Have you heard?:
- Yesterday, GSRAs took an important step toward holding an election to decide the question of unionization. Two of the three commissioners of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission are strongly in favor of reconsidering MERCs 1981 ruling, indicating that they believe the facts have substantively changed in the 30 years since they excluded RAs from recognition as employees. Check out this coverage by the Detroit Free Press for more details.
- House bill 4770, which would make it illegal for public employers to offer benefits to unmarried partners, was approved by the Michigan House of Representatives in September in a 64-44 vote and is currently under consideration by the state senate. This bill would not only affect the lives of many GEO members, it would make this state openly discriminatory toward unmarried couples.
In short, we’ve got to get active to support GSRAs and fight this discriminatory legislation.
What can you do? As first step, plan to come to our next General Membership Meeting: this coming Wednesday, November 16, 6pm @ the Vandenberg Room of the Michigan League. We need our members to turn out and speak out against intimidation of GSRAs seeking the right to a union election and against a bill that would hurt unmarried couples. We need you in the room to take action.
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