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Monday, December 10, 2012

WATCH RECAP: Michigan's Right-to-Work Debate Video, Blog

UAW members and other unions are expected to protest at the state Capitol in Lansing today as the state Legislature considers proposed right-to-work legislation. Patch will be in Lansing, as well, posting live updates throughout the day.

Patch will provide live updates from Lansing today as the state Legislature considers right-to-work legislation. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced last week that he would put right-to-work on his agenda. Following Snyder's announcement, Republicans in the Legislature put bills forward in both houses, prompting protests in Lansing by union groups, including the UAW. More protests at the Capitol are expected today as the Legislature again takes up the proposed legislation. Check back throughout the day for the latest news and views from the Capitol, and let us know what you think by leaving a comment. Watch live video from various sources in Lansing, or join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #righttowork. How to join the …

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What Do You Think About Right-to-Work Legislation?, Gov. Rick Snyder Wants Right-to-Work Legislation (in Wyandotte Patch), Dearborn UAW Joins Lansing Protests Over Right-to-Work Bill, and 7 more ›

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Lee Jacobsen

10:02 am on Monday, December 17, 2012

Macomb, we need to help both the union, and non-union electrical shops. Last week I had a big electrical job, adding circuits, hooking up a press and adding a bunch of plugs, and put out a request for quote for the work to a union shop and a non-union shop which happened to be next door. The union shop is doing the work. Why? Everything is not based on cost. The union shop bid around 6 grand. The…   more ›

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Minimum Manning Provisions Mean Police, Fire Safe from Layoffs

Charter-mandated provisions ensure that police and fire staff will not shrink.

As Dearborn officials filed into the Mayor’s Conference Room at City Hall Tuesday night, what has been a nightly session of discussing cuts during the last several nights shifted when it came to talk of public safety. The Dearborn Police Department and the Dearborn Fire Department, both of which operate under charter-mandated provisions that ensure minimum manning of 205 and 121, respectively, will be shielded from layoffs and other budget cuts, leaving city officials with little to work with as they attempt to reduce the general fund budget. According to data provided by Jim O’Connor, the city’s financial director, expenditures for police services will increase from $34,477,518 in 2011 to $35,660,063 in 2012–a proposed increase of $1,182,…

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Dearborn City Hall

laplateau

12:03 pm on Tuesday, June 14, 2011

But..Remember, O'Reilly was on the council when all these things were put into action and he was a backer of every one of them! When Guido announced the tragic disease that affected his health and eventually caused his death, he made a pact with O'Reilly to keep all his henchmen on the payroll and in return Guido would support O'Reilly's election to mayor and have all those same henchmen support …   more ›

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