{"id":9209,"date":"2011-03-16T19:27:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T19:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=9209"},"modified":"2011-03-16T19:27:15","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T19:27:15","slug":"latest-attack-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/latest-attack-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest attack: In Michigan","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. &#8212; In another blow to public employee collective-bargaining rights, the Michigan House and Senate have passed legislation allowing non-elected emergency financial managers in financially struggling cities and school districts to terminate union contracts for teachers and other public employees.<\/p>\n<p>The bill is now before Republican Gov. Mitch Snyder for signature.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9125\" title=\"lough_strongsville_031511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/lough_strongsville_031511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/lough_strongsville_031511.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/lough_strongsville_031511-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><strong>UTU International HQ employee Dan Lough braves the rain in Strongville, Ohio, March 15,<\/strong><\/span><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><strong>where he participated with some 2,000 other Ohioans protesting the state&#8217;s attack on<\/strong><\/span><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><strong>collective bargaining rights for public employees.<\/strong><\/span><\/address>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. &#8212; In another blow to public employee collective-bargaining rights, the Michigan House and Senate have passed legislation allowing non-elected emergency financial managers in financially struggling cities and school districts to terminate union contracts for teachers and other public employees. 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