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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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The Governor and the republican majority appear to be at odds about who should be eligible to receive benefits for public employees. The legislature passed a package of bills that would ban benefits for same-sex and domestic partners for public workers.<br />
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The Governor is threatening to veto any bill that doesn't exclude university employees from the ban and that doesn't ensure Constitutionality and university autonomy in the end.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the ban on employee benefits for public workers exclude Michigan's public universities?<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should teachers spending their time on union business get paid for it as part of their wage from the school district?<br />
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THERE WAS ONE COMMENT SUBMITTED:<br />
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Comment #1<br />
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Someone should sue to obtain a ruling that says it is illegal for public Employers to pay their employees for time spent in performance of union activities even if the activity is a steward representing an employee disciplined by the Employer as all of the time spent is in performance of matters that benefit the union or union concerns. The individual should have their pay docked for time not spent performing their regular job AND THEN THE EMPLOYEE SHOULD ASK THEIR UNION TO MAKE THEM WHOLE FOR THEIR LOST WAGES, BENEFITS AND ACCUMULATION OF SENIORITY. Negotiated contract language that permits such payment in public employee contracts should be struck down as an illegal expenditure of public funds as the beneficiary of the money is the union and not the mission of the Employer. Union dues should pay for contract negotiation and administration (including stewards representing employees on grievances) regardless of whether the union official is a full time employee of the union or whether they are a full time employee of the Employer who takes time off of their real job and continues to get paid to perform union tasks and responsibilities. This should be the case for all public employees including teacher.<br />
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