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Are You Kinda Republican, Really Republican or Really, Really Republican?
SEIU's in-depth survey
… rather than as political in nature. Like all government employee unions, SEIU draws much of its funding from taxpayers, under the guise of union dues … agreements.
The interesting and at the same time sobering thing about this is how SEIU leaders see their members through a strictly partisan political lens. The … more
The Human Side of Right-to-Work Legislation
These are real people who have been hurt by forced unionization
… family member who receives a Medicaid stipend.
The SEIU has taken over $33 million from the elderly and … and Gov. Rick Snyder acted to end the scheme, the SEIU took legal action and then spent at least $6 million … previous experience as union members outside of the SEIU.
If Michigan becomes a right-to-work state, no … more
Michigan Senate Should Help End Illegal Unionization
… and sending the money to an SEIU affiliate.
For the Hayneses, … dressing, pushing wheelchairs. The SEIU, however, cannot negotiate … powerless to grant these. The SEIU nevertheless receives monthly … for 30 years. He argues the SEIU is out of place here, however. … would have seen it and thought, SEIU? … I’m not in a union.”
Last … more
Time for Labor Unions to Collect their Own Dues
The on-going SEIU dues skim must end
… organizations — primarily the SEIU — still siphon an estimated … in private sector unionism, SEIU sought to regain ground by … government-administered aid program.
SEIU entrapped workers any way it … children, decided to stand up to SEIU. The Legislature banned the practice but not before SEIU collected $34 million from … more
Union Behind Michigan ‘Dues Skim’ Facing More Corruption Allegations
SEIU Healthcare Michigan has a history of problems
… the ongoing saga surrounding SEIU Healthcare Michigan.
This union is not new to scandals. SEIU Healthcare Michigan secretly … forced to belong to the union, SEIU Healthcare Michigan membership … been breaking away from the SEIU and repeatedly alleging corruption … almost unanimous vote, claiming SEIU Healthcare Michigan was spending … more
Infighting at the SEIU
Union behind Proposal 4 facing lawsuit that was filed by its own employees
… 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 … more
'Forced Unionization' Brings In $28 Million For SEIU ... And Climbing
The overwhelming majority of the money can be used for almost anything the union desires
… used for almost anything the SEIU desires, including advertising, … checks and passed on to the SEIU so far is as follows:
2007: … I used words that Ken Cole (SEIU lobbyist) seemed to think were … here with the MQC3. They (the SEIU) have absolutely no credibility … there was no response from SEIU Healthcare Michigan or the … more
How Right-to-Work and the End of the 'Dues Skim' Killed the SEIU in Michigan
Membership, revenue and political spending plummet
… choice about supporting the SEIU, they responded by opting out … Jennifer Granholm worked with the SEIU to “organize” home caregivers. … “government employees” so that the SEIU could claim to be representing … annually from Medicaid recipients. SEIU Healthcare-Michigan then tried … choice. If they believed the SEIU was doing a good job “representing” … more
Connecticut Now Struggling With Caregiver Unionization Efforts
SEIU loss in Michigan not stopping the union
… comes seven years after the SEIU used a mail-in election to … result of that scheme, the SEIU has taken nearly $33 million … caregivers’ Medicaid checks.
The SEIU convinced home-based caregivers … coverage. In Michigan, the SEIU’s scheme took place covertly, … been backed heavily by the SEIU in his 2010 campaign.
"The … more
Home Health Care Ballot Initiative Would Usurp Power From the Governor
SEIU-backed proposal would lock union perks into the state constitution
… 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 …
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Why is the SEIU Involved in a Ballot Proposal? … more
Michigan Health Care Workers Seeking Exit from Scandal-Ridden SEIU Affiliate
Leader of rival union accuses local SEIU boss of spending $5,420 on pizza, but just $8,800 on collective bargaining
… Employees International Union (SEIU), but say they have obstacles … vote themselves out of the SEIU Michigan Healthcare union. … spokesman for the employees. “But SEIU keeps filing charges and finding … care workers claim that their SEIU representatives dragged their … They also argue that when the SEIU negotiators finally arrived … more
Commentary: Prop 4 Supporters Promise Programs That Already Exist
Home-based caregiver proposal would lock SEIU unionization scheme into state constitution
… 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 … more
The Applied Research Center
‘Racial justice think tank’ gets SEIU money. Third in a series.
