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Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door For Daycare Workers To Get Money Back
Unions took $4 million from Michigan daycare workers; class action lawsuit now possible
… its scheme in place than it took the SEIU with the home-based caregivers. 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
How Right-to-Work Affected Michigan’s State Employee Unions
See the status of five of the state's top unions
… is a union for state police officers, who were exempted from the law.)
These unions are the Michigan State Employees Association, UAW Local 6000, SEIU 517, AFSCME Council 25 and the Michigan Corrections Officers.
Here is a look at the percentage of workers choosing to remain members of these unions … more
Two Wins for Freedom from Union Coercion in 2014
The end of the dues skim and the busting of the 'August Window'
… what later became known as the SEIU dues skim. It was a scheme … forced unionization and the SEIU maneuvering to keep it going. … of the millions of dollars SEIU was taking from home-based … to outlaw the dues skim. The SEIU went to court to keep it alive … of 2013 – but only after the SEIU had extracted more than $34 … more
Even After Right-to-Work, Unions Still Big Political Spenders in Michigan
Organized labor gave millions to Democratic candidates and groups in 2018
… This data comes from state and federal campaign spending filings.
The SEIU’s affiliated super PAC, United We Can, made almost $1.3 million in independent … board elections, state board of regent races and judicial elections.
The SEIU Michigan State Council made a $25,000 contribution to Gov. Whitmer’s campaign. … more
Media Resoundingly Rejects Prop 2, Prop 4
Only two weekly newspapers support either of the union-backed plans to alter the state constitution
… universally urged readers to vote "no" on Proposal 4. The SEIU has taken more than $32 million from the Medicaid … scheme when Jennifer Granholm was governor. The SEIU needs the amendment to pass to continue the scheme, … a "self-serving measure that enriches only the SEIU."
Even some disability advocates are against the … more
Father Taking Care of His Disabled Adult Kids Called An 'Idiot' by Proposal 4 Spokesman
The Arc Michigan Executive Director Dohn Hoyle resorts to name-calling against Robert Haynes because Haynes doesn't support forced unionization scheme
… Last year we were put into the SEIU without our knowledge. In … children. We didn't join the SEIU. We now pay monthly dues that … his family.
At the time, the SEIU "dues skim" was almost unknown. … eligible to be unionized, the SEIU continues to take about $6 … He never heard back from the SEIU despite repeated requests for … more
Interlocal Agreements – Good Intent, Bad Practice
… provided a so-called public “employer” for the SEIU to create the 55,000 member SEIU Healthcare Michigan. The SEIU takes union dues from the Medicaid subsidies paid … more
Facts On Right-to-Work In Michigan and How Workers Can Get Out Of Their Union
New website launches highlighting worker freedom in the state
Michigan’s largest unions have seen plummeting membership over the past decade
Jobs and incomes are up, workplace injuries are down
… government workers, have seen a loss of more than half their members. The SEIU, which mostly represents workers in health care and local government, is … Democratic Party. In fighting in 2012 against a law allowing workers to opt out, SEIU Healthcare Michigan President Marge Faville said unions needed the forced … more
Local Government Stories
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District Refuses to Sell Unused Building to Public Charter School — Despite Receiving $250K Asking Price
Muskegon Health Care Workers Get Out of SEIU
Township Board Votes Unanimously to Exempt Employees From State Law, Continue Paying Nothing For Health Insurance
Highland Park School District: … 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
… November 2006 and February 2013.
The dues skim ended in March 2013, when the SEIU’s contract expired.
“The checks mailed in March are expected to be the last … reported back then.
The same day Hertel submitted Senate Bill 790, the SEIU announced plans to spend $200 million to re-elect President Joe Biden. … more
Union Omits $12K From Disclosure Form That Was Paid to Keep Health Care 'Dues Skim' Alive
If payment made in 2011 and not reported, it’s ‘very serious,’ labor expert says
… since publication. Because the SEIU did not respond to requests … a $12,000 payment from the SEIU in February 2012. The date … responsible union officers.
