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While they are at it, maybe they could cancel courses on business administration. On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 7:30 AM, <mckenna...@aol.com> wrote: > ====================================================================== > Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > ====================================================================== > > > I teach organizing in my Anthropology courses. The Michigan state > legislature is clamping down. > > > March 27, 2014 > > Michigan State should end union organizing seminars, say anti-union > lawmakers and builders > > > EAST LANSING - The Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan is > demanding that Michigan State University cancel its BuildingTrades Academy > program on the grounds that it encourages "organizing innon-union > construction companies," while a state legislative committee has struck > funds from the university's budget for 2014-2015. > "Such activities lack legitimacy when performed by an academic > institution," Chris Fisher, president of Michigan chapter of ABC, said in a > statement. "Would the university support a similar program geared toward > union busting?" > > > But MSU spokesman Kent Cassella said that the program, which began in May > 2013, is not paid for by taxpayer money but by the trade unions. > > > > "Beginning in May 2013, MSU's School of Human Resources and Labor > Relations was contracted by North America's Building Trade Union Department > to administer and provide academic oversight of the Building Trades > Academy," Cassella said in a statement late Wednesday night. > > > > The Senate appropriations subcommittee on higher education approved a > budget Thursday for the state's public universities that docks $500,000 > from MSU's funding because of the university's involvement. > > > full: > http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/03/michigan_states_building_trade.html > > Brian McKenna > > ________________________________________________ > Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu > Set your options at: > http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/michael.perelman3%40gmail.com > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
