… 1980s in California under the direction of the SEIU. Many organizers credit Craig Becker, then a law … successful unionization of this kind involved the SEIU organizing in-home caregivers in Los Angeles County … majority of participating caregivers rejected both the SEIU and AFSCME affiliate, and these caregivers were …
… collective bargaining regulation of MERC. [‡] If Proposal 4 were approved, the SEIU would remain the home help providers’ certified union if a collective bargaining agreement between the MQC3 and the SEIU were in force at the time Proposal 4 was adopted. (See Proposal 4 of 2012, …
Proposal 4, however, would enshrine in the state constitution collective bargaining power for the SEIU or any subsequent union representing in-home caregivers. The many legal objections to, and laws against, the previous unionization would be removed, at least prospectively. The provisions of Public …
… relationship between the MQC3 and the SEIU is questionable. As described … $22,000 in the bank, of which the SEIU had provided $12,000 — the … this relationship between the SEIU and the MQC3, the MQC3 and SEIU entered into a contract extension … conflict of interest.[*] The SEIU needed the MQC3 to keep the …
… agreement between the MQC3 and the SEIU specifically states: The parties … bargaining contract with the SEIU are aspirational. They essentially … stood when the MQC3 and the SEIU approached MERC to certify … As noted above, the MQC3 and SEIU indicated in their petition … that presented by the MQC3 and SEIU.
… payments received by in-home caregivers.[48] On May 29, 2012, however, the SEIU sued Gov. Richard Snyder, State Treasurer Andy Dillon and Department of … on grounds that the state’s failure to continue withholding money for the SEIU voided the union contract and therefore violated the U.S. Constitution’s …
… that required the in-home caregivers to pay the SEIU’s union dues and agency fees. The MQC3, however, … the new law went into effect, the MQC3 and the SEIU entered into an extension of the existing collective … under “The Relationship Between the MQC3 and the SEIU.”
… Relations Commission certified the SEIU as the union that would collectively … January 2005, the MQC3 and the SEIU presented a petition to MERC … that both the MQC3 and the SEIU consented to MERC’s “jurisdiction” … in-home caregivers to approve the SEIU as their representative union. … 19, 2005, MERC certified the SEIU as the collective bargaining …
… designees to serve in their stead.[14] As noted, the amendment would require the continued observance of any MQC3 collective bargaining agreement with the SEIU,[15] along with the dues-paying requirement to that union. However, for the first time, the Michigan Constitution would mandate that the in-home caregivers …
… Quality Community Care Council. This process has led to more than $32 million in Medicaid money intended for in-home caregivers being diverted to the SEIU for “collective bargaining” with an obscure government entity that had no ability to give the caregivers a raise or improve their working conditions. …
… one important thing missing from Hoyle's column — the words "union" and "SEIU." Since every reported dime to gather signatures and run this campaign … a constitutional amendment isn't bad a bad return on investment — if the SEIU wins.
… on the inner workings of the SEIU Healthcare Michigan, the union … constitution. The case, Jolliffi vs SEIU Healthcare Michigan, is about … can take place by mail, as SEIU Healthcare boss Marge Faville … recording secretary of the union. SEIU Healthcare Michigan has approximately … those who were forced into the SEIU under the scheme orchestrated …
… Last year we were put into the SEIU without our knowledge. In … children. We didn't join the SEIU. We now pay monthly dues that … his family. At the time, the SEIU "dues skim" was almost unknown. … eligible to be unionized, the SEIU continues to take about $6 … He never heard back from the SEIU despite repeated requests for …
… million has been taken by the SEIU from tens of thousands of people … injured in Michigan. And, if the SEIU gets its way, the scheme will … watching their money taken by the SEIU nonetheless. Nottage said he recently received a letter from SEIU, urging him to vote for an … – It’s All About The Money SEIU Ballot Proposal Raises Questions …
… Glossop, who takes care of his disabled mother, says he is still waiting to receive his union card, which the dues are supposed to pay for. However, SEIU Healthcare Michigan attorney John Canzano told MERC, ”This whole thing about the MQC3 and the home healthcare workers is not universally reviled as …
… International Union more than $32 million since it was created under the administration of former Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Proposal 4 would allow the SEIU to continue taking money from the elderly and disabled in Michigan if voters approve the proposal. Prop 4 supporters say it would provide safe, in-home …
… board member Benjamin Gillette unsuccessfully ran for state representative in the 91st district in 2010 and had a laundry list of union support. The SEIU, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and several other unions were among his top campaign donors. Gillette has also been …
… “skim-scam” has funneled more than $32 million from disabled people into SEIU coffers, for which the unionized employees receive absolutely no benefit. … skimming. The handwriting is on the wall for the unions, which is why the SEIU bankrolled an initiative to actually enshrine this skim-scam into the state …
… and pursued for the sole purpose of allowing the SEIU to pad its political coffers.” A line-by-line … Health and the Tri-County Aging Consortium. An SEIU attorney certified that the shell corporation was … confuse the voters,” Wilcox said. “The fact the SEIU gave the MQC3 $12,000 after the state cut off its …
… think this is a money grab.” The proposal would give constitutional protection to the forced unionization of home-based caregivers, from whom the SEIU has skimmed $32 million in forced dues.