"If the SEIU failed to report expenditures … workers were forced into the SEIU after a vote most were unaware … ended the scheme. However, the SEIU gave it at least $12,000 to … more
Government Incompetence At Its Worst – The Tragedy of the Forced Unionization of Home Health Care Workers
… Detroit building that houses the SEIU — the same union collecting … to pass the bill while the SEIU takes money from special needs … R-Saginaw, received $5,000 from the SEIU on the day the bill to end … put in to the coffers of the SEIU to be used as they wish.
“They’re … West Coast Scandal
Roots of SEIU Forced Unionization 'Money … more
Home Health Care Dues Still Being Skimmed
Could stop next month
… for about six years and the SEIU has taken in more than $29 … dollars will go toward the SEIU effort to lock the “skim” permanently … West Coast Scandal
Roots of SEIU Forced Unionization 'Money … Picture, But Dues Keep Flowing To SEIU
SEIU Sent Key GOP Senator $5K on … more
Senate Shows Support For Ending Home Health Care 'Dues Skim'
… Employees International Union (SEIU) targeted dollars that taxpayers … health care workers” into the SEIU. The vast majority of the 43,729 … these people were unionized, SEIU began collecting dues from … workers has swollen to 60,190. SEIU coffers have been enriched … to flow into those coffers. SEIU could spend this money on anything … more
The Cover Story For the 'Dues Skim'
… Employees International Union (SEIU). That original “cover story” … percentage is much smaller.
SEIU targeted the taxpayer dollars … workers” had been unionized, SEIU began collecting dues from … care dues skim.”
So far, the SEIU has received more than $29 … other home caregivers to fund SEIU union officials' socialist … more
The End Is Near: 'Skim' Stopper Bill Headed To Gov. Snyder
State Rep.: Unions 'lying' to stop bill
… Senate Bill 1018.
In 2005, the SEIU targeted dollars that taxpayers … to be in nursing homes.
The SEIU scheme, involving a dummy employer … health care workers into the SEIU. The majority of the 43,729 … people were unionized, the SEIU began collecting dues from … has now grown to 60,190. The SEIU has netted more than $29 million … more
Union Pushes Ballot Proposal To Keep 'Dues Skim' Alive
… Employees International Union (SEIU) is taking initial steps toward … petition drive.
This move by the SEIU comes as passage of legislation … petition language, submitted by an SEIU fronted group, would amend … Public Policy, refers to the SEIU ballot proposal effort as a … health care workers into the SEIU. That 43,729 has now swollen … more
The Stealth Election That Led To The Home Health Care 'Dues Skim'
… million to the coffers of the SEIU including more than $4 million … benefit from belonging to the SEIU.
Additionally, they had no … did get a mailing from the SEIU she wouldn't have paid much … filled out was an easy task. The SEIU had plenty of people to do … indefinite period of time.
SEIU claims it sent out five notifications … more
Supreme Court Rules Unionization Schemes Involving Home-Based Care Providers Are Illegal
Mackinac Center represented workers similar to those in Illinois who were forced to pay union dues simply because they got state money
… that the 'dues skim' that the SEIU set up in Michigan was unconstitutional." … the country. In Michigan, the SEIU Healthcare Michigan orchestrated … was disbanded last year. The SEIU, however, went to great lengths … positions to delay action. The SEIU also tried to get its scheme locked … points.
Earlier this year, the SEIU was fined nearly $200,000 for … more
State Government Employee Unions Prosper in Midst of Recession
… Michigan Corrections Organization, SEIU Local 526M, was the only union to report … employees in its bargaining unit. Another SEIU local, 517M, was a big winner, adding …
+$214,527.72
MI Corrections Org./SEIU 526M
$4,959,645.28
$4,840,725.89
-$118,919.39
SEIU 517M
$2,433,129.78
$2,721,664.04
+$288,534.26 … more
Union Activists Protest Opposition to Coerced Union Dues
U.S. Supreme Court to consider case next week
… Service Employees International Union (SEIU). From 2005 to 2013, the SEIU had a dues skimming scheme by which … by sending its press release on behalf of SEIU Michigan.
