Public Employment Issues
Proposal 2006-02: Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
Report 343 ( September 2006 ) 47 pages
The Citizens Research Council has released its analysis of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative proposal. At the November 7, 2006, general election Michigan voters will be presented with a proposal to add Section 26 to Article I of the 1963 Michigan Constitution "to ban affirmative action programs that give preferential treatment to groups or individuals based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity or national origin for public employment, education or contracting purposes."
Proposal 2006-02: Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
Memo 1082 ( September 2006 ) 6 pages
Summarizes the analysis of the proposed constitutional amendment regarding the use of affirmative action preferences in CRC Report #343.
State Constitutional Issues on the November General Election Ballot - II Proposal 02-03: Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for State Employees,
CRC Memo 1068, ( September 2002 ) 8 pages
Proposal 02-03 on the November statewide ballot would amend the Michigan Constitution to give classified state employees the right to bargain collectively and the right to binding arbitration in the case of unresolved disputes.
A Comparison of State and Local Public Employment in 1988,
CC 989, ( April 90 ) 4 pages
Compares Michigan to the rest of the nation in the number of state and local employees devoted to various public purposes.
The Public Employment Relations Act: Conflicts and Possible Alternatives
Report 283, ( January 87 ) 21 pages
Analyzed the public sector collective bargaining statutory framework; judicial interpretations; interaction between the Public Employment Relations Act and other state statutes; and legislative alternative.
Report 271, Wayne County Charter Issues ... Personnel Management ( March 81 ) 14 pages
Misc., Grosse Pointe Park Staffing Levels (police and fire) ( October 84 ) 7 pages
Report 288, An Evaluation of the Michigan Civil Service System: A Report Presented to the Citizens Review Committee on Civil Service Analyzed the purpose of the state merit system; the constitutional governance structure; civil service commission; recruitment and selection of employees; civil service and affirmative action; and collective bargaining and employment relations provisions in Michigan and selected other states. ( July 88 ) 154 pages
The Public Employment Relations Act: Conflicts and Possible Alternatives
Report 283, ( January 87 ) 21 pages
Analyzed the public sector collective bargaining statutory framework; judicial interpretations; interaction between the Public Employment Relations Act and other state statutes; and legislative alternative.
Report 271, Wayne County Charter Issues ... Personnel Management ( March 81 ) 14 pages
Note 96-01, Trends in Michigan Classified State Employment, ( March 96 ) 2 pages [18,831 bytes]
CC 1004, Downsizing the State Classified Work Force ( March 92 ) 4 pages [35,020 bytes]
Memo, Decline in the Number of Classified Employees in the State of Michigan ( February 85 ) 4 pages
CC 962, State Ballot Proposals - II: Proposal C -- Expansion of State Officers Compensation Commission Jurisdiction and Proposal A: Constitutional Status for State Library Analyzed the state officers compensation commission proposal which was on the statewide ballot at the November 1986 general election. ( September 86 ) 4 pages
Salary Disparities in the State Government Workforce (Classified vs. Unclassified personnel)
CC 952, ( January 85 ) 6 pages
Analyzed the paysetting procedures for employees in the executive branch of state government, with a focus on salary disparities between classified and unclassified employees.
Report 168, Municipal Employees--Cost of Living Salary Adjustments (Model Charter Provisions) A previous report, published in February 1942, was the first critical analysis of this method of adjusting salaries to the economic conditions. The popularity of that report and the fact that the Detroit City Council had not as yet taken official action on the subject prompted this further study. The first study was principally concerned with a thorough analysis of the St. Paul plan. This one outlines additional plans