Mar
2012 15
2012 15
Michigan Gov Rick Snyder Signs Bill Prohibiting Graduate Student Research Assistants from Organizing
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has signed a new bill that prevents university graduate student research assistants from joining unions. Republican supporters say that the law helps protect the student-teacher relationship in academia. Perhaps most interesting in this scenario is the reversal of talking points between the parties involved. The GOP...
Mar
2012 9
2012 9
MI Workers Collect Signatures to Protect Collective Bargaining, GOPers Taking PLA Ban to Court, Gary Peters Gathers Union Endorsements for his House Campaign
Michigan is still clawing its way back from the depravity of the end of the last decade. The state’s major cities are a shell of their former selves and although one of their major industries is experiencing a resurgence, others are still treading water. The uncertainty that becomes commonplace in downtrodden communities allows for...