MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL

September/October 2007 Edition

Oct. 4, 2007

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Michigan Capitol Confidential, a new bimonthly publication of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Inside, you will find a review and analysis of important state legislative policy issues that did not always receive attention from the general media. Michigan Capitol Confidential will also make it easier to keep tabs on your elected representatives in Lansing.

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Landmark Right-to-Work Bill Passes Indiana House

On Jan. 25, 2012, the Indiana House passed a right-to-work bill by a safe margin. Now signed by Gov. Daniels, this legislation makes Indiana the 23rd state to make it illegal to require a worker to pay union dues as a condition of employment. Here is the scene from when the bill was passed, as well as responses from the House leadership, union protestors and everyday Indiana citizens.

While People Wait for the Senate,
SEIU TAKES $28M and Counting
FROM Michigan HOME HEALTH CARE AIDES

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Skimmed Since 2007

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Skimmed Since Arrival in MI Senate in June 2011

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) "organized” Michigan's self-employed home health aides for the purpose of skimming dues from their ailing and disabled clients' Medicaid subsidy checks.

The first counter tallies SEIU dues skimmed since the union and state officials first launched this scheme in 2007. The second shows the amount skimmed since June 9, 2011, when the Michigan House passed and sent to the Senate a bill to ban this and all similar “stealth unionization” efforts.

For more information, visit:

"GOP Senator Tries to Save SEIU Healthcare ‘Employer’"

Video: "The SEIU in Michigan: Home Health Aides"

http://www.michiganvotes.org/2011-HB-4003

'Forced Unionization' Brings In $28 Million For SEIU ... And Climbing