Now is not the time to rest
The Michigan legislature holds its lame duck session starting today and continuing through December 20th. The Republicans who control both houses of our legislature are signaling that they intend to get a LOT done in over the next four weeks. Further efforts to destroy our labor unions, an egregious, overreaching “reform” (aka privatization) of our public school system and further battles in their incessant War on Women all appear to be on the docket.
The Michigan Democratic Party along with the Michigan AFL-CIO are holding strategy/informational sessions this evening and tomorrow evening around the state and, if you have the time, it is imperative that you attend.
Friends and fellow Democrats,
Less than three weeks ago, voters delivered a strong rebuke to Lansing Republicans by defeating five incumbent Representatives. The people of Michigan rejected the Republican agenda of slashing taxes for corporate special interests, while hiking taxes for seniors and middle-class families and cutting funding for our kids’ schools.
Have Lansing Republicans learned their lesson? NO!
Instead, they are preparing to ram through a Tea Party platform during lame duck session, when those defeated Representatives will have zero accountability to the voters. Here are just a few of the items on the agenda:
- Undermining workers’ rights
- Instituting voucher-style “reform” of our public schools
- Cutting taxes even further for corporate special interests
What can you do to fight this lame duck power grab? The Protect Working Families coalition is organizing events this week all across the state to mobilize for the lame duck session.
Here is the list. Click the city name to sign up. You can also find the list HERE. Additionally, you can sign the AFL-CIO’s petition demanding that lawmakers stop their attacks on labor unions HERE.
Adrian
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
Michigan Education Association
4224 W. Maumee Street, Suite A
Adrian, MI 49221
Ann Arbor
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
IBEW Local 252
7920 Jackson Road, Suite A
Ann Arbor Charter Township, MI 48103
Battle Creek
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
Iron Workers Local #340
510 E. Columbia
Battle Creek, MI 49014
Bay City
Wednesday, November 28, 6 p.m.
IBEW Hall
1300 W. Thomas Street
Bay City, MI 48706
Charlotte
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
Peace Lutheran Church
830 N. Cochran Avenue
Charlotte, MI 48813
Dearborn
Wednesday, November 28, 6 p.m.
Dearborn Federation of Teachers
15250 Mercantile Drive
Dearborn, MI 48120
Detroit
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
Detroit Federation of Teachers
2875 W. Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48202
Farmington Hills
Tuesday, November 27, 7 p.m.
Michigan Education Association
39300 W. 12 Mile Road, Suite 140
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Flint
Tuesday, November 27, 6:30 p.m.
UAW Region 1C Office
1940 W. Atherton Road
Flint, MI 48507
Grand Rapids
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
Teamsters Hall
3315 Eastern Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
Howell
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
Michigan Education Association
2566 E. Grand River Avenue
Howell, MI 48843
Kalamazoo
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
IBEW Local 131
3641 East Cork Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Marquette
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 111
119 S. Front Street
Marquette, MI 49855
Mt. Pleasant
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
AFT Local 6522 & 6523
1205 S. Mission Street, Suite 1
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Saginaw
Tuesday, November 27, 7 p.m.
Laborers Local 1098
345 E. Morley Drive
Saginaw Charter Township, MI 48601
Sterling Heights
Tuesday, November 27, 7 p.m.
Warren Education Association, MEA/NEA
13969 Plumbrook, Suite B
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