“We’re protesting the Mackinac … home-based caregivers on behalf of an SEIU affiliate in 2013, its membership dropped … more
Home Health Care 'Dues Skim' Worse Than Previously Thought
'This is Crony Unionism'
… health care workers into the SEIU. With the news media, the Legislature … sent in their ballots.
The SEIU “take” so far is more than … can be used for anything the SEIU desires, including politics. … scenes collaboration between the SEIU and the state of Michigan. … providers in order to keep SEIU coffers filled,” she continued. … more
MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
Winter 2011-12 Edition
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Health Care Workers Vote to Bolt from 'Corrupt' SEIU
Subsidized Green Energy Company Struggles, Lays … Looking Like a Done Deal
GOP Senator Tries to Save SEIU Healthcare ‘Employer’
Despite Deficit, Some Dearborn …
'Forced Unionization' Brings In $28 Million For SEIU ... And Climbing
I'm Just a Bill more
Reactions to Forced Unionization
Tea Party groups call practice 'immoral'
… the most recent member of the SEIU to claim the union's only interest … declaring 'Support Senator Kahn and SEIU. Take money from the elderly … has provided is more dues for SEIU, more union campaign contributions … themselves and gives it to the SEIU. And what training is he talking … the national news media, one SEIU representative claimed the … more
Gov. Snyder Could Replace Board That Helped Facilitate Forced Unionization Of Home-Based Caregivers
If Proposal 4 passes, constitutional amendment would lock in current union-stacked board
… options," she said.
In 2005, the SEIU targeted Michigan's share of … long-term care facilities.
The SEIU pulled off its scam by taking … the mail. As a result, the SEIU has been taking money from … million has been taken by the SEIU.
"I would hope the governor … are not state employees. The SEIU took the issue to federal court … more
Parents Forced to Pay Union Dues, Lawmaker Rakes In Health Care Money
Father: "Considering the dues money we're sending them, maybe they should come over and babysit our kids so we could have one night out.”
… Employees International Union (SEIU). This deduction is the result … Kahn received $2,500 from the SEIU in 2010. However, a review … treasurer.
Last month, the SEIU and DMC staged a rally together … allegedly belonging to the SEIU. The only impact it's having …
GOP Senator Tries to Save SEIU Healthcare ‘Employer’
SEIU … more
How the Forced Unionization of Day Care and Home Health Care Providers Took Place
Anatomy of a Scam: Dues continue to flow
… Employees International Union (SEIU).
Union dues have been extracted … taxpayers to the coffers of the SEIU.
House Bill 4003 was designed … not of their own making.
“SEIU has not responded once to our … Kahn, [R, Saginaw] has been a SEIU spearhead against these distressed … election?
Zac Altefogt of SEIU Healthcare Michigan (the branch … more
Supreme Court Ends ‘Dues Skim’ Nationwide
… decades-long membership slump. SEIU began organizing caregivers … arrangement was quite simple: SEIU would convince a state agency … of the Medicaid payments to SEIU in the form of union dues, … caregivers greatly enriched SEIU. We exposed a similar scheme … the program, but not before SEIU skimmed $34 million away from … more
Attorney General Orders Home Health Dues Skim to End
Illegal scheme continued despite law explicitly stating providers are not government employees
… have been paying dues in the first place.”
The SEIU was able to skim the so-called “dues” under a scheme … funds but did receive operating expenses from the SEIU. CapCon also reported that the MQC3 is being operated … unemployment insurance.
Wright cautioned that the SEIU is trying to pass a constitutional amendment to … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 more
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 … more
A Public Employee Union Response
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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 … more
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 … more
Medicaid Dues Skim May Come To An End, After All
Friends, relatives of disabled individuals among those swept into public sector unions
… Department of Community Health ended a contract with the SEIU that had been established during the term of former … from Medicaid checks to union coffers, usually the SEIU or the American Federation of State, County and … “According to a report by the U.S. Department of Labor, SEIU Healthcare Michigan’s membership fell from 55,265 … more
The Intellectual Firepower Against Right-to-Work
Who's who on right-to-work
… on that organization’s website (go to page 15).