… Senate. While we wait for the Senate to act, the SEIU continues to siphon money that was meant to help … where that money might be going, drawn from the SEIU's 2010 LM-2 report.
The Applied Research Center, with … did was not described.
When not consulting for SEIU, the ARC works on racial issues, advocating such … more
Union Members Down, Money For SEIU Up
'Dues skim' contributes to higher union funding
… 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 … more
Most of the Arrested Anti-Right-to-Work Protesters Have SEIU 'Dues Skim' Connections
Son of SEIU Healthcare Michigan president one of those facing charges
… Capitol are affiliated with the SEIU Healthcare Michigan union. … Joshua Kersting, is the son of SEIU Healthcare Michigan President …
Kersting's current status at SEIU Healthcare Michigan is unclear. … Employees International Union (SEIU) affiliate a while back after … $62,131 yearly salary.
The SEIU dues skim is the result of … more
GOP Senator Tries to Save SEIU Healthcare ‘Employer’
… become dues-paying members of SEIU Healthcare Michigan. The union … effectively runs the program for SEIU and passes the union dues from … pointed questions about the SEIU (Note: parenthetical statements … supposed to collect union dues for SEIU? (MQC3 basically runs the program for SEIU and passes the union dues from … more
Despite Law, SEIU Gets To Continue Taking Medicaid Check Money
Federal judge orders injunction against law; SEIU 'home health care dues skim' continues
… 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, … more
SEIU Healthcare Michigan is under trusteeship once again
Its second trusteeship in five years owes to ‘substantiated allegations of serious malpractice’
SEIU Healthcare Michigan is under a trusteeship for the second …
The letter, available on SEIU’s website, says that new trustees … effective April 27. Their job, SEIU International President Mary … fund are not misappropriated. SEIU Healthcare Michigan was also … malpractice.
In the early 2000s, SEIU locals across the country, … more
'Dues Skim' Ballot Proposal Proponents Cloud Issue With Mistruths
Campaign repeatedly engages in falsehoods to lock in millions for the SEIU
… 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 … more
Union Electrician and Wife: 'The SEIU Never Did Anything For Us'
Milliron family says they don't think the SEIU should be able to lock its forced unionization into the state constitution
… scheme orchestrated by the SEIU when Jennifer Granholm was … and I did,” she said. “The SEIU never did anything for us and … said she was forced into the SEIU in 2006 and for two years had … got any information from the SEIU after the mail-in election. … back with Proposal 4.”
The SEIU has taken more than $32 million … more
An End Finally in Sight for the SEIU Dues Skim
Voters overwhelmingly reject the forced unionization scheme
… and disabled in Michigan.
But the SEIU's scheme should now end in February … will soon stop."
Since 2005, the SEIU has taken more than $32 million from … practice of being a rubber stamp for the SEIU.
The primary impact of Snyder's action … addition to the governor replacing the SEIU-friendly board members, the Mackinac … more
SEIU Lays Out Plan to Try and Continue 'Dues Skim'
Union blames 'right-wing forces' for end of scheme that locked 45K workers into the SEIU
… — back in.
Only this time the SEIU Healthcare Michigan, an affiliate … Michigan Capitol Confidential, the SEIU Healthcare Michigan wants to … also would potentially give SEIU Healthcare Michigan President … first union officer election SEIU Healthcare Michigan had ever … to the $34 million that the SEIU improperly took," said Patrick … more
SEIU Affiliate’s Revenue Cut in Half After 'Dues Skim' Ended
SEIU Healthcare Michigan dues collection went from $11.3 million to $5.4 million
… enabled the exploitation ended. SEIU Healthcare Michigan reported … back to the mid-2000s when SEIU moved to grab a share of the … of Gov. Jennifer Granholm, SEIU was allowed to carry out the … into the union's coffers.
