Get the latest legislative information and how it will affect you.
Posted on 01/10/12 at 3:45pm
By a 2 to 1 majority, the Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) decision that occupational therapists and physical therapists are not subject to the privatization provisions of PA 112, which makes bargaining over the privatization of non-instructional employees a prohibited subject. Court of Appeals Judges William Murphy and Donald Owens offered the majority opinion with Judge Kathleen Jansen offering the dissenting opinion.
Posted on 01/05/12 at 3:39pm
Look for the Labor Freedom Act to surface in January if the Michigan Freedom to Work (MIFTW) group has any say. Their goal is to turn Michigan into a right-to-work state and they are encouraging Republicans to take up the legislation.
Posted on 01/05/12 at 3:37pm
Changing the retirement health benefits of school employees is one of the legislative goals House Republicans have set for this year.
Posted on 12/19/11 at 4:05pm
As of right now, public school employees will not be getting a refund of their 3 percent retirement contribution that state employees are getting. We are still awaiting a decision on our issue from the Michigan Court of Appeals who heard oral arguments on Oct. 19.
Posted on 12/08/11 at 4:32pm
The state Board of Education has passed a resolution opposing SB 619, which lifts the cap on cyber schools.
Posted on 12/08/11 at 12:47am
MEA’s General Counsel, Arthur Przybylowicz, was one of several speakers today at the first meeting of the Governor’s Council on Educator Effectiveness.
Posted on 11/29/11 at 9:48pm
As part of testimony before the House Education Committee, a charter school principal read a letter signed by more than 150 charter school principals, superintendents, and teachers who wanted to set the record straight regarding SB 618, legislation to lift the cap on charter schools.
Posted on 11/21/11 at 3:14pm
Gov. Snyder is warning that some of the state aid for Michigan’s 15 public universities could be based on graduation rates or the number of specialized degrees the university awards.
Posted on 11/21/11 at 3:06pm
The Legislature has only nine work days left in 2011 after it returns from break Nov. 29 to get key issues to the Governor for signature.
When it comes to education, the list of issues left to tackle include the collection of school employee union dues, so-called "education reform," and bullying.
While denying it is payback for the recall of Paul Scott, the Republican-led Legislature has SB 636 and HB 4588 on their agenda. Both bills prohibit public employers from collecting union dues via payroll deduction. MEA opposes the legislation. Contact your legislators and let them know that there must be an end to such partisan politics--especially when it doesn’t help kids or education and doesn’t create any new jobs.
Posted on 11/09/11 at 4:26pm
With the passage this week of SB 427—along with the House passage of HB 4005—school board elections will be held at the general election in November of even-numbered years, effective Jan. 1, 2012.
