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Professor Ballard Releases Report

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On August 17, 2009 a press conference was held at the Capitol. Michigan State University Economics Professor Charles Ballard presented a White Paper entitled “The Retrenchment of the State Employee Workforce in Michigan.” Several state employees spoke on what sacrifices they have made over the years and how the cost cutting to balance budgets has hurt the citizens of Michigan.

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School Retirement Legislation

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Early Friday morning the Senate and House passed a retirement package for school employees that has very little incentive, will cost school employees 3%, has no contractual right to retirment health care benefits (this was actually stripped out) and does absolutely nothing to shore up the pension system. 

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Michigan Unemployment Insurance Project

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Do you know someone who is having trouble collecting their unemployment benefits, have them contact the Michigan Unemployment Insuance Project at (734) 274-4331.

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Free Legal Training on the School Denial Provision

Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Project (MIUI) will be holding a free legal training for union leaders, representatives, stewards and members on the school denial provision of Michigan's Unemployment Law.  If interested, please contact Cynthia Paul at cpaul98388@aol.com or (517) 482-4886, ext. 12.  The training will be held at the AFL-CIO offices on June 14th from 11:00 AM-1:30 PM.  The address is 419 S. Washington Sq., Lansing, Michigan  48933.

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Public Employee Healthcare Pooling Plan

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The latest version of this state‐government run health plan imposes new taxes on l ocal governments, creates new layers of bureaucracy, boards and committees and gives 240 new powers and responsibilities to state government. 

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SEIU Local 517M Third Annual Lobby Day

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If you were unable to make SEIU Local 517m's lobby day this year, you may still take action on these critical issues impacting working families.

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Under the Dome

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Capitol Update for June 1 through June 24, 2010- The MEA files suit over the the school employee retirement bill, the attorney general issues an opinion requiring school districts to allow non-instructional employees to bid on non-instructional services or open it up collective bargaining.  FMLA children and Medicare and Medicaid rules clarified to allow for domestic partners and the Jobs bill fails in the Senate.

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Under the Dome

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Capitol Update for April 3 through May 31, 2010- School Retirement Bill signed into law, Governor Granholm signs texting bill on Oprah Winfrey show, the Public Private Partnerships pass the House and Speaker Dillon unveils his substitute for his healthcare pooling bill and many other reforms are proposed.

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Under the Dome

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Capitol update for March 8 through April 2, 2010-Reforms, budget updates, DMC sale and much, much more.

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SEIU Endorses Jocelyn Benson for Secretary of State

Monday, April 05, 2010
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SEIU Endorses State Representative, Vincent Gregory, for the Fourteenth Senate District

Thursday, December 10, 2009
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Protect Michigan's Air Quality

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Take action and make your voice heard to protect our state’s air quality, economic development and the jobs of the employees working in the Renewable Operating Permit program.  Take action here.

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Support the Employee Free Choice Act

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 Some 57 million U.S. workers say they would join a union if they could. But when workers try to gain a union voice on the job, employers respond with intimidation, harassment and retaliation. And our labor laws have become too weak to stop them. The Employee Free Choice Act would ensure that when a majority of employees in a workplace decide to form a union, they can do so without the obstacles employers use to block their right to have a voice at work.

Please send a message to Congress and the Senate urging them to support the Employee Free Choice Act.

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Dillon's Health Care Plan

Public Policy Associates did a critical Analysis of Dillon's Health Care Plan, please find a summary of their findings on this dangerous proposal. 

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Center for Disease Control

The Center for Disease Control has issued some recommendations to keep you healthy at the workplace with the threat of the H1N1 flu virus. 

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