SEIU Healthcare Michigan's required … after dues and fees, most of SEIU Healthcare Michigan's remaining … more
Pennies on the Dollar
… 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 … more
SEIU Sues Its Own Members for Banquet Hall They Paid For
Taylor school employees decertify, so union retaliates
… decade-old merger between the SEIU’s Taylor and Lansing affiliates. … merger. Because of the merger, SEIU Local 517M of Lansing is technically … nearly 400 signatures to the SEIU headquarters in Washington, …
“We had planned on staying SEIU — just dissolve the merger,” … and represent ourselves.”
SEIU Local 517M did not respond … more
SEIU Dues Skim All About Politics
… 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 … more
Capitol Protesters Fined $500 Each For Trying To Storm Senate Chamber
Most of arrested right-to-work protesters had SEIU 'dues skim' connections
… ven people with ties to the SEIU Healthcare Michigan, the union … part of a plea agreement, the SEIU Healthcare Michigan staff members … incident has not been tied to SEIU Healthcare Michigan.
One of … Joshua Kersting, the son of SEIU Healthcare Michigan President Marge Faville. The other six SEIU Healthcare Michigan staffers … more
SEIU Sues State, Governor to Keep Home Health Care 'Dues Skim' Money Flowing
… 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 … more
'Dues Skim' Proponents, State Department Struggle to Explain Health Care Scheme
Group would lock in millions for SEIU in forced unionization
… 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 … more
Commentary: Proposal 4 Excludes Caregivers From Getting State Employee Benefits
SEIU wants forced unionization locked into state constitution but only to take money from caregivers
… constitutional amendment that the SEIU and its followers wrote themselves: … only for the purpose of the SEIU taking money from them. They … state employees enjoy.
The SEIU will not bargain on the workers’ … and simple. Since 2005, the SEIU has taken more than $32 million … eligible for unionization. The SEIU took the issue to federal court … more
Health Care Unionization Campaign Changes Its Story — Again
Ballot proposal avoids the one issue it is about: Money for the SEIU
… 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 … more
SEIU: Go on strike against your family members
The SEIU represents hundreds of thousands of health care workers and is now encouraging them to march … Michigan, 75 percent of those home-care aid workers the SEIU is urging to strike are taking care of a relative … country were formerly forcibly unionized by the SEIU. That ended this summer when the U.S. Supreme Court … more
BREAKING NEWS: Michigan Senate Stops Home Health Care 'Dues Skim'
… 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 … more
'Skim Tracker' Hits $30 Million
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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 … more
Minnesota Governor Should Look to California, Not Michigan, on Unionization of Child Care Providers
… support Gov. Brown’s 2010 gubernatorial run.
The SEIU sponsored the legislation along with the American … campaign, he was endorsed by the 30,000-strong SEIU Minnesota. The SEIU and AFSCME PACs also contributed heavily to his … more
Public School Union Members Protest Their Own Union
… Public Schools support staff members went to Lansing to conduct a protest against their own union recently.
They are taking steps to separate from the SEIU Local 517M and represent themselves.
One Taylor support staff union member explained their complaints in a video. more
Study Says Most Home Health Care Workers Taking Care of Family, Friends
SEIU has taken more than $31M from workers; union 'shellgame' hurts disabled
… 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? … more
Legal Foundation Seeks End to Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers
State agency asked to award $3 million back to workers that the SEIU took as dues
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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 … more
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 … more
'It's hard to believe the union could get away with something like this'
Ex-Teamster says it's 'thievery' that the SEIU is taking money he could use to take care of his mother
… 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 … more
SEIU 'Skim Tracker' Stops Ticking
After seven years and more than $34 million taken from home-based caregivers, union contract officially ends
The SEIU "skim tracker" has finally stopped.
The scrolling money ticker had … March 4. These are the checks the SEIU was taken money from. The checks mailed … ongoing.