Also, unions are heavily represented on EPI’s board of directors, including the presidents of the SEIU, AFSCME, the machinists union, the communications workers union; the food and commercial workers union; UAW President Bob King; AFL-CIO President Richard … more
MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
Summer 2013 Edition
… Requests to Hide Information
Court Rules School Districts Cannot Use Public Resources to Withhold Union Dues
Michigan Republicans Go Wobbly on Obamacare
SEIU Lays Out Plan to Try and Continue ‘Dues Skim’
Oregon Study Suggests Michigan Medicaid Expansion Not Worth the Cost
Films or Potholes?
Film Incentives: … more
Prop 4 Op-Ed in Detroit Free Press Ungrounded
… one important thing missing from Hoyle's column — the words "union" and "SEIU."
Since every reported dime to gather signatures and run this campaign … a constitutional amendment isn't bad a bad return on investment — if the SEIU wins. more
Even After Right-to-Work, Unions Still Big Political Spenders in Michigan
… This data comes from state and federal campaign spending reports.
The SEIU’s affiliated super PAC, United We Can, made almost $1.3 million in independent … the Michigan Democratic Party and $68,000 to Gov. Whitmer’s campaign.
The SEIU Michigan State Council made a $25,000 contribution to Gov. Whitmer’s campaign. … more
The Public Employee Union Problem
… that going to Democrats or left-wing groups. The SEIU, AFL-CIO and United Steelworkers have all been … caregivers continued to be forced to pay money to the SEIU. The "dues skim" lead to a legislative fight, an attempted … employees."
A few years ago, a union subsidiary of the SEIU pushed GOP Senators into coming up short on a vote … more
Forced Unionization Campaign Pretending 31-Year-Old Program Doesn't Exist
… had been in the hands of DHS alone.
In 2005, the SEIU targeted the Home Help Program Medicaid checks … dummy employer that ran the registry. However, the SEIU gave the dummy employer money to keep it going. This … outlaw the forced unionization. That's why the SEIU is trying to lock it into the constitution.
"It … more
2013 In Review: Worker Freedom, Medicaid Expansion Took Center Stage
… eight educators who want to leave the MEA.
The SEIU "Dues Skim" Finally Ends
In April, more than 59,000 … not see any benefits from being in a union
The SEIU went to great lengths to try and preserve the scheme … Stops Home Health Care Dues Skim
Confirmed: The SEIU Dues Skim Finally Ends
GOP Controlled Legislature … more
U.S. Supreme Court Discusses Right-to-Work For All Public Employees
Union 'dues skim' case could mean the end of forced unionization of home-based caregivers, others
… Unionization
Michigan Capitol Confidential of the SEIU Dues Skim
Legal Foundation Seeks Return Of 'Dues Skim' Money
SEIU Election Battle Hinges On Home-Based Caregivers … Reject Forced Unionization Scheme
Infighting At The SEIU
How the Forced Unionization of Day Care and Home … more
Unionization Ruling Before The Supreme Court Could Be 'Huge'
Political consultant: Ruling could 'dramatically undermine public sector unions'
… Unionization
Michigan Capitol Confidential of the SEIU Dues Skim
Legal Foundation Seeks Return Of 'Dues Skim' Money
SEIU Election Battle Hinges On Home-Based Caregivers … Reject Forced Unionization Scheme
Infighting At The SEIU
How the Forced Unionization of Day Care and Home … more
Small Biz vs. Big Labor
… unionization. The bill transfers some $6.6 million in Medicaid money annually to the SEIU union, considered the "union dues" for these workers.
The Mackinac Center … didn't return a message left at his office.
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GOP Senators, SEIU Taxpayer Giveaways, Campaign Cash and More, OH MY!
Deadline Looming: Day … more
Better Late Than Never: An End To the 'Dues Skim'
What can $29 million buy?
… Committee Chair, Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw, who received $5,000 from the SEIU on the day in June that the House bill was sent to the Senate, still voted with the SEIU — the lone Republican to side with the union.
