public sector

State officials gathered alongside union leaders in Lansing Friday to bring attention to public sector staffing shortages in Michigan.

The Michigan House of Representatives and Senate are looking at a series of proposals that could drastically change the state’s education system.Jeff…

Public employee union leaders are ecstatic that a referendum challenging the state’s emergency manager law will be on the November ballot.They’ve fiercely…

Superintendent Dedric Martin says the school system could need an emergency manager, unless staff agree to deeper cuts. Martin acknowledges staff already…

Today, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing decided to go ahead and impose new contract terms that will cut wages by 10 percent and drastically change their work rules…

The Detroit City Council has rejected a proposal to impose new contract terms on most city employees.Mayor Dave Bing asked for the changes, which include…

A big coalition of about 30 unions representing Detroit city workers has ratified a new contract.The workers gave up a lot, including a 10% pay cut, a…

Every culture and civilization has a set of myths which are sometimes partly true, but which are exaggerated out of proportion.For example, they say any…