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    We’re Suing to Stop Unions from Stealing from Home Caregivers

    August 4, 2025 // This isn’t the first time that Michigan caregivers have been targeted by unions seeking to skim dues off their stipends. Democrats put in place the same unjust policy in 2005, and the Service Employees International Union went on to take an estimated $34 million from home caregivers in just six years, before Republicans repealed it. But this time, caregivers like Tammy hopefully won’t have to wait for a change in power. The courts can protect them.

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    U.S. Court of Appeals Shouldn’t Let Unions Buy Their Way Out of Litigation

    June 3, 2022 // “This is an attempt by a union to circumvent litigation to avoid potentially damaging precedent,” said Patrick Wright, vice president of legal affairs at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and president of the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation. “We hope the court recognizes the importance of allowing plaintiffs, even in non-union cases, to vigorously pursue their constitutional rights, regardless of gamesmanship.”

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    Rhode Island Schools Must Remove Unconstitutional Anti-Janus Contract Language

    March 18, 2022 // Mackinac Center Legal Foundation demands districts stop forcing employees to pay union dues

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