… Beneficiary Bulletin MQCCC and SEIU Addendum to Consent Election … Senate Subcommittee Selected SEIU MERC certification documents … Agreement between MQCCC and SEIU 2009-September 20, 2012 Collective … Agreement between MQCCC and SEIU FOIA response related to amount … Assorted documents related to SEIU $12,000 provision to MQCCC …
… options," she said. In 2005, the SEIU targeted Michigan's share of … long-term care facilities. The SEIU pulled off its scam by taking … the mail. As a result, the SEIU has been taking money from … million has been taken by the SEIU. "I would hope the governor … are not state employees. The SEIU took the issue to federal court …
… the state, are members of the SEIU thanks to a unionization scheme … Foundation in a case against the SEIU over unfair labor practices. The legal … about $3 million. In 2005, the SEIU pulled off a forced unionization … provide home care. To date, the SEIU has taken more than $32 million … the forced unionization. The SEIU later took the issue to federal court …
… Foundation, was an in-studio guest on “The Frank Beckman Show” on WJR AM760 this morning, discussing the forced unionization of home-based caregivers by the SEIU. Wright earlier today filed paperwork at the Michigan Employment Relations Commission asking the administrative panel to overturn its 2005 decision …
… Foundation sued to end the SEIU-HM and MQCCC's illegal diversion … "dues" are funneled to the SEIU, which purports to represent … The case was ruled moot after SEIU paid damages to the plaintiffs. … that the government and the SEIU could enter their home and … funneling them as “dues” to the SEIU in late 2006. To date, the …
… caregivers were not public employees. The SEIU and the MQC3 signed a contract extension … union attorney told the court that the SEIU needed the money for political purposes. … includes a legal challenge against SEIU Healthcare Michigan and the Michigan … a conflict of interest because the SEIU gave the MQC3 $12,000 to continue operating …
The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation represents Steven Glossop in the case against the SEIU and MQCCC's illegal unionization of home-based caregivers. After asking to be released, dues are still being skimmed from his mother's Medicaid checks.
… The legal action against the SEIU asks the Michigan Employment … what has become known as the SEIU "dues skim" that began under … people being forced into the SEIU. To date more than $32 million has been taken by the SEIU from workers, most of whom … friends. Those forced into the SEIU were already home-based caregivers …
… does not mention the $32 million the SEIU has taken from the Medicaid checks … because they are not state workers. The SEIU took the issue to federal court and … 44,000 people were unionized in the SEIU scheme, but the union was able to sign … continue lining the pockets of the SEIU at the expense of Michigan’s most vulnerable …
… “Citizens United for Affordable Quality Home Care” which is 100 percent funded by Home Care First Inc., which is suspected of being the front name for the SEIU. The union is the only group that would actually benefit from this amendment being passed. Because of the time and expertise it takes to make the …
This recent blog post by Jarrett Skorup about the SEIU dues skim and how the union is using the money not for collective bargaining but for political purposes garnered a story and editorial in The Washington Examiner. Read more about the issue here.
