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Commentary: How Unions Run Government … And Democrats

… . . One source tells MIRS that unions involved include the Michigan Education Association (MEA), United Autoworkers (UAW), AFL-CIO, Carpenters and SEIU. The Laborers and AFSCME were not involved. “It would also entail more coordination from groups sympathetic to Democrats, like the Michigan Association …

Some Tea Partiers Gunning For Republican Senate Majority Leader

Sen. Richardville out of sync on 'right-to-work' and 'forced unionization'?

… under his leadership the body has failed to vote on a House-passed bill to stop the transfer of $28 million from home health care providers to the SEIU  (see CapCon “skimTRACKER”). In 2009, Sen. Richardville co-sponsored a bill that would have given explicit statutory authorization to this practice. …

March 23, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call

… 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, …

You Had to Figure This Would Happen...

MEA lawyers blocking labor law reforms

… 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 …

How CapCon Uses Transparency Laws to Hold Government Accountable

… 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 …

2012 Off to a Great Start — Six Significant Legislative Reforms

… 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 …

School District's Costly Decisions Protect Union Interests

Fruitport school union, board of education, cut deal that pushes more than $240K back on taxpayers

… 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 …

Executive Summary*

… 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. …

Introduction: The Provisions of Proposal 4

… 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 …

President’s Message: Will the Union Power-Play Backfire?

… fiscally distressed schools and municipalities. Unions want a “no” vote on 1. Prop 4 is a direct response to the Mackinac Center’s exposure of the SEIU’s indefensible skimming of $32 million (and counting) from home-based caregivers of Medicaid recipients. Prop 4 carves their scheme into the constitution …