As a result of the scheme, the SEIU took more than $34 million, mostly … Capitol Confidential Coverage of the SEIU 'Dues Skim'
Voters Reject Forced Unionization … more
SEIU Election Battle Hinges On Home-Based Caregivers
Union member: 'I was born in the Mideast ... I've never seen an election that was messed up like this'
… tion Day is approaching for SEIU Healthcare Michigan, the union … caregivers.
But even as the SEIU "dues-skim" nears an end, a … election is at issue. Current SEIU Healthcare Michigan President … in Muskegon, is no longer in SEIU Healthcare Michigan. Last year, … employees at the facility gave SEIU Healthcare Michigan the boot … more
SEIU Tries to Continue Dues Scheme
Leaked document maps out 'dues skim' plan
… people would be bold enough to make that case.
The SEIU Healthcare Michigan has maintained that the Michigan … after April 2013."
It is significant that the SEIU calls the MQC3 the employer of those workers because … claims it never was the employer.
So why does the SEIU maintain otherwise? Because if it admits the MQC3 … more
Despite Collapse in Membership, SEIU Poised to Go All-In in Michigan
$150 million campaign blunted by right-to-work law
The SEIU is making a huge political investment to defeat President Donald Trump … members or paying fees to a union, SEIU Michigan has lost 51% of its members and SEIU Healthcare Michigan has lost 84% of … their unions. Since then, the national SEIU has lost 8% of its dues and fee payers, … more
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. … more
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.'
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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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
Prop 4 Would Put Union Scam in Constitution
… “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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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. … more
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 … more
SEIU Ballot Language Disconnected From Reality
… 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 … more
SEIU Under Investigation over Prop 4
'Dues Skim' took $35 million from Medicaid recipients
… campaign and initially hide the SEIU’s involvement.
After months … all of its money came from SEIU.
Michigan Capitol Confidential's … articles on the groups the SEIU set up to continue the money … increase dues paying members, the SEIU targeted the Medicaid checks … force the caregivers into the SEIU. Key elements of the scheme … more
SEIU Membership Drops 80 Percent After Dues Skim Ends
Union loses $4.2 million in dues and fees
… caregivers no longer are part of the SEIU Healthcare Michigan, according … to pay dues or fees to the SEIU after the union orchestrated … in 2013, but not before the SEIU took more than $34 million … traditional organizing drives. The SEIU health care workers were organized … 2013.
During those years, the SEIU Healthcare Michigan boasted … more
GOP Senators, SEIU Taxpayer Giveaways, Campaign Cash and More, OH MY!
… taxpayer money annually to the SEIU government employee union, … campaign contribution from the SEIU on June 22, six weeks before … Senate Republicans and the SEIU for union support of former … priorities. Day observes that the SEIU endorsed Nofs on August 22nd, … of taxpayer dollars to the SEIU to receive official blessing … more
Further Down the Rabbit Hole: Forced Unionization 'Dues Skim' Linked To West Coast Scandal
SEIU officials who led charge to unionize unsuspecting workers are now long gone
… Angeles at Local 6434 of the SEIU.
With a membership of 155,000 home health care workers, SEIU Local 6434 was the largest … Stern, who headed the national SEIU until 2010 and in the early … became the first president of SEIU Healthcare Michigan, but resigned not … bill.
While that happens, the SEIU is free to use the dues it … more
No Relief In Sight For Home Health Care Workers
Without action from governor's office, SEIU 'Dues Skim' likely to continue until at least fall
… 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 … more
Labor Union Caught in Dues Skim Fails to File Annual Report with Federal Government
SEIU Healthcare Michigan reported losing 80 percent of its members after dues skim ended
Last year when SEIU Healthcare Michigan reported losing more … U.S. Department of Labor. “For SEIU Healthcare Michigan, their … late they are in violation.”
SEIU Healthcare Michigan’s reported … more than $34 million to the SEIU.
In 2014 the union waited … entirely without the dues skim. SEIU Healthcare Michigan now apparently … more
Audit Shows SEIU 'Dues Skim' Likely Bolstered By Extra $3.7 Million; Union-Run Registry Ineffective
… end of the "dues skim,” the SEIU would have been enriched by … Gov. Jennifer Granholm, the SEIU carried out the forced unionization … caregivers were unionized by the SEIU. And it acknowledged that family … caregivers.