… for background checks. The SEIU to date has taken more than … the state constitution. The SEIU, which has been financing the … thing and one thing only — the SEIU is attempting to hijack the … them, it's time we tell the SEIU 'No, hands off our constitution.' … unionization of workers. The SEIU then provided money to operate …
… ballot is significant. Marge Faville, president of SEIU Healthcare Michigan, "a union of home health workers … bargain that they have now. The issue is over whether the SEIU can forcibly extract dues money from people who … union's own attorney has admitted as much. When the SEIU filed suit in federal court in June to block a …
… had been in the hands of DHS alone. In 2005, the SEIU targeted the Home Help Program Medicaid checks … dummy employer that ran the registry. However, the SEIU gave the dummy employer money to keep it going. This … outlaw the forced unionization. That's why the SEIU is trying to lock it into the constitution. "It …
… proposal. The "exclusive representative" is the SEIU. “Allow” does not mean home health care workers … so home health care workers to pay dues to the SEIU, which can spend the money lobbying or on other … tens of millions of dollars from caregivers to the SEIU, which to date has taken more than $31 million …
… corporation, Home Care First Inc. SEIU Healthcare Michigan, an SEIU affiliate, is the most likely … although other affiliates of SEIU likely are contributing as … campaign finance rules. The SEIU has a vested interest in this … workers since 2005. More than half of SEIU Healthcare Michigan's finances …
… constant theme surrounding the SEIU scheme to trap unsuspecting … example, was the dummy employer the SEIU used to facilitate its forced … union dues being taken by the SEIU. Minicuci checked again and … both at the same time? The SEIU and others, including Dohn … Unionization' Brings In $28 Million For SEIU ... And Climbing Why is the …
… R-Saginaw, well-known to CapCon readers as the politician who for 10 months prevented the Senate from enacting a House-passed bill to end a notorious SEIU "dues skim" of home health care aides. Along with 11 other Senate Republicans, Sen. Kahn voted for the transformational reform on May 17 before voting …
… and friends. In 2005, the SEIU targeted Michigan's Home Help … dues-producing source. To date, the SEIU has taken more than $31 million … Paul Opsommer, R-Dewitt, "This SEIU-supported ballot proposal also … Unionization' Brings In $28 Million For SEIU ... And Climbing Why is the SEIU Involved in a Ballot Proposal? …
… these payments as “dues,” the SEIU quietly has taken more than … among those designated by the SEIU as government employees simply … Information Act records show that the SEIU has paid the MQCCC $12,000. The SEIU appears willing to prop up … government workers. But the SEIU filed suit in federal court, …
… of members friendly to the SEIU, and it would act as the providers’ … compensate or supervise them. The SEIU’s “collective bargaining” with … Schieber, March 19, 2012 The SEIU in Michigan: Home Health Aides … Michigan Senate Republicans Allow SEIU to Bully Home Caregivers Anne … 2012 Jack Spencer Discusses SEIU Dues on “The Frank Beckmann …
… MQC3 board. However, if the SEIU–backed proposal passes, he … was complete. In 2005, the SEIU targeted Michigan’s share of … place the framework of the SEIU scheme right into the constitution, … was less sympathetic to the SEIU’s forced unionization could … ~~~~~ See also: Why is the SEIU Involved in a Ballot Proposal? …
On July 24, 2012, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) rallied to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.55 an hour. In Michigan, there is currently an effort to raise the state's minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2015. It would be the highest in the country. The Mackinac Center's Director of …
Why is the SEIU involved in a ballot initiative that would seemingly have little to do with them? That … homes? This is a favorite selling point for the SEIU and its allies, but the vast majority of those … voters pass the initiative or not? Whether the SEIU continues to receive millions of dollars every …
… of thousands of people who have been roped into becoming members of the SEIU thanks to the union's "home health care dues skim," which has netted more … chair of the House Appropriations Human Services Subcommittee, said the SEIU has been exploiting the Home Help Program participants and now it's trying …
