dues from their ailing and disabled clients' Medicaid subsidy checks. The majority
of these providers are relatives or friends taking care of loved ones. It’s been estimated that less than 25 percent
of the providers are hired in an employment setting.
The first counter tallies SEIU dues skimmed since the union and state officials
first launched this scheme in late 2006. The second shows the amount skimmed since June 9, 2011, when the Michigan House passed and
sent to the Senate a bill to ban this and all similar “stealth unionization” efforts. The third counter
shows the dues skimmed since the Governor signed the bill into law on April 10, 2012. The fourth counter
shows the amount skimmed since May 25, 2012, when the Attorney General opinion was announced.