I cannot believe the money that unions are spending to
promote Proposal 2 here in Michigan ,
which would assure, on a constitutional basis, union collective bargaining
rights from any and all challenges by voters as well as politicians; they will
be considered “sacred” if the proposal passes.
Many do not know that passage of Proposal 2 will
“invalidate” any and all “past, present and future laws” that will somehow
limit union power…read that again if you did not get it the first time.
The commercials are coming at us fast and furious and they
are all designed to LIE AS WELL AS BEND THE TRUTH.
The proposal WILL NOT PROTECT MICHIGAN JOBS; it will only protect UNION
JOBS which are in a steep decline.
The proposal will PROHIBIT VOTERS FROM EVER VOTING AGAINST
UNION ISSUES; as I said, unionism will become “sacred”.
The proposal will prohibit Michigan from ever becoming a
“right-to-work” state like many other states that want their economies to grow
and attract manufacturers; manufacturers do not build in union only states.
I really resent the lying-ass commercials that use police
and firefighters and nurses and teachers, etc. saying that somehow Proposal 2
will protect the public (that means us the voters) and that is so much BULLSHIT
because it is all about their jobs and their wages and their benefits that WE
THE TAXPAYERS WILL BE FORCED TO PAY WITHOUT EVEN A SINGLE VOTE…
Since the UNIONS have everything to gain from this proposal,
they are pulling out all the stops and spending millions on their campaign of
deception…we the people who will be harmed by Proposal 2 have no one to pick up
our cause and spend money to point out how the unions are distorting the truth
but I did see an ad today…
I do not know who is paying for the ad against Proposal 2
but it obviously hit a nerve since the unions are screaming that the ad is not
fair…really?
The ad says that we as parents of school kids will not be
protected from teachers that may have criminal records or bus drivers with
criminal records and that is a FACT since no one will be able to challenge
unions and unions have been known to protect their own no matter how bad those
people may be…
Well this may be interesting in the last few weeks of the
campaign…stay tuned but remember…
VOTE NO ON PROPOSAL 2…It is NOT in our best interest but
only best for “special interest”…unions!
THEY ARE LYING!!! Get your facts straight.....obviously you haven't done the research. PS....Unions protect silly things like class sizes.....BACKGROUND CHECKS on ALL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. Striking? Ask any teacher you know if they actually WANT to strike. Chicago? Approximately 27 contractual issues presented to administration...guess how many were agreed to. THREE. Really? Seriously? Are you that ignorant? Please Please Please continue to take words COMPLETLY out of context. Perhaps you should post the ENTIRE proposal you're misquoting.
ReplyDeleteThe official ballot text reads as follows:[3]
ReplyDeletePROPOSAL 12-2
A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
This proposal would:
Grant public and private employees the constitutional right to organize and bargain collectively through labor unions.
Invalidate existing or future state or local laws that limit the ability to join unions and bargain collectively, and to negotiate and enforce collective bargaining agreements, including employees’ financial support of their labor unions. Laws may be enacted to prohibit public employees from striking.
Override state laws that regulate hours and conditions of employment to the extent that those laws conflict with collective bargaining agreements.
Define “employer” as a person or entity employing one or more employees.
Should this proposal be approved?
YES __
NO ____
I do not know how you can misquote the obvious union power grab stated above. The words “override” and “invalidate” existing or future laws that conflict with union agreements is plain and simple; unions do not want anybody telling them what to do…sorry if I disagree and want elected officials to be in charge and not union bosses that do not answer to the electorate.
My problem is not with teachers per se, it is with giving their union unbridled power. I do not elect teachers or their union bosses but I do elect school officials to handle issues concerning the education of my children and grandchildren and that is the way I want to keep things; Proposal 2 would eliminate voter control and if you don’t see that in the above Proposal than you need to clean your glasses.