The newly passed Senate bill … more
Proposal To Keep Forced Unionization Intact – It’s All About The Money
… of thousands of people who have been roped into becoming members of the SEIU thanks to the union's "home health care dues skim," which has netted more … chair of the House Appropriations Human Services Subcommittee, said the SEIU has been exploiting the Home Help Program participants and now it's trying … more
All Five Constitutional Amendments Soundly Defeated
Emergency manager law repealed
… rubber stamp their agenda.”
Proposal 4, a scheme that would have allowed the SEIU to continue taking $6 million a year from family members who provide home-based … registry and training for care providers was not the issue here, but the SEIU chose to attach them to the poison pill of forced unionization and also … more
Appointments: A Rarely Recognized Gubernatorial Power
Which can have major effects
… the 2012 election. This was the action that finally led to the end of the SEIU healthcare dues skim.
Governors also make appointments to the Michigan … to which a governor makes appointments is extensive.
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SEIU Dues Skim Finally Grounds to a Halt more
Public Sector Unions’ Mixed Fortunes After Michigan Right-To-Work Law
Too soon to tell how much U.S. Supreme Court’s extension of RTW to public sector nationwide will affect union finances
… Others, including the Michigan State Employees Association (MSEA) and the SEIU Local 517M, have seen declines of 20 percent or more. The number of workers paying fees to MSEA fell by 345, from 3,079 to 2,734. SEIU Local 517M decreased by 782 individuals, going from 3,532 to 2,750. Before … more
Strings May Be Attached When a Politician Has the Union Label
… Right-to-Work
Right to Work Bill Rejected
Pro-Union Republicans
School Union Denounces Privatization
School Pension Reform Stalls in Senate
GOP Senators, SEIU Taxpayer Giveaways, Campaign Cash and More, OH MY!
Tea Partiers Take on Special Senate Race more
The Importance of 'Sunshine Week'
In just the past few months, Michigan Capitol Confidential has broken a plethora of stories showing the need for government scrutiny.
The SEIU has taken with the help of some Michigan government officials nearly $30 million in union dues from self-employed home health care aides and their disabled … more
Making Sense of Michigan's Ballot Proposals
Chart explains supporters, opponents and what the six proposals mean for Michigan
… International Union more than $32 million since it was created under the administration of former Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Proposal 4 would allow the SEIU to continue taking money from the elderly and disabled in Michigan if voters approve the proposal.
Prop 4 supporters say it would provide safe, in-home … more
MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
Fall 2012 Edition
… Already Exist
Health Care Unionization Campaign Changes Its Story — Again
Legal Foundation Seeks End to Forced Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers
SEIU Dues Skim All About Politics
Proposal 5: The 2/3 Tax Limitation
Tax Limitation Amendment Will Greet Voters in November
In the News
Obama-Promoted … more
MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
Spring 2013 Edition
… Legislators Who Supported Workplace Freedom and Liberty
Republican Senators Against Right-to-Work
Republican House Members Who Voted Against Right-to-Work
SEIU ‘Skim Tracker’ Stops Ticking
House Rep Wants To Force Homeschool Parents To Report Attendance To The State
Consumers Are Best Arbiters of the Market … more
MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
Spring 2014 Edition
… with State Tax Dollars
Message From the President: Defending Free Speech
Vague Criminal Laws Threaten Individual Liberty and Burden the Justice System
SEIU Fined Almost $200,000 Over Actions Tied To 2012 Ballot Proposal Campaign
Lawsuit Filed Against MEA Over Dues Policies, ‘Fair Representation’
Hospital … more
MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
Fall 2013 Edition
… Where Their Money is Going’
MEA President Goes After Local Teachers’ Union President
MSU English Professor Threatens Students in Anti-Republican Rant
SEIU Under Investigation over Prop 4 ‘Dues Skim’ took $35 million from Medicaid recipients
Loss of Funding Not To Blame For School District Failures
State, … more
MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
Winter 2013 Edition
