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SEIU 'Dues Skim' Days Are Numbered

Work to get caregivers their money back continues

… the contract upon which the SEIU "Dues Skim" is based will end … payments will stop." In 2005, the SEIU perpetrated a forced unionization … union. The scheme has enriched SEIU coffers by more than $33 million. … was the dummy employer the SEIU used to facilitate its forced … entity was an extension of the SEIU that did the union's bidding. …

Families Forced Into SEIU Scheme Relieved and Thankful After Proposal 4 Defeat

Robert Haynes: 'It took ordinary people like us to bring attention to what was really happening.'

… Voters on Tuesday rejected the SEIU's plan to continue the scheme … it look like what they (the SEIU) wanted to do would be beneficial," … she thought what the union (SEIU) had been doing was ridiculous." … been around since 1981.  The SEIU's scheme took a percentage of … "Especially after they (the SEIU) had all of those ads on TV …

Prop 4 Not About Home Care

… According to its own website, the SEIU is an employee union that exists … Proposal 4 maintain that the SEIU is spending millions to simply … coffers. This has netted the SEIU more than $32 million since … Home Care First comes from the SEIU. According to the same report, … legal action, the days of the SEIU skimming money from caregivers …

SEIU Election Legitimacy Questioned by Some Union Members

Union president's decision to allow mail-in votes to outgoing home-based caregivers upset some members

… potential legal action, the SEIU Healthcare Michigan election … Michigan were forced into the SEIU in 2005 after a mail-in election … ballot proposal pushed by the SEIU to lock the scheme into the … was significant because the SEIU Healthcare Michigan has about … that and Jolliffi isn't." The SEIU mail-in election in 2005 was …

Confirmed: The SEIU 'Dues Skim' Finally Ends

Home-based caregivers no longer losing money to union

… ended the contract with the SEIU and, in turn, stopped the dues … has become a reality." The SEIU, however, took $34,416,335.21 … was tracking the money the SEIU took.  In the meantime, the … increase dues-paying members, the SEIU targeted the Medicaid checks … force the caregivers into the SEIU. Key elements of the scheme …

Glossop Family Caregiver Wants Out of SEIU

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.

Wright Discusses End of SEIU Dues Skim

… Show” on WILS AM1320 in Lansing this morning, discussing the end of the SEIU dues skim. The union’s scheme funneled some $34 million from home-based … for loved ones and family members in the union. Legal action against the SEIU to recover part of the money is ongoing.

The Murky Role of MERC in SEIU Scheme

… 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 …

Hospital SEIU Members Say Home-Based Caregivers Get 'No Benefit' From Proposal 4

'They don’t receive sick time. They don’t get vacation time. They can’t file a grievance'

… said, 'Yes you belong to the SEIU,' " Linebarger said. "They … Clara Leavell, were at the SEIU Healthcare Michigan headquarters … minority (about 10,000) of SEIU Healthcare Michigan members … Michigan's Home Help Program and the SEIU has taken more than $32 million … year, but the union affiliate, SEIU Healthcare Michigan, is using …

Mackinac Center Subject of SEIU Protest

Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association at issue

… protest has been planned in front of its Midland office at 4 pm today by the SEIU of Michigan in connection to Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, … they want to support, which is the central issue in the Friedrichs case. SEIU was involved in skimming tens of millions of dollars from individuals with …

State, National Media on SEIU's Downward Spiral

Right-to-work rescues 44k from stealth unionization scheme

… Capitol Confidential story about the 80 percent decline in membership in the SEIU Healthcare Michigan union is receiving national media attention. Some 44,000 … scheme approved by the Granholm administration have chosen not to join the SEIU now that the stealth unionization has been overturned by law. Fox News, …

SEIU Ballot Proposal Raises Questions

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 …

SEIU 'Dues Skim' Finally Grinding To A Halt

… to the union. To date, the SEIU has taken more than $34 million … who were not beholden to the SEIU. Haveman pointed out that at … announced that the contract with SEIU Healthcare Michigan (the union … said. "The only questions the SEIU attorneys have brought up involve … The Legal Foundation says the SEIU engaged in unfair labor practices. …

SEIU Skim Scheme Draws Media Attention

… 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 …

Center Legal Expert Discusses SEIU Case

… 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 …

SEIU Fined Almost $200,000 Over Actions Tied To 2012 Ballot Proposal Campaign

Union suffers another loss related to dues skim, which took more than $34 million from home-based caregivers

… finally ended in early 2013, the SEIU took more than $34 million … announced this week that the SEIU will pay $199,000 in penalties … filing fees already paid, the SEIU will have paid more than $205,000 … campaign to shield the fact that SEIU was virtually the only entity … suspected all along that the SEIU was trying to hide its real …