… Granholm was governor, the SEIU held a little-known election … participants and sent to the SEIU ever since. This flow of dues … health care dues skim." The SEIU has taken more than $31 million … eventually end the “skim,” the SEIU is resorting to a ballot proposal. … it to Michigan voters, the SEIU will pretend that the proposal …
… since publication. Because the SEIU did not respond to requests … a $12,000 payment from the SEIU in February 2012. The date … responsible union officers. "If the SEIU failed to report expenditures … workers were forced into the SEIU after a vote most were unaware … ended the scheme. However, the SEIU gave it at least $12,000 to …
… disabled residents to pay to the SEIU, which had challenged in court … governor to put a stop to it. The SEIU has taken more than $30 million … to collect the money. The SEIU is promoting a ballot proposal … November. ~~~~~ See also: SEIU Extends Home Health Care Contract … Making 'Dues Skim' Illegal SEIU Sues State, Governor to Keep …
… these payments as "dues," the SEIU has quietly taken more than … supposedly bargains against. The SEIU appears willing to prop up … government workers. But the SEIU filed suit in federal court, … courtroom is not matched by the SEIU and MQCCC arguments made in … a registry without MQCCC or SEIU involvement. As it is, the …
… suffering from the forced unionization are simply family members caring for loved ones. The Detroit Free Press reported that the Center has exposed how the SEIU has skimmed more than $30 million in “dues” from the Medicaid checks meant to help developmentally disabled adults. MLive reported that the Center …
… dues from them. Some $4 million was taken before the scheme ended after an 18-month court battle led by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation. And the SEIU is still skimming $30 million and counting from people, including parents, who care for their disabled children at home with Medicaid assistance. …
… allowed in said no one from the SEIU was present. Instead, the announcement … home caregivers' checks. The SEIU then had attorneys from San … the dues flow continues]," SEIU attorney Scott Kronland told … patients and workers. "The SEIU has openly admitted to the … are being forced to fund the SEIU's political machine. Since these …
… when the Mackinac Center exposed a scam in which money from thousands of disabled individuals who get home health assistance was redistributed to the SEIU government employee union as phony “union dues.” Although delayed, the Legislature finally passed a bill banning this, and the looting ended in May …
… Commission on the Aging. The SEIU then applied to the Michigan … $5,000 contribution from the SEIU the day after Opsommer’s bill … its home page to tally the SEIU’s take from home health care … unemployment insurance and since the SEIU was helping keep its doors … release. Not surprisingly, the SEIU filed a federal lawsuit challenging …
… proposal that would enshrine the SEIU dues skim in the state constitution … Foundation. “Long before the SEIU and the Granholm Administration … February. A lawyer for the SEIU told the judge the union would … the upcoming elections. “The SEIU has openly admitted to the … are being forced to fund the SEIU’s political machine. Since these …
… Perhaps most importantly, the decision in the SEIU v. Knox case portends an end to the system that … of the normal dues or agency fee charged by the SEIU. The union did not provide a second Hudson notice … Michigan Capitol Confidential Coverage of the SEIU Michigan Capitol Confidential Labor Coverage
Millions of dollars in “dues” will continue to be skimmed by the SEIU from the subsidy checks home health care workers receive, many of whom are family … Beckmann Show” on WJR AM760. Wright also told The Detroit News that the SEIU is taking about $500,000 a month away from the home health aides. You can …
… included the six month extension SEIU and MQC3 signed in April. That … state bureaucrats allowed the SEIU to pencil in MQC3 as a dummy … being unionized. To date, the SEIU has taken more than $30 million … contingent representing the SEIU who traveled to Detroit from … damage." Among the damages the SEIU would suffer, Kronland said, …
… Community Care Council and the SEIU keeps what is now known as … the "skim" last month but the SEIU sued in federal court to keep … Michigan, an affiliate of the SEIU, signed the contract extension … dummy employer used by the SEIU to net tens of thousands of … in their homes. So far the SEIU has received more than $30 …