In 2012, when the SEIU attempted to lock the forced … and the cover group for the SEIU that funded Proposal 4, did … more
Supreme Court Rules Unions Can't Take Extra Fees Without Consent
SEIU, other unions must provide opt-in clause to spend members' money on political activities
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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 more
State Hired More Employees To Administer SEIU 'Dues Skim' Than Oversee Right-to-Work Law
'Where were they when the unions were running around creating fake employers so they could siphon off money?'
… The MQC3’s funding came from the state's Community Health Department.
The unions benefited from those jobs and that agency because it allowed the SEIU to take more than $33.7 million from the Medicaid checks of the state's elderly and disabled.
"All these people are now all of a sudden monitoring … more
New Law Frees Home Health Care Providers From Stealth Unionization, Dues Skim
Illegal arrangement that netted SEIU $29.4 million from the developmentally disabled comes to an end
… 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 … more
Ballot Proposal to Exploit Disabled Medicaid Recipients
… 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 … more
State Senate Passes Legislation to Define Home Health Care Providers as Private Individuals
Attorney: Ballot initiative to revive lucrative and illegal SEIU scheme would violate U.S. Constitution
SEIU 'Dues Skim' and U-M Research Assistant Bills Brought On Proposal 2
Issues brought to the forefront by the Mackinac Center cited by UAW President as reasons for ballot proposal
… Employees International Union (SEIU) targeted Michigan's share … or other institutions.
The SEIU pulled off the dues skim by … home-based caregivers have had SEIU dues deducted from their Medicaid … unionization. That failed when the SEIU gave the dummy employer money … on April 9. That meant the SEIU “dues skim” eventually would … more
UAW Prez: SEIU ‘Dues Skim’ More Important Than RTW
… proposed state constitutional amendment that would have effectively locked these caregivers into the Service Employees International Union for good.
The SEIU and related unions appear to have spent $9 million on the skim, which has netted them over $34 million so far. The Mackinac Center is involved in legal … more
Muskegon Health Care Workers Get Out of SEIU
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The specific branch of the SEIU involved is Healthcare Michigan. … a September election, means SEIU Healthcare Michigan is even … were glad to be rid of the SEIU.
“I'm thrilled,” said Jeff … lifted off our shoulders.
“SEIU brags about being an employer-friendly … worked to breakaway from the SEIU.
Zahdeh claims the SEIU was … more
GOP-Dominated Senate To SEIU: 'Here's $4 Million'
… money continues to be sent to SEIU as dues. Overall, the “skim” … more than $28 million for the SEIU.
Last June, the House passed … West Coast Scandal
Roots of SEIU Forced Unionization 'Money … Picture, But Dues Keep Flowing To SEIU
SEIU Sent Key GOP Senator $5K on … more
Attorney: State Officials Should Investigate How Illegal and Defunded State Agency Continues to Operate
Although Legislature cut off Michigan Quality Community Care Council funding Sept. 30, agency continues to function, collect dues for SEIU
Union Money Helps 'Dues Skim' Stay Alive
Home health care workers still losing money to SEIU despite law to end the scam; dummy employer executive director working only 3 hours a month
… 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 … more
Muskegon SEIU Escape Vote Set For This Week
… Employees International Union (SEIU). The specific branch of the SEIU involved is Healthcare Michigan. … and outspoken critic of the SEIU and Healthcare Michigan. “The … efforts to switch unions.
“SEIU was trying to negotiate my … his termination in detail.
SEIU's Healthcare Michigan is currently … more
SEIU Healthcare Michigan Lives on Without 'Employer'
… government “employer” for members of SEIU Healthcare Michigan and with … bargaining agreement since 2006. The SEIU takes union dues from the Medicaid … preparing to close its doors.
