* http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2009/09/michigan-tries-to-unionize-private.html *
*Wednesday, September 23, 2009* *Michigan tries to unionize private babysitters to bilk taxpayers out of $millions to fill union coffers. Power grab challenged in court*<http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2009/09/michigan-tries-to-unionize-private.html> Nothing short of an outright power grab is occurring in Michigan. The Democrats have by fiat created a shell corporation that forces union dues out of private babysitters to fill union coffers that will then be used to elect more puppet Democrats, rinse, repeat, etc. The need for the Democrats is clear as the Granholm administration has been an abject disaster putting the Dems on defense in 2010. Here is a telling video from the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation that is bringing suit against the Department of Human Services (DHS) that imposed the union dues: Loar v. DHS <http://vimeo.com/6594709> from Mackinac Center<http://vimeo.com/mackinaccenter>on Vimeo <http://vimeo.com/>. “*I actually work for my parents and my children. I do not work for the state.*” That's not what DHS thinks. Nor the union bosses. This is the press release from the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation<http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=9051> : The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, a newly created public-interest law firm, today filed suit against the Michigan Department of Human Services in a case where *a “shell corporation” was established to shanghai more than 40,000 home-based day care business owners into a government employees union.* On behalf of two owners, Sherry Loar and Dawn Ives, the MCLF filed an action at the Michigan Court of Appeals seeking to stop the DHS from improperly siphoning “union dues” out of state subsidy checks meant to provide assistance to low-income parents. “The DHS, UAW and AFSCME have devised a scheme to siphon $3.7 million into union bank accounts,” said Wright. “*They’ve done this by concocting a new government entity that they allege transforms 40,000 home-based private contractors into government employees and union members*. *If Sherry and Dawn are government employees simply because a few of their customers receive government aid, then doctors, landlords and independent grocers can’t be far behind.”* To achieve this massive increase in government employees, *the DHS and unions appear to have created a shell corporation using an interlocal agreement* between the agency and Mott Community College, a move that Wright criticized as extraconstitutional. “*If the state is determined to place these day care providers in a union, it needs an act of the Legislature*,” said Wright. “*Two government agencies cannot conjure up the power to change the law simply because they are working together*.” Both plaintiffs enjoy running their own businesses, and both provide an important service to parents and children in their community. *They do not work for the state of Michigan,* and aside from the parents who hire them, *they do not work for an employer*. Although they describe themselves as long-time union supporters, Loar and Ives were shocked last year when they received notification in the mail that they were considered dues-paying members of the Child Care Providers Together Michigan union. It will be interesting how this case works out, only for the reason that union-friendly activist liberal judges sit on many benches in this state. With them it is always a crapshoot, the MI Constitution be damned! For those not familiar with the Mackinac Center, here is a good intro: --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