… for government. One union came into Sherry Loar’s private home day care, called her a government worker, and started taking dues from her. And the SEIU is still skimming $30 million and counting from parents like Rob and Pat Haynes, who care for their disabled children at home with Medicaid assistance. …
… for government. One union came into Sherry Loar’s private home day care, called her a government worker, and started taking dues from her. And the SEIU is still skimming $30 million and counting from parents like Rob and Pat Haynes, who care for their disabled children at home with Medicaid assistance. …
… the U.S. Constitution. The SEIU has taken more than $30.4 million … and handing it over to the SEIU. Earlier, the legislature passed … a government employee. The SEIU was taking dues under a complicated … caring for loved ones. The SEIU Healthcare Michigan Union representatives … General Orders State To Stop SEIU 'Dues Skim' How the Forced …
… subsidies that go to home health aides, according to the Detroit Free Press, Midland Daily News, MIRS Capitol Capsule and The Grand Rapids Press. The SEIU took more than $30 million in dues over the last six years under the scheme. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette issued an opinion Friday saying …
… were to end the withholding of SEIU dues from private individuals … 2012 election cycle. The SEIU hasn’t given any money to Republicans. … executive vice president of the SEIU who made $222,876 in 2010, and SEIU president Mary Kay Henry, whose … of the Michigan chapter of SEIU Local 517. Patrick Wright, …
… have been paying dues in the first place.” The SEIU was able to skim the so-called “dues” under a scheme … funds but did receive operating expenses from the SEIU. CapCon also reported that the MQC3 is being operated … unemployment insurance. Wright cautioned that the SEIU is trying to pass a constitutional amendment to …
… Union Healthcare Michigan (SEIU). The collective bargaining … were forced into joining the SEIU. As a result, dues from the … to decline membership in the SEIU and must then pay a uniformly … West Coast Scandal Roots of SEIU Forced Unionization 'Money … Picture, But Dues Keep Flowing To SEIU SEIU Sent Key GOP Senator …
… this morning. Spencer discussed his latest story, which outlines how the SEIU is paying for a shell corporation to remain open after it was defunded by … are not state employees and therefore cannot be forced into a union, the SEIU continues the money grab, which has amounted to some $30 million over the …
… health care worker checks and handing it over to the SEIU as union dues, thus ending a union scheme that … member in their own home. Since late 2006, the SEIU has skimmed more than $30 million from taxpayers … basement and receives thousands of dollars from the SEIU to maintain its quasi functions. (Check out Jack …
… of at least $12,000 from the SEIU to keep the scheme alive. … comes, seven years after the SEIU pulled off a scheme to divert … Michigan, $1,000; MDRC $3,000; and SEIU $12,000. Steinke went on to … the millions of dollars the SEIU has taken in, the breakdown … able to get the dues check to SEIU. The check is easy; the bigger …
… Confidential, this law is vital to performing our mission. In just the last year, CapCon has used FOIA requests to break the following stories and more: The SEIU “dues skim,” which has taken more than $30 million from home health care workers, many of them taking care of their own relatives. The multi-million …
… Under a scheme perpetrated while Jennifer Granholm was governor, tens of thousands of so-called “home health care workers” were railroaded into the SEIU. As a result, dues from the taxpayer-provided checks of those to care for homebound patients has been flowing to the union. Continuation of this practice …
… billion this year. The budget includes provisions that could result in placing some prisoners in a private prison, which is strongly opposed by the SEIU-affiliated prison guard union. Republicans Casperson, Caswell, Emmons, Kahn, Nofs and Walker joined all Democrats in opposing this budget. Who Voted …
… Thursday on “The Vic McCarty Show” on WMKT 1270AM in Traverse City, discussing his recent story about the continued dues skim that has allowed the SEIU to take nearly $30 million over the last six years from Michigan’s most vulnerable families.
