Rally at the Capitol

Attention MEA members and retirees!

RALLY TO PROTEST
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER BILLS

Tuesday, March 8 – 9 a.m.
at the State Capitol in Lansing

Working Michigan, a coalition of organizations dedicated to protecting working families and Michigan’s Middle Class Dream, will be holding a rally to protest the package of “Emergency Financial Manager” bills that is currently in the state Senate.

MEA is proud to stand with that coalition.

There will be a vote on the Senate floor on Tuesday, March 8 – and we will be outside the Capitol building to tell our lawmakers to oppose Senate Bills 153 through 158 and any further attacks on Michigan workers.

These bills echo the anti-worker legislation in Wisconsin that has caused thousands to stand up in protest. These Michigan bills propose to strip away collective bargaining rights from public workers in school districts and municipalities that are in financial emergencies – emergencies that our state lawmakers caused by not funding our communities!

State-appointed “takeover czars” would be able to void your contracts – imposing your wages, benefits and working conditions without your input. Additionally, these bills would essentially nullify the people's vote, stripping your elected officials of their power and allowing removal of those officials from office without any checks or balances from voters.

This package of bills is moving very fast through the Legislature!

Make your voice heard in opposition to these anti-worker, anti-democratic bills!

Stand with us on Tuesday, March 8 at the Capitol!