Michigan lawmakers to vote on union dues collection requirements at schools
Earlier this month, Michigan state senators Arlan Meekhof and Joe Haveman proposed payroll legislation that would prevent public school resources from being used to collect union dues.
The current system places the burden on school districts in the state to collect dues from teachers' paychecks, The Associated Press explains. These are then forwarded to the Michigan Education Association. Meekhof and Haveman claim transferring the union dues collection process to union officials would free up local public schools' time and money, allowing them to dedicate more resources toward educating the next generation.
Testifying before the House Committee on Oversight, Reform and Ethics, Haveman said, "I don't believe the schools should be in the business of being the bill collectors for the unions," as quoted by The Detroit News.
The committee went on to approve the bill in a 4 to 2 vote along party lines. Ahead of a House vote on the proposal, union officials claimed the bill was another attack on school teachers in the public system, and Grosse Pointe Democratic Representative Timothy Bledsoe pointed out that school districts are not currently mandated to collect union dues.
The current system places the burden on school districts in the state to collect dues from teachers' paychecks, The Associated Press explains. These are then forwarded to the Michigan Education Association. Meekhof and Haveman claim transferring the union dues collection process to union officials would free up local public schools' time and money, allowing them to dedicate more resources toward educating the next generation.
Testifying before the House Committee on Oversight, Reform and Ethics, Haveman said, "I don't believe the schools should be in the business of being the bill collectors for the unions," as quoted by The Detroit News.
The committee went on to approve the bill in a 4 to 2 vote along party lines. Ahead of a House vote on the proposal, union officials claimed the bill was another attack on school teachers in the public system, and Grosse Pointe Democratic Representative Timothy Bledsoe pointed out that school districts are not currently mandated to collect union dues.
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