… Forward
Court Ruling Supports State Law That Prohibits Discrimination of Non-Union Contractors
New Bill Would Shed Light On Asset Forfeiture In Michigan
SEIU Under Investigation Over Prop 4
Detroit Still Sending Tax Notices 15 Years After Company Closed
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Look At Forced Unionization … more
MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL
Summer 2014 Edition
In this issue:
SEIU Membership Drops 80 Percent After Dues Skim Ends
Michigan Families Helped Harris v. Quinn Succeed
The 89,000 Clean Energy Jobs Myth
How To Tell What a Bill Actually Does
Michigan Loses 40K Grads; Corporate Welfare Program Paid $127K Each To Keep 125 Of Them
Beverly Hills Cop
Daycare … more
Michigan’s Largest Teachers Union Funds Leftist Activist Group
Michigan Education Association gave Progress Michigan $71,000 this year
… employee unions. They include Doug Pratt, the MEA’s public affairs director, Bob Allison, executive director of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Michigan State Council, and Georgi-Ann Bargamian, a regional director of the United Auto Workers. The UAW represents thousands of Michigan state government … more
Michigan lawmakers have not tried to solve union ‘free rider’ problem
One in three bills in Michigan in 2023 has been labor-related. None try to solve a long-claimed problem. Why?
… employees.
Why would lawmakers leave a glaring problem unaddressed?
A 2018 memo on public policy priorities, co-authored by the AFSCME, AFT, NEA and SEIU labor unions, sheds light. The joint memo considers it counterproductive to solve the free-rider dilemma.
In the eyes of the union, to leave free-riders … more
Interlocal Agreements — Good Intent, Bad Practice
… Employees International Union to organize against and create the 55,000-member SEIU Healthcare Michigan. The SEIU takes union dues from the Medicaid subsidies paid to home care workers (as … more
The Best of the Best: CapCon's Top 10 Stories of 2014
Police seize property; religious discrimination in school contracts; Obamacare piles on disabled family’s burdens
… be forced to pay property tax on their business tools and equipment.
10. SEIU Membership Drops 80 Percent After Dues Skim Ends
Once they were free to choose for themselves whether to pay dues money to the SEIU union, most home-based caregivers in Michigan quickly bailed. About 44,000 … more
Union Lawyer Admits in Court that Stealth Unionization Is a 'Slippery Slope'
… Unionization
Minority Rules: Most Members of Child Care Union Didn't Vote Themselves In
Axed State Agency Mysteriously Operational
GOP Senators, SEIU Taxpayer Giveaways, Campaign Cash and More, OH MY! more
NLRB 'Ignores' Rules To Rush Union Elections
… and Congress, it currently has only three members. They are: Craig Becker, associate general counsel of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Mark Gaston Pearce, NLRB chairman; and Brian Hayes, Republican labor policy director for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. … more
Which Ballot Proposals Are 'Grassroots'?
… “Citizens United for Affordable Quality Home Care” which is 100 percent funded by Home Care First Inc., which is suspected of being the front name for the SEIU. The union is the only group that would actually benefit from this amendment being passed.
Because of the time and expertise it takes to make the … more
Arc Michigan Exec's Name-Calling Goes Against Group's Own Pledge
Dohn Hoyle, who also is Prop 4 spokesman, called parent caregiver Robert Haynes 'an idiot'
… unionization scheme, which was orchestrated by the Service Employees International Union when Jennifer Granholm was governor. They also oppose Proposal 4.
The SEIU takes about $6 million a year from the Medicaid money of the elderly and disabled in Michigan as "union dues." The union has taken more than $32 million … more
The Price Tag on the Ballot Proposals
Constitutional changes would cost billions to Michigan taxpayers, citizens
… in disposable personal income in 2025, when the proposal is fully implemented.
Proposal 4. Voting “yes” on Proposal 4 would constitutionalize the SEIU dues skim, costing home-based caregivers $6 million annually.
Proposal 5 and Proposal 6 have uncertain price tags. As Michael LaFaive explains in … more
For State Employees, 2014 Means Finally Having the Freedom To Choose
Right-to-work now an option
… provide that these state workers can revoke payment or membership at any time.
