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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Decide if Forced Unionization Violates Constitution

Illinois scheme was focus of MCLF amicus brief

… to pad the political coffers of AFSCME and the SEIU. “We were in the middle of a similar legal battle … in Michigan ended last March, but not before the SEIU was able to skim more than $34 million in “dues” … meant to help our most vulnerable residents. The SEIU had tried to enshrine the scheme in the Michigan …

Michigan home health workers would be protected from dues skim if right-to-work is repealed

Home health care workers are one group of people who would not be affected by right-to-work’s repeal

… to the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, in what is now known as a “dues skim.” The SEIU was permitted, during the administration of former … says, to learn that she won’t be forced to pay the SEIU, even if lawmakers repeal right-to-work. That’s …

Forced Unionization Scheme Still Collecting Cash – Lawmakers Mystified

… kept the dues flowing to the SEIU. Judy Hendrixson, a home health … said she was amazed that the SEIU dues are still being taken … checks.” Hendrixson, a former SEIU union representative, said … employee union was illegal. Next, SEIU took advantage of the fact … basis of this election, the SEIU started receiving $6 million …

Stealth Unionization One Step Closer to Ending

Senate committee approves House Bill 4003

… their subsidy checks and sent to the SEIU. Under that scenario, the Michigan … Mystified GOP Senator Tries to Save SEIU Healthcare ‘Employer’ SEIU Healthcare Michigan Lives on Without … Workers Vote to Bolt from 'Corrupt' SEIU

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Asks MERC to Reverse Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers

Seeks return of $3 million in skimmed ‘dues’

… 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 …

Voters Reject Special Interest Power Plays

Proposals 2-6 soundly defeated

… double-digits. As was Proposal 4, the SEIU scheme that allowed the union to take … collective bargaining agreement between the SEIU and Michigan Quality Community Care Council expires in February. The SEIU has taken more than $32.7 million from … created non-profit organization, the SEIU reportedly spent more than $5 million …

A Public Employee Union Response

… Phillip Thompson Executive Vice President Michigan Public Employees, SEIU Local 517M These types of news articles—in Wisconsin as well as the recent … productive conversations between elected officials and public workers. It is SEIU’s sincere desire that Governor-elect Snyder takes a much more constructive …

Not Much Mystery Behind $9 Million Raised for Prop 4

Proposal 4 supporters expect voters to believe that the union is spending $9,593 per name for a registry

… million into Proposal 4.  The SEIU is trying to stay out of the … forced into the union. The SEIU wants the scheme to continue … registry is essential. "If the SEIU is bankrolling this, it isn't … into the constitution. The SEIU orchestrated the forced unionization … caregivers ever since. So far the SEIU has taken more than $32 million from …

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Home-Based Caregivers in Nine States Free from Union Dues Skim

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation filed two briefs at the High Court regarding the case

… through in Michigan with the SEIU’s stealth unionization of caregivers … caregivers in Michigan saw the SEIU skim more than $34 million … came to an end last March. The SEIU tried to enshrine its scheme … by 12 percentage points. The SEIU was later fined $199,000 — … 4. “It’s very telling that SEIU Healthcare Michigan’s membership …

Endnotes

… Bennett v. Council 31 of the AFSCME, AFL-CIO, 991 F.3d 724 (7th Cir. 2021); Fischer v Governor of N.J., 842 F. App’x 741 (3d Cir. 2021), Oliver v. SEIU Loc. 668, 830 F. App’x 76 (3d Cir. 2020), Belgau v. Inslee, 975 F.3d 940 (9th Cir. 2020). While these challenges to dues deductions have failed, they …