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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

… igan's “home health care dues skim” will continue at least through … responding to a question on the “skim” was forwarded to Capitol Confidential … reason for continuing to take dues from the checks of so-called … also: Union Money Helps 'Dues Skim' Stay Alive Government Incompetence … Hole: Forced Unionization 'Dues Skim' Linked To West Coast Scandal … 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 … last ones from which union dues will be deducted. "It has … friends in their own homes. The skim tracker won’t be removed until the end of the dues skim can be fully verified in … Confidential Coverage of the SEIU 'Dues Skim' Voters Reject Forced Unionization … more

Michigan Senate bills would revive dues skim for home health workers

Government employees can opt out of unions, but Senate Bill 790 would make it much harder

… familiar with the phrase “dues skim,” that’s because it was a … decade ago. Years before dues skim went away, home health workers … or received benefits from. Dues were being skimmed from their paychecks, and … 2013.  But the old days of dues skim would return under Senate … more

Audit Shows SEIU 'Dues Skim' Likely Bolstered By Extra $3.7 Million; Union-Run Registry Ineffective

… of the home health care "dues skim." The audit also indicates … 2013 official end of the "dues skim,” the SEIU would have been … Based on a 2.5 percent take for dues and fees, the union would have … those who supported the dues skim, the targeted audience was … Confidential Coverage of the SEIU Dues Skim SEIU Membership Drops 80 … more

SEIU 'Dues Skim' Days Are Numbered

Work to get caregivers their money back continues

… contract upon which the SEIU "Dues Skim" is based will end Feb. 28, … 2013. "Finally, an end to the skim is in sight," said Patrick … actual date upon which the dues payments will stop." In 2005, … Beginning the following year, dues started being taken from the … Confidential Coverage of the SEIU 'Dues Skim' Voters Reject Forced Unionization … 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

… was accused of nepotism. Meanwhile, Faville’s daughter, Norma Kersting, still is on staff at the union, with a $62,131 yearly salary. The SEIU dues skim is the result of the forced unionization of Michigan's home-based caregivers that began in 2005 when Jennifer Granholm was governor. Proposal 4 on … 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?'

… Council was created when Jennifer Granholm was governor. The MQC3 worked with the Service Employees International Union to manage the collection of dues taken from more than 44,000 home-based caregivers. The MQC3 created at least four employees with a combined salary of $177,000, according to state … 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

… about six months' worth of dues, or about $3 million. The … become known as the SEIU "dues skim" that began under the administration … were defeated on Nov. 6, the skimming of union dues could end permanently. … irreparable damage" if the dues skim ended. Wright said an unfair … Governor Signs Bill Making 'Dues Skim' Illegal SEIU Sues State, … 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

… behind the home health care dues skim, has been fined $199,000 for … Between 2006 and when the dues skim finally ended in early 2013, … which were to prolong the dues skim so it could continue to steal … attempt to keep the flow of dues it had been receiving from … articles about the dues skim and a skim tracker that tallied the SEIU's … more

'Dues Skim' Proponents, State Department Struggle to Explain Health Care Scheme

Group would lock in millions for SEIU in forced unionization

… to get about $6 million a year in dues from workers who have been forced to … receive Medicaid checks, minus the union dues being taken by the SEIU. Minicuci checked … Providers Took Place - Anatomy of a Scam: Dues continue to flow 'Forced Unionization' … Intact - It's All About the Money 'Dues Skim' Ballot Proposal Proponents Cloud … more

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

… outlaw the home health care dues skim, stopping the unionization … assistants and banning automatic dues deductions from teachers' paychecks. … and the home health care dues skim. King’s remarks show how … The SEIU pulled off the dues skim by taking advantage of Michigan's … Legislature attempted to end the skim by defunding the dummy employer, … more

Union Members Down, Money For SEIU Up

'Dues skim' contributes to higher union funding

… from the “home health care dues skim” keeps dropping; but the … it rakes in keeps going up. Dues from Michigan's so-called “home … workers” into the union. The "dues skim" officially ended yesterday … called the “home health care dues skim.” The union netted nearly $30 million from the “skim" before it was ended. Meanwhile, … more

The Cover Story For the 'Dues Skim'

… unionized, SEIU began collecting dues from the taxpayer-provided … called the “home health care dues skim.” So far, the SEIU has received … than $29 million from the “skim,” which can be used for various … end the “home health care dues skim.” However, the “skim” has … end the “home health care dues skim.” At issue is the continued … more

UAW Prez: SEIU ‘Dues Skim’ More Important Than RTW

… related unions appear to have spent $9 million on the skim, which has netted them over $34 million so far. … Sherry Loar and Dawn Ives, publicly protested the skim (see a Mackinac Center video of their story here). … Legal Foundation lawsuit attempting to end the skimmore

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'

… home-based caregivers. But even as the SEIU "dues-skim" nears an end, a faction of union leaders wants … Michigan Capitol Confidential Coverage of the SEIU 'Dues Skim' Voters Reject Forced Unionization Scheme Infighting … Providers Took Place Parents Forced to Pay Union Dues, Lawmaker Rakes In Healthcare Money more

How the Forced Unionization of Day Care and Home Health Care Providers Took Place

Anatomy of a Scam: Dues continue to flow

… wanting to know how the "dues skim" was created and put into … Almost $4 million has been skimmed since a bill that would end … International Union (SEIU). Union dues have been extracted from the … 4003 was designed to stop the dues flow, but it remains stuck … Parents Forced to Pay Union Dues, Lawmaker Rakes In Healthcare … more

Home Health Care Dues Still Being Skimmed

Could stop next month

… ends the "home health care dues skim," money is still being collected … the horizon, it is hoped "dues skim” will officially be brought … Michigan Capitol Confidential's skim-tracker will not be turned … 1018, aimed at stopping the dues flow was passed by the legislature … Hole: Forced Unionization 'Dues Skim' Linked To West Coast Scandal … more

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Look At Forced Unionization

Illinois case could free home-based caregivers nationwide

… Michigan's home-based caregiver "dues skim," which transferred more … numbers and importantly, increase dues collection. Cases sprung up … Confidential of the SEIU Dues Skim Legal Foundation Seeks Return Of 'Dues Skim' Money SEIU Election Battle … Parents Forced to Pay Union Dues, Lawmaker Rakes In Health Care … more

Pennies on the Dollar

… checks and handing it over to the SEIU as union dues, thus ending a union scheme that took more than … Service Employees International Union gets its dues not from State of Michigan paychecks but from Medicaid … their own home. Since late 2006, the SEIU has skimmed more than $30 million from taxpayers and the welfare … more

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

… legislation designed to stop the “skim.” Unraveling the bureaucratic … emails, facilitating the union dues flow took up a good deal of … up to date and managing the dues and bi-weekly provider files." … Hole: Forced Unionization 'Dues Skim' Linked To West Coast Scandal … Senate Home Health Care 'Dues Skim' Worse Than Previously Thought … more