… Michigan Capitol Confidential reports today, however, that “dues” are still being skimmed from their paychecks. CapCon’s skim-tracker shows that the SEIU has siphoned nearly $30 million from Michigan’s most vulnerable residents since the scheme was put in place six years ago. CapCon also reports today …
… for about six years and the SEIU has taken in more than $29 … dollars will go toward the SEIU effort to lock the “skim” permanently … West Coast Scandal Roots of SEIU Forced Unionization 'Money … Picture, But Dues Keep Flowing To SEIU SEIU Sent Key GOP Senator $5K on …
A scheme that has diverted nearly $30 million from the neediest Michigan residents to the SEIU over the last six years should come to an end now that Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation clarifying that home health care aides are not public employees, according to the Marquette Examiner. MIRS Capitol …
… Employees International Union (SEIU). Healthcare Michigan filed … Governor Jennifer Granholm, the SEIU targeted the Medicaid checks … director of communications for SEIU Healthcare Michigan, did not … MichCapCon Coverage of the SEIU Michigan Health Care Workers Seeking Exit from Scandal-Ridden SEIU Affiliate Government Incompetence …
… clarified, the dues skim must end,” he added. The arrangement that allowed the SEIU to skim from Medicaid payments to some of the state’s most vulnerable residents … there was no real employer with whom to engage in collective bargaining, the SEIU conducted a union representation vote in 2007. Out of the 44,000 home health …
… health care "dues skim" are over. The latter "skim" resulted in $7 million annually being funneled from mom-and-pop home health care providers to the SEIU (parent of ACORN). 21. Post-retirement state employee health benefits reformed.Critically important and long overdue reforms of these optionalbenefits …
… care dues skim.” To date, the SEIU has collected more than $29 … Rick Snyder. Meanwhile, the SEIU has taken steps toward mounting … $7,130,343 was paid to the SEIU national union in Washington, … members of the top brass at SEIU Healthcare Michigan received … involved in an action against the SEIU back in 2003. Freddy Polanco …
… there is a legal challenge to legislation that would end the legally questionable unionization of graduate students at the University of Michigan, the SEIU is preparing a ballot initiative to reinstate their medicare dues skim, there will be a ballot proposal that will take away the authority of emergency …
… be just the latest in a long string of prison union wins. For example, in 2002, gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Granholm publically promised the SEIU-affiliated prison guards union she would shut down Michigan’s first and only experiment in privatized prisons, a so-called “punk prison” located in …
… ended by the Snyder administration subsequent to a Mackinac Center legal challenge, and the bill would (eventually) end a still-ongoing one extracting SEIU union dues from home health care providers who are mostly relatives of disabled individuals. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" Interested in a …
… Health Care Workers Vote to Bolt from 'Corrupt' SEIU Subsidized Green Energy Company Struggles, Lays … Looking Like a Done Deal GOP Senator Tries to Save SEIU Healthcare ‘Employer’ Despite Deficit, Some Dearborn … 'Forced Unionization' Brings In $28 Million For SEIU ... And Climbing I'm Just a Bill
… Senate Bill 1018. In 2005, the SEIU targeted dollars that taxpayers … to be in nursing homes. The SEIU scheme, involving a dummy employer … health care workers into the SEIU. The majority of the 43,729 … people were unionized, the SEIU began collecting dues from … has now grown to 60,190. The SEIU has netted more than $29 million …
… International Union. The rest, many completely unaware that a vote took place, are labeled “government employees” and forced into the union as a result. The SEIU then collects $29 million without having to engage in the collective bargaining that ostensibly is its reason for existence. And family members caring …
… providers ended, but due to Senate Republican inaction, $7 million annually is still being funneled from mom-and-pop home health care providers to the SEIU (parent of ACORN). 21. Post-retirement state employee health benefits reformed. Critically important and long overdue reforms of these optional benefits …
… Committee Chair, Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw, who received $5,000 from the SEIU on the day in June that the House bill was sent to the Senate, still voted with the SEIU — the lone Republican to side with the union. The newly passed Senate bill …
… ended by the Snyder administration subsequent to a Mackinac Center legal challenge, and the bill would (eventually) end a still-ongoing one extracting SEIU union dues from home health care providers who are mostly relatives of disabled individuals. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" Senate Bill 821, …
… we wait for the Senate to act, the SEIU continues to siphon money that was … money might be going, drawn from the SEIU's 2010 LM-2 report: The Alliance for … Americans received $125,000 from the SEIU in 2010. The union characterized this … Foundation The Atlas Project Change.org SEIU Healthcare Michigan Ballot Initiative …
… be ended now,” Owens said. “SEIU is concerned enough about losing … Employees International Union (SEIU). That 43,729 has now swollen … money continues to be sent to SEIU as dues. Overall, the “skim” … more than $29 million for the SEIU. A home health care worker … West Coast Scandal Roots of SEIU Forced Unionization 'Money …