SEIU “Remains in Force”
It appears … regardless of the MQC3’s existence, SEIU Healthcare Michigan will remain … 30, Steinke deferred to the SEIU Healthcare Michigan, saying … more
No Lean Times For SEIU 'Dues Skim' Union Bosses
… 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 … more
Health Care Workers Vote to Bolt from 'Corrupt' SEIU
… Employees International Union (SEIU) to try to get Saginaw health … voted themselves out of the SEIU Healthcare union last week. … was 47 in favor of leaving SEIU to 22 for staying. One vote … Manor workers became the first SEIU members outside of California … assistant at Luther Manor, the SEIU Healthcare put on two barbecue … more
skimTRACKER 'Forced Unionization' Dues: More Than $34 Million Taken By The SEIU
… THAN $34 MILLION TAKEN BY THE SEIU FROM MICHIGAN HOME HELP PROGRAM … Employees International Union (SEIU) "organized” Michigan's self-employed Home …
The first counter tallied SEIU dues skimmed since the union …
The contract between the SEIU and the dummy employer used …
"GOP Senator Tries to Save SEIU Healthcare ‘Employer’"
Video: … more
Ballot Proposal Would Exploit Disabled Medicaid Recipients for Union’s Political Agenda
… 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, … more
Attorney General Orders State To Stop SEIU 'Dues Skim'
… 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, … more
Mystery Contribution Kept ‘Dues Skim’ Alive
Union gave dummy employee $12,000, but that money not specified on federal report
… not included on the report.
SEIU Healthcare Michigan, an affiliate … item that specifies that the SEIU gave $12,000 to the Michigan … 2006 until March 31, 2013, the SEIU took more than $34 million … of a mail-in election, the SEIU said it got enough votes to … MQC3 received $12,000 from the SEIU in early 2012. Due to that … more
Roots of SEIU Forced Unionization 'Money Skim' Lead To Former ACORN Organizer
… more than $28 million to the SEIU, which the union can use for … 56.442 people are paying dues to SEIU Healthcare Michigan, the division of the SEIU technically involved in the forced unionization.
SEIU Healthcare Michigan spokesman … by the U.S. Supreme Court. SEIU Healthcare Michigan notifies … more
'Forced Unionization' Employer Out of the Picture, But Dues Keep Flowing To SEIU
Despite state officials' past certainty, some now unsure who actually 'employs' home health care workers
… dues continue to roll into SEIU coffers.
So far, the SEIU has taken more than $28 million … taxpayer-provided checks and sent to the SEIU.
Under the administration … currently paying dues to the SEIU is 56,422.
On Jan. 28, 2012, … are still paying dues to the SEIU.
Rep. Opsommer points out … more
Health Care Workers Having Trouble Finding Union That Plays Fair
Union member: 'Thank God that Michigan is now a right-to-work state'
… questionable manner.
The specific SEIU affiliate involved was SEIU Healthcare Michigan, the same … agreement.
After leaving the SEIU, the health care workers in … officials who broke away from the SEIU.
Officials from the NUHW … Health Care Workers Get Out of SEIU
Health Care Workers Vote to … more
Union Health Care Ballot Supporters Say They Have Enough Signatures for a Vote
Union claimed First Amendment rights in court; ballot promoters now claim it's to protect workers, patients
… 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 … more
Union President's Email Tells Members to Get 'Everyone We Know to Vote For Democrats'
Legal Analyst: Political partisanship 'crossed the line'
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Look At Forced Unionization
Illinois case could free home-based caregivers nationwide
… involved in Illinois are the SEIU and the American Federation … Gov. Jennifer Granholm, the SEIU and AFSCME used dummy employers … Capitol Confidential of the SEIU Dues Skim
Legal Foundation … Return Of 'Dues Skim' Money
SEIU Election Battle Hinges On Home-Based … Unionization Scheme
Infighting At The SEIU
How the Forced Unionization … more
Unionization Case Before The Supreme Court Could Have Lasting National Impact
Harris v. Quinn could make all public employees eligible for right-to-work; case is flying under the radar
… Michigan's dues skim, which resulted in the SEIU taking more than $34 million from the …
Michigan Capitol Confidential of the SEIU Dues Skim
Legal Foundation Seeks Return Of 'Dues Skim' Money
SEIU Election Battle Hinges On Home-Based … Unionization Scheme
Infighting At The SEIU
How the Forced Unionization of Day … more
SEIU Sent Key GOP Senator $5K on Day Bill to End 'Forced Unionization' Arrived in Senate
Home health care unionization continues to this day
… Dues Skim, under which the SEIU has received more than $28 … worker checks and given to the SEIU as union dues.
