Posts tagged Flint

    News Article ● Labor Strike Unions

    General Motors workers in Michigan reject United Auto Workers’ deal

    November 9, 2023 // The union’s historic concessions from the automakers are a far cry from the UAW’s stated goals during the strike. UAW President Shawn Fain had repeatedly demanded 40% pay raises, the reintroduction of pension plans and a reduced four-day workweek. The union did not secure pension plans or a reduced work week, and the pay increases top out at just over 20%.

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    News Article ● Corruption Unions

    Flint Taxpayers Pay For Employees Doing Union Business, City Doesn’t Track How Much

    March 28, 2022 // In states like Michigan that permit public sector workers to unionize and engage in collective bargaining, some government employees also become officers in those unions. Michigan permits these union officer/public employees to use a specified amount of their hours on the job to do union work, rather than the job they were hired to do. This practice is called “union release time.”

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