{"id":1349,"date":"2012-05-16T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/advocacy\/inside208\/post\/Senate-committee-holds-hearing-on-labor-union-activity-bill.aspx"},"modified":"2012-05-16T10:03:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T10:03:00","slug":"senate-committee-holds-hearing-on-labor-union-activity-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2012\/05\/16\/senate-committee-holds-hearing-on-labor-union-activity-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate committee holds hearing on labor union activity bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning the Senate Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee hear testimony on HB 4059, a bill that would prohibit &#8220;union activity&#8221; during time paid for by a public employer.<\/p>\n<p>The committee was discussing this substitute:<a href=\"\/advocacy\/inside208\/file.axd?file=2012%2f5%2fHB+4059_h4.pdf\">HB 4059_h4.pdf (14.74 kb)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many public employer and union groups discussed problems with this language. The chair indicated there would be an additional hearing next week with an intent to vote on the bill at that time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Samantha Harkins works for the&nbsp;Michigan Municipal League handling                  municipal services and energy and technology issues.&nbsp; She    can    be         reached   at 517-908-0306 or email  at <a href=\"mailto:sharkins@mml.org\">sharkins@mml.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning the Senate Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee hear testimony on HB 4059, a bill that would prohibit &#8220;union activity&#8221; during time paid for by a public employer. The committee was discussing this substitute:HB 4059_h4.pdf (14.74 kb) Many public employer and union groups discussed problems with this language. 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