Michigan’s Two Big Teachers Unions In Decline
Membership is down ever since they lost the power to compel payments as a condition of employment
Why Do Complaints About Teachers’ Pay Never Say How Much They Get?
Maybe not getting rich, but it’s a long way from poverty
Oakland County’s New Chief Diversity Officer To Get Up To $143k
Brooks Patterson got $201,193 a year
Dues-Paying Membership In Teachers Union Has Collapsed Since Right-To-Work
MEA's persuasion and manipulative contract extensions not enough to keep teachers paying
Bills Would Slightly Ease, Not Repeal, Anti-Competitive Hospital Rationing Law
Action comes after state Certificate of Need commission tried to limit access to cancer treatment
Teachers Union HQ Contracted Out For Janitors, Opposes Same For Schools
Half of all Michigan school districts outsource custodial services
Whitmer Ran On Road Repair Promise, But Will Spend Less To Fix Them Than Last Year
$40 million less; her one suggestion was a steep gas tax hike
Teachers’ Pay Didn’t Fall, But Great Recession Did Drive ‘Reduction In The Rate Of Increase’
East Lansing illustrates one way this happened
Teachers Who Talk Down Their Profession Often Don’t Mention The Benefits
A decent pension and good health coverage for life among them
Term Limits Blamed For Philandering Politicians, No Local Casino, More
The excuse for everything Michigan’s political class doesn’t like
Latest Audit Finds Detroit Schools Budget Is Solid
District has 20% reserve, state average is 14.5%
Regulators Imagine Possible Harms, Seek Car Market Restrictions
Rule good for dealers, regulators, lawmakers; consumers not consulted
Teachers Spin Low Pay Horror Stories, But Actual Figures Are Public Records
Claims mislead public on important public policy issue
Got Lawyers? State Elections Bureau Shoots Down Union PAC Payroll Deductions
Extensive body of state law now micromanages political spending and activism
Flint School Officials Blow It Again On Budget, Heading Back Into Debt
A shadow of its former self, district enrolls just 16% the number of kids as in 2000
State Tells Landowners: Sandbags Along Great Lakes OK — For Now
Agency suspends permit mandate that usually takes up to 90 days
Warren Mayor Nixes Lifetime Health Benefits for City Council Members
‘If they want to, they can take me to court’
Four-County Bus Tax Failed in 2016; Politicians May Go For Three Counties In 2020
Bus ridership declining in region, and more people walk to work than ride
$71k Average Pay Has Ann Arbor Teachers ‘Contemplating Bankruptcy’
‘None of those examples are exaggerations,’ $65k, five-year teacher tells school board
Warren Council Votes Self Free Lifetime Health Care; $228 Million Short On Workers’ Benefits
Unfunded liability for promised retiree health care benefits is double city’s annual revenue
Schools With Many Poor Families Get More Per Kid In Michigan, Not Less
Activist calling for illegal teacher strikes still makes claim
Look For The Union Label On Legal Pot Shops?
State marijuana regulators propose unauthorized union privilege as condition of licensure
Teachers Filing Union Unfair Labor Complaint Appear To Be Doing Well
Average pay at their Macomb district $79k; $100k+ not uncommon with optional duties
Local School Union Claims Unfair Labor Practice, Cites Cuts That Weren’t
Teachers union says its members lost money, but don’t blame state taxpayers
Tlaib Against Corporate Welfare Except When She Votes For It
In Michigan House she voted ‘yes’ on giving $1.031 billion to corporations
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