Introduced
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To codify in statute a scheme begun in 2004 by which the state has unionized 42,000 individuals hired by elderly or disabled Medicaid recipients to provide personal care services in their homes. These providers are not employees of the state, so the scheme uses the legal device of creating a shell government “employer” (the “Michigan Quality Community Care Council”) that transfers some $6.6 million in Medicaid money annually to the SEIU union (considered the “union dues” for these workers). Note: A "<a href="http://coa.courts.mi.gov/resources/asp/viewdocket.asp?casenumber=294087&inqtype=public&yr=0&yr=0&SubmitBtn=Search">stealth unionization</a>" lawsuit filed by the Mackinac Center is pending regarding a similar arrangement imposed on home day care providers.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To exempt information contained in a registry of caregivers the bill would create from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish that the wages of care providers who belong to the union would be 1.9 percent higher than those who choose to opt out of the union.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To sunset the law the bill would create on Dec. 31, 2012.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 66 to 41 (details)
To codify in statute a scheme begun in 2004 by which the state has unionized 42,000 individuals hired by elderly or disabled Medicaid recipients to provide personal care services in their homes. These providers are not employees of the state, so the scheme uses the legal device of creating a shell government “employer” (the “Michigan Quality Community Care Council”) that transfers some $6.6 million in Medicaid money annually to the SEIU union (considered the “union dues” for these workers). Note: A "<a href="http://coa.courts.mi.gov/resources/asp/viewdocket.asp?casenumber=294087&inqtype=public&yr=0&yr=0&SubmitBtn=Search">stealth unionization</a>" lawsuit filed by the Mackinac Center is pending regarding a similar arrangement imposed on home day care providers.
Referred to the Committee on Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs
