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Unions get creative to dodge Right to Work law

Mar. 4, 2013 3:42pm Meredith Jessup

The state of Michigan became the latest Right to Work state in December, thereby prohibiting employers from using union membership as a prerequisite for employment. Labor unions were opposed to the move as many workers would opt out of their memberships, and now, Michigan’s Mackinac Center is exposing some of the ways the unions are trying to hold onto their memberships despite the new law.

In Taylor, three public school teachers have joined the Mackinac Center in suing the school and the union that represents them. The school district reportedly signed a 10-year “union security agreement” with the Taylor Federation of Teachers union that forces teachers to pay dues to the union for the next decade or be fired.

Special education teacher Angela Steffke, special education teacher Nancy Rhatigan and English teacher Rebecca Metz are being represented by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation in a suit that argues the agreement prevents union members from exercising their new rights under the recently passed right-to-work law.

“This is clearly an attemp to circumvent the law, and it’s just bad policy,” says Derk Wilcox, senior attorney for the Legal Foundation.

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KissMyAmericanFlag
Posted on March 5, 2013 at 1:18am
How refreshing to read about individuals becoming more aware of their roles in our blessed country’s struggle for survival and traditional identity! (Presumably legitimate) Citizens whose Constitutional rights based in solid and proven principles of human society and personal engagement, are actually _owning_ their lives via decisions for actions which can lead to more of the same.

Wouldn’t it be useful for theBlaze editors to pursue state-by-state those governors and legislators who are likewise contributing to the Constitutional foundation for current and future generations, through exposes of their individual efforts to rein in fed power-grabs and (too-long)standing usurpations of our liberties…

Would generate expanded interest of readers and viewers, provide incentive via acknowledgement to encourage similar paradigm shift among politicians and _the public_ at-large, ease the burden of types such as Darrell Issa and his @GOPoversight team, as well as put on-notice those #twisters who would otherwise continue to extort American citizen taxpayers for their own blind-eyed control and lording-it over their employers/ constituents…

Opportunity is knocking, GBeck — are you listening? ;-)

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Rowgue
Posted on March 4, 2013 at 10:00pm
Sorry morons but a contract that violates the law is not valid and it’s not enforceable. You can’t just sign a contract that says you can break the law and then think you can proceed to break the law without consequence.

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oldduffer
Posted on March 4, 2013 at 7:26pm
People held hostage by “Democratic” unions. :)

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Caniac Steve
Posted on March 4, 2013 at 4:43pm
Now why would the “union” feel the need/urge to even have to get/be creative in the first place ?? odd huh ??

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