Last year, several unions including those affiliated with the UAW, SEIU, and AFCME sued the state claiming the new right-to-work law could not be applied to public sector employees in the state's civil service system. The … more
Unions Admit Forcing People to Pay Dues is Political
U.S. Supreme Court considers right-to-work for all
… Without those resources, the union movement was unable to mount a winning campaign for the Democratic candidate for president in Wisconsin.
When the SEIU bankrolled a ballot proposal to continue the “dues skim” from home caregivers in Michigan, the president of the union said at the Democratic National … more
Recent Corruption Scandals Involving Some of Michigan’s Largest Unions
Embezzlement, financial malpractice plague unions
… of Electrical Workers Local 876 was convicted of embezzling more than $300,000 from the union. She was sentenced to four years in federal prison.
SEIU Healthcare Michigan was placed under an emergency trusteeship in 2017 by its parent organization after allegations of financial malpractice came to … more
Can Whitmer council find a way to grow Michigan?
What we know so far about the council and who will serve on it
… Conservation Voters
And of course, union representatives:
Steve Claywell, the president of the Michigan Building Trades Council
Ray Sholtz, the president of SEIU Michigan
According to the executive order: “The Council’s membership should reflect the socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, occupational, … more
Government Unions: The Real Wealth in American Politics
… spending this campaign season. One-hundred-percent of SEIU cash to federal candidates went to Democrats. (However, in Michigan's state government, the SEIU has also found some Republican friends).
Rounding … Michigan politics.
The total spending for AFSCME, SEIU and the NEA thus far this year has been $175.5 … more
Harris v. Quinn
… Jennifer Granholm. The first to arrive was the SEIU, which sought the creation of a faux employer so … individuals. The home help unionization got the SEIU around $6 million a year, while the day care providers … seek a repayment of the dues money taken by the SEIU from home-based caregivers, an amount that exceeds … more
A Look at Unions in Michigan, Five Years After Right-to-Work
Most of state’s largest unions have seen a collapse in members and political spending
… primarily by six different unions: the MSEA, MCO, SEIU Local 517, Troopers Association, AFSCME Council … 2016 has plummeted from $844,766 to $319,766.
SEIU Michigan is composed mostly of private sector health … the state are up 38,400 jobs (about 7 percent).
SEIU Healthcare Michigan, which was composed almost … more
Tea Party Group Moving from Protests to Election Action
… match their records.
Last summer, CSG called a former GOP state representative to task for his voting record and association with unions such as the SEIU. The candidate at issue was Mike Nofs, R-Battle Creek.
CSG distributed flyers with the information about Nofs during the GOP primary when he was running … more
National Media and the Stealth Unionization Case
… Unionization
Minority Rules: Most Members of Child Care Union Didn't Vote Themselves In
Axed State Agency Mysteriously Operational
GOP Senators, SEIU Taxpayer Giveaways, Campaign Cash and More, OH MY!
more
I'm Just a Bill
… creating a shell government "employer" (the "Michigan Quality Community Care Council") that transfers some $6.6 million in Medicaid money annually to the SEIU union (considered the "union dues" for these workers).
HOUSE BILL 5305
Increase marriage license and earmark more to "family counseling"
Introduced … more
State Senator Kicks Open Right-to-Work Door
… valuable as an economic tool than eliminating the unpopular Michigan Business Tax and its surcharge.
Phillip Thompson, executive vice president of the SEIU Local 517 M which represents Michigan public employees, said they don’t support right-to-work.
"We are opposed to any of this type of legislation … more
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 … more
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. … more
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, … more
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 … more
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 … more
Right-to-Work Law Gives Workers Reason to Celebrate on Labor Day
Fast food protests highlight tired tactics of the past
… (apologies to McDonald’s) occurring in Detroit, Flint and select cities across the nation.
Fast food workers were told by "community organizers" cloaked in SEIU purple that they're not being paid enough and that they are being treated unfairly.
