2007 House Bill 4533 (Allow teachers union to bargain for privatization ban )

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Introduced by Rep. Andy Meisner (D) on March 27, 2007, to repeal a law that makes a school districts decision to enter third party contracts for the provision of noninstructional support services an issue that school employee unions may not include in collective bargaining negotiations with a school employer, as when a union seeks to include a provision in a school district’s contract with employees that bans the district from privatizing bus, custodial, or food services.
- Referred to the House Labor Committee on March 27, 2007.
  - Reported in the House on May 15, 2007, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Arlan Meekhof (R) on July 24, 2007, to tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4306, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4306 would exempt public school construction or repair projects from the state "prevailing wage" law, which prohibits awarding contracts to contractors who submit the lowest bid unless the contractor pays "prevailing wages," which are based on union pay scales in a particular part of a geographic region. The amendment failed in the House by voice vote on July 24, 2007.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Rick Jones (R) on July 24, 2007, to not repeal the prohibition on school unions making the outsourcing of non-instructional services a collective bargaining issue, but instead to modify so it so that the union could negotiate for an opportunity for current union employees to be able to bid against a potential outside contractor to provide the same service. The amendment failed in the House (49 to 57) on July 24, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
Passed in the House (60 to 46) on July 25, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on July 25, 2007. Passed in the House (59 to 46) on July 25, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on August 1, 2007.
- Referred to the Senate Education Committee on August 1, 2007.

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1) Re: When is it too much? [by crazycajun on January 29, 2009]

allowing teachers to bargain against privatization is taking away their CHOICE. as in you are not allowing teachers to bargain FOR privatization.

who knows, you might just find enough teachers to whom merit is more important than union dues that might just vote FOR privatization.

but this bill takes away that FREEDOM OF CHOICE.

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2) Re: When is it too much? [by crazycajun on January 29, 2009]

by the way, blue...

you list chicago as your 'other home'.

pity about your democrat governor getting impeached by a unanimous vote of the illinois senate.

perhaps this will give michiganders the needed incentive to bring impeachment against granholm for really screwing up this state.

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3) Re: When is it too much? [by crazycajun on January 29, 2009]

teachers pay is paid out of state funds, allocated to local and county boards.

i'd say that the union is a BIG part of the problem, as it perpetuates mediocre education by maintaining mediocre teachers. it also seeks advancement not based on merit, but on union membership.

they also donate money to political causes not associated with education, whether the members agree or not.

to some this is graft, corruption, and theft.

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