Michigan has been the scene of historic, sometimes bloody, battles between organized labor and management. Proposal 2 – the ballot effort to include collective bargaining rights in the Michigan Constitution — has lacked physical confrontation. But there’s plenty of bad blood between labor unions, which put the measure on the November ballot, and business groups […]
2012 – Proposal 2
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Final arguments on Proposal 2
Proposal 2 would “grant public and private employees the constitutional right to organize and bargain collectively through labor unions.” According to a report by the independent, nonpartisan Citizens Research Council of Michigan, Proposal 2 is an effort to combat recent actions taken by the governor and Legislature to restrict the bargaining power and costs of […]
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Bad employee claim earns anti-Prop 2 ad an foul from Truth Squad
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYSIS: “Real Harm,” “Dangerous” and “Our Jobs” Who: Protect Michigan Taxpayers, Hands Off Our Constitution What: TV/Web ads Truth Squad call: Foul Proposal 2, which would put collective-bargaining rights for public-sector workers in the Michigan Constitution, is one of the hardest-fought races of this election cycle. The nonpartisan Citizens Research Council calls […]
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Truth Squad calls foul on pro-Prop 2 attack on Schuette
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYSIS: “PTA” and “Yes on Prop 2” Who: Protect Working Families, pro-Proposal 2 group What: Internet/TV ads Truth Squad call: Foul The battle will likely continue down to the wire over Proposal 2, which would put collective-bargaining rights for public-sector workers in the Michigan Constitution, as well as keep the Legislature from […]
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Opposition ads to Prop 2 get 'no foul' from Truth Squad
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYIS: “Student safety” and “What they are saying about Proposal 2” Who: Citizens Protecting Michigan’s Constitution, Protecting Michigan Taxpayers What: TV/Web videos Truth Squad call: No foul Proposal 2 would “grant public and private employees the constitutional right to organize and bargain collectively through labor unions.” According to a report by the […]
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Truth Squad calls foul on pro-Proposal 2 'lying' claim
MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD ANALYSIS: “Mask” “Enforcement” and “Collective Bargaining Protects Jobs” Who: Protect Working Families, Pro-Proposal 2 ballot group What: TV/Internet ads Truth Squad call: Foul Proposal 2 would “grant public and private employees the constitutional right to organize and bargain collectively through labor unions.” According to a report by the independent, nonpartisan Citizens Research […]
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Genesis of Prop 2 found in Right to Work debate
For years, it was unthinkable that Michigan, the cradle of the labor movement, might ever become a Right to Work state. Union workers helped build the state, union power shaped its politics and the idea of severing the two would be like Georgia rejecting peaches. Things are different now. The battle over Proposal 2, which […]
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Affirmative action ban exacted price on economy, say critics
Five years after Michigan voted to ban affirmative action by public entities, anecdotes, experts and a handful of hard numbers suggest Michigan’s economy has absorbed hits due to the measure. Proposal 2 — a 2006 initiative which banned race- and gender-based preferential treatment in public contracting, public hiring and university admissions — is back in […]
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Why is affirmative action divisive?
Later this year, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals will revisit Proposal 2, which, as of now, bans affirmative action as a point of entry into colleges and universities. What that means is race and gender are no longer points of consideration in the admission process. We all know that being accepted into a […]