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Lansing State Journal editorial on Labor Day
by HB
Sep 6, 2010
Anyone up to writing them and giving them heck? Any suggestions for me if I do it? Would be more effective if a lot of people from Michigan wrote.

Dealing with benefit costs unavoidable

Political leaders and employee unions must find solutions

September 6, 2010

When the subject of labor unions comes up, too many people on both sides of the bargaining table forget a key point.

The employer-union negotiation is often about coming out on top. But negotiations should be about finding the best deal in the middle. No one wins everything or loses everything - it's about collaborating to find compromises. On Labor Day, it's important for everyone to reflect on that.

Michigan has no easy way out of its financial troubles. Its employee unions have been working with the state to manage furlough time, increase shares of benefit costs and other savings measures. So, too, have local teachers unions been sharing added costs for benefits. The stat...See More
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