In a series of camera ready events, protesters briefly took to … more
Democrat Mark Schauer Receiving the Big Donations in Gubernatorial Race
But despite appearances, political race contributions reflect typical pattern
Though Michigan’s gubernatorial candidates differ on issues like right-to-work, the SEIU dues skim and government regulations, the apparent contrast between their campaign finance reports could come as a surprise to many.
Lists of campaign contributions to former Congressman Mark Schauer, the Democratic … more
Court of Claims Tosses MEA's Right-to-Work Lawsuit
State Capitol was closed when union protesters pushed past guards, impeded medical workers
… conscience on the job."
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See also:
VIDEOS: Union Right-to-Work Protest Goes Violent
Most of the Arrested Anti Right-to-Work Protesters Have SEIU 'Dues Skim' Connections
'We'll Be at Your Daughter's Soccer Game' more
Unions are Super PACS
Former Democratic Party Chairman admits double-standard
… according to a POLITICO analysis of data from the Federal Election Commission and Internal Revenue Service.
Bob Allison, the executive director of the SEIU Michigan State Council, did not respond to an email offering him the opportunity to comment. Doug Pratt, the director of public affairs for the Michigan … more
Michigan Pushes Back Against Feds on Labor Regulations
NLRB ruling could end franchising 'as we know it'
… “Their latest gambit would undo decades of precedent in the franchise industry and do irreparable harm to one of the bedrocks of small business.”
The SEIU national office didn’t respond to an email seeking comment. more
The Legislative Clock is Ticking
It's time for free-market reformers to act
… tied revenue sharing to best practices, banned monopolistic union hiring practices, enacted significant collective bargaining reforms and banned the SEIU’s “dues skim” of day care providers.
The Legislature kept up a good pace of reform in 2012, cutting the personal property tax on tools and equipment, … more
The Legislative Clock is Ticking
It’s time for free-market reformers to act
… tied revenue sharing to best practices, banned monopolistic union hiring practices, enacted significant collective bargaining reforms and banned the SEIU’s “dues skim” of day care providers.
The Legislature kept up a good pace of reform in 2012, cutting the personal property tax on tools and equipment, … more
Detroit Council Calls For $15 Minimum Wage; Many City Workers Get Less
Statement ‘strongly encourages downtown developers’ to pay a living wage
… pay at least $15 an hour, the city government is still posting jobs paying less than that.
The union behind the local minimum wage campaign is the SEIU, which a week earlier organized a rally that was attended by Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones.
The resolution reads in part, “The Detroit … more
Right-To-Work Repeal Bill Denies Government Workers’ Civil Rights
Michigan Dem’s legislation appears to defy US Supreme Court’s 2018 Janus ruling
… of Michigan's government unions have seen double-digit declines in fee-paying employees. For example, the Michigan State Employees Association and SEIU Local 517M saw 20 percent drops.
Among other things, declining revenue affects the union’s ability to engage in political activism. Economist James … more
Union PAC Money and Michigan's Members of Congress
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See Also:
Strings May Be Attached When a Politician Has the Union Label
Why a Democrat Voted Against a State Employee Pay Hike
GOP Senators, SEIU Taxpayer Giveaways, Campaign Cash and More, OH MY!
Recent Developments in Union Corruption Cases
Analysis: Government Employee Political Clout Obstructs … more
Can Michigan Become a Right-to-Work State?
… Mississippi Example
Strings May Be Attached When a Politician Has the Union Label
Why a Democrat Voted Against a State Employee Pay Hike
GOP Senators, SEIU Taxpayer Giveaways, Campaign Cash and More, OH MY!
Recent Developments in Union Corruption Cases
Analysis: Government Employee Political Clout Obstructs … more
The Conservative Evolution of Randy Richardville
The future majority leader of the Michigan Senate wants his critics to know that he is no liberal
… supported union legislation.
As a recent example, he co-sponsored Senate Bill 731, legislation that would transfer $6.6 million in taxpayer money to the SEIU government employee union. It did it by creating a government "employer" for about 42,000 individuals who are hired by elderly or disabled Medicaid … more
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