In Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn and his public-sector union pals are trying to surreptitiously force thousands of parents who care for a disabled adult son or daughter to unionize.Does that sound far-fetched? Well, something similar already happened in Michigan, as Katie Packer tells us in Townhall this morning.
Daycare centers have provided a way for many men and women across the country to be entrepreneurs, opening businesses in their homes and caring for the young children in their communities. Child care centers such as those that exist throughout Michigan provide quality and affordable options for parents who have to work – in some cases more than one job – to make ends meet in a difficult economic environment.Some of that dues money goes into the campaign coffers of Democratic politicians. It's a twisted "Circle of Life." It's not about protecting workers, it's about money and pushing a left-wing agenda. And these Michigan business owners are unwitting pawns in a liberal power play.
But much of this will change when these daycare centers are forcibly unionized, which is happening right now in the state. After Michigan received federal funding through the Department of Human Services for assistance in applying for daycare for qualified (means-income tested) individuals, labor bosses stepped in and decided they needed to get their piece of the pie.
According to the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, of the 40,000 daycare workers in Michigan, only 6,000 of them voted to be unionized. Yet, suddenly, owners across the state found themselves in a labor union and subject to paying dues even if they weren't aware a vote forming a union took place, much less participated in it. As the Mackinac Center explains, these business owners were forced "into a union they had not heard of, had not voted for and that does not bargain on their behalf."
It's important to understand what happened here, union bosses were able to orchestrate a vote where only the majority of those voting decided the fate of every single daycare provider in the state. This assumes that anyone not casting a ballot is, in fact, in favor of abdicating their own right to negotiate and allowing a union to represent them.
Related posts:
NFIB urges Labor Dept. to investigate forced unionization of daycare providers
Tough mom fights back against unions and Pat Quinn
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