According to … keeps the dues flowing to the SEIU.
This dues flow amounts to … million annually, which the SEIU could use for political purposes … Senate Republicans and the SEIU
“Since 2006 SEIU has been … more
Home Health Care 'Dues Skim' More Than Matches SEIU '08 Obama Contributions
… contributions it gave him in 2008. If SEIU were to send him only the dollars … enough.
About five years ago SEIU pulled off a covert “forced … healthcare dues skim.”
The SEIU has now received more than … million it gave Obama made the SEIU one of his biggest contributors.
Three months ago, the SEIU endorsed Obama's re-election … more
SEIU Extends Home Health Care Contract On Day Governor Signs Bill Making 'Dues Skim' Illegal
Questions surround signing that extends contract through February 2013
… 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 … more
Attorney General Appeals Ruling That Allows SEIU to Keep Taking Dues From Medicaid Checks
… 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.
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SEIU Extends Home Health Care Contract … Making 'Dues Skim' Illegal
SEIU Sues State, Governor to Keep … more
Law Enforcement Does Not Universally Support Proposal 4
State sheriff's association says it's wrong for special interests to meddle with State Constitution
… 44,000 home-based caregivers were unionized and started losing money to the SEIU. The union has taken more than $32 million from the Medicaid checks of the … administration."
Earlier this year, Schuette went to court to try and stop the SEIU from taking the money.
Proposal 4 campaign supporters have managed to get … more
Dues and Don'ts
Should all businesses be forced to pay dues to the Chamber of Commerce?
… demonstrates just how far they’ll go to defend these forcibly extracted dues.
For example, after Michigan Capitol Confidential broke news last week that the SEIU was removing hundreds of dollars in “dues” annually from the subsidy of a struggling couple who look after their own disabled children, Fox Business … more
Union Money Behind Health Care Ballot Proposal Not Well Hidden
Use of a dummy corporation will keep official disclosure 'secret' until next year
… 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 … more
Courage, Conviction Help Take Down Forced Unionization Schemes
… really got people fired up," she said of the scrolling money calculator posted on the Michigan Capitol Confidential website that tallied the money the SEIU took from home-based caregivers during the seven years the scheme was active here.
She's now hoping to get "skim trackers" scrolling in Minnesota, … more
Exemptions, Navigators and New Members
Big Labor's payback from Obamacare
… was quoted in the bestselling book, "Shadow Bosses," that "Obamacare is an SEIU and AFSCME membership 'net,' … designed to eventually capture 21 million … more as salesmen to lobby the public to support the new health care law.
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry told the Reuters Summit in October: "We're running … more
Dues Skimming Meets Its Demise
Federal rule ends a union's ability to involuntarily take money from home health care givers
… from the Legislature. Then the SEIU held an election, in which … that was enough to install SEIU Healthcare Michigan as the … the dues began flowing to the SEIU. By March 2012, a total of … legislation to end it. But still, the SEIU persisted, going so far as … payments and membership in SEIU Healthcare Michigan plummeted. … more
Michigan Families Set Stage For Helping End Forced Unionization Schemes
Supreme Court ruled daycare, home-based caregivers not public employees and can't be unionized
… unionization attempts. The SEIU went after the home-based caregivers … which later became known as the SEIU "dues skim" involved numerous twists, turns and detours.
The SEIU's scheme in Michigan was orchestrated … caregiver forced unionization were SEIU officials from California with … Stern, who headed the national SEIU until 2010, and in the early … more
While Helping Out Injured Ex-Wife, Man Forced Into Union
Proposal 4 would ensure that people like Richard Nottage remain unionized public employees
… 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 … more
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