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PA 4 not dead yet; Bing ready to impose union contracts … it's a race to July... - 0 views

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shared by Stephen Boyle on 19 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • The consent agreement between the state and the city of Detroit grants Bing some powers that are normally granted only to an emergency manager. Specifically, a month after the agreement was signed, Bing gained the power to impose union contracts, but only on unions whose current contracts have expired. This is why July 1 is important: About 80 percent of the city’s union contracts expire that day.
  • State law says that if the petition is certified, PA 4 is suspended until the vote.
  • The full court declined to do that, and the appeals court told the board of canvassers to go back and certify the Stand Up For Democracy petition, with the effect of placing the question on the ballot.
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  • Citizens For Fiscal Responsibility plans to appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court. Now, the high court’s rules say that if there’s an appeal, the appellate court’s decision is stayed for 42 days, which carries us well past July 1.
  • Stephen Boyle on 19 Jun 12
     
    Union contracts are at stake if the order to place the Repeal of PA4 on the ballot is not moved forward immediately.
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