Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Bill 4929 is passed in Senate - WRITE the Governor

LANSING POLITICIANS RETALIATE AGAINST US FOR TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS

From the AFT, but true for all unionized school employees!


This morning extreme Lansing politicians are retaliating against an effort launched by teachers, nurses, school suppport staff, and construction workers yesterday to amend the state constitution to protect collective bargaining rights and strengthen Michigan’s middle class.

Today the Michigan Senate retaliated by passing HB 4929, which would punish public school teachers, bus drivers, parapros, secretaries, and cafeteria workers by placing burdensome new restrictions on the collection of dues that protect employees through collective bargaining agreements. The bill would prohibit the use of payroll deduction for the collection of dues. According to the nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency, HB 4929, “would have no significant fiscal impact on school districts.” An amendment was put on the bill in committee that would allow payroll deduction if the union local reimbursed the cost to the school district; that reasonable amendment was taken out of the bill on the Senate floor.

The bill now moves to the House where it has already been passed once, but now needs to be voted on again because of a few changes.

PLEASE WRITE GOVERNOR SNYDER!!!!!!

Tell him to not sign this legislation into law!

1) The legislature should not be allowed to use
this type of "behavior" to control public employees.

2) The legislature is only piece-mealing together “right to work” legislation that will cause great strife through out our state. Our state can not afford to be involved in this kind of bi-partisan antics with such serious issues before us.

3) The legislature should not be allowed to by-pass democratic values to institute “pay backs”.

Governor Snyder’s contact site: https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/GovRelations/ShareOpinion.aspx

Governor Snyder’s phone in Lansing: 517-335-7858