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Action Item: Direct Care Workers’ Pay to be Cut by the MI House
Direct care workers provide Medicaid-funded in-home, behavioral health and long-term care services to Michigan’s most vulnerable residents. There was already a pay increase in the current budget, that was to expire in February 2021, but was extended through September....
May Day Meeting– All About the Pro Act and the Union Movement
The WCDP meeting on May 1st has a wealth of information! Knowing the history of unionization is essential to making it work for us again. In the first video, Ian Robinson, UM Sociology and Residential College professor, and President of the Huron Valley Area Labor...
Actions to Prevent Disastrous MI Senate Bills Restricting Drop Boxes
If you don't love calling Republican Senators' offices, there is another way you can make your voice heard. These two bills will pass out of committee Wednesday, so cards are needed Tuesday May 4. SB 273 adds prohibitively expensive regulations to drop boxes that will...
Add Your Voice for Spending Priorities for Federal School Funding Aid
Did you know that the Federal government approved $6 billion dollars for Michigan to use to help schools deal with the crises they face from COVID-19? We need to raise our voices and let the state and our communities know how we want the money spent to build healthy...
Anishinaabek Caucus News: Wolves, Wild Rice, and the Department of the Interior!
The Anishinaabek Caucus of the MI Democratic Party has had a very full year, gaining membership and working on a range of issues affecting the Tribes of Michigan. A major push is to prevent the opening of a wolf hunt– despite the statewide vote rejecting a hunt, the...
Action Item for the Week of 4-18-21: Protect Our Freedom to Vote
From MI Resistance: Our right to cast our votes freely, securely and equally in Michigan is under threat by new laws recently introduced in the state legislature. Michigan’s current voter identification system is a model for other states that balances security with...
Washtenaw County Health Dept: COVID Vaccination Volunteer Recruitment Plea
An appeal to Michigan activists and potential volunteers: The Washtenaw County Health Department is leading the local Covid Vaccination drive. As this effort is ramping up, they NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS. Volunteers are essential and fill most of the jobs at the...
Action Needed- MI Legislature Jumps on the Voter Suppression Train
From MI Resistance: On Wednesday, March 24th, the Michigan GOP introduced a package of 39 bills that make it harder to cast a ballot. It's all part of a national effort to suppress the vote and validate "the big lie" that the 2020 Presidential election was "stolen"....
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