a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1070:"The following are actions recommended by union leaders in Michigan:<br />
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&ldquo;MEA President Iris Salters has had her members vote on the possibility of conducting an illegal strike.<br />
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AFSCME Council 25 Administrative Director Herb Sanders has threatened to &quot;shut down&quot; the state.<br />
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UAW President Bob King, now representing large numbers of state employees, has channeled Karl Marx in numerous anti-business rants.&rdquo;<br />
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The question becomes is the real impact and meaning of all the protests that are taking place in Lansing week-after-week. <br />
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Do these people really represent the MAJORITY of the people in Michigan or is it just the same old sour grapes crowd?<br />
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For an editorial opinion by Frank Beckmann from <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><em><strong>detnews.com</strong></em></span> click on the following story link:<br />
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http://detnews.com/article/20110415/OPINION03/104150327/1008/opinion01/Union-bosses-failing-to-help-their-members<br />
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