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Release Time Really Means Taxpayer

E!ciency Time Paid release time for union o!cials is really about making sure the publics work

is done in the most e"ective, a"ordable, and e!cient manner.

Release Time could really be called Taxpayer E!ciency Time,because it allowspublic employee union o!cials to work collaboratively with public employers by:

Actively participating in labor-management committee meetings, formal hearings,and investigative interviews that are designed to make government run more

smoothly and e!ciently.

Processing grievances and appeals of employees in a bargaining unit to variousadministrative agencies and the courts. By solving problems at the lowest

possible level rather than ignoring problems or letting them fester, this important

labor-management work helps to reduce the likelihood of legal action against

public employers.

Preparing for, negotiating, and enforcing collective bargaining agreements thatensure public employees are providing the highest level of service to taxpayers at

the lowest possible cost.

It would be a costly, shortsighted mistake to undermine this important Taxpayer

E!ciency Time.

SB 280 Interferes With Labor-Management

Relationships, Could Cost Taxpayers More

Labor-management committees have saved millions of taxpayer dollars. This billwould interfere with and unravel this important relationship, and could actually

backfire and end up costing taxpayers more.

Workers serving in these important roles are doing the publics work, and it wouldbe o"ensive and fundamentally unfair to expect public employees to do this vital

work on their hard-earned vacation time, and at their own expense.

Instead of making government more e!cient, this bill actually makes governmentless e!cient itll mean more grievances, and increased overtime costs for local

governments regarding contract negotiations.

MESSAGE TOOLKIT ON SB 280

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Lies About Release Time And The Truth

When They Say We Say

Taxpayers shouldnt have to foot the

bill for union business

These workers are doing the publics work. Paid

administrative leave could be called TaxpayerE!ciency Time, because its really about making sure

public employees are providing the best possible

service to taxpayers at the lowest possible cost.

This bill will save taxpayers money Labor-management committees have saved

taxpayers millions. Not only will this bill not save

taxpayers one penny, but it will actually cost

taxpayers more by unraveling these important labor-

management committees, and with increased

grievances and contract disputes.

Release time really just gives unionbosses paid time o"to do political

work on the taxpayers dime

This is simply not true.Michigan law already banspublic employees from doing any political work

during normal business hours.

This bill doesnt do anything to hurt

collective bargaining

This isnt about saving taxpayer money, its about

punishing public employees.This bill undermines

collective bargaining by forcing union o!cials to use

their hard-earned vacation time and at their own

expense to enforce a collective bargaining agreement

without also restricting employers from being

compensated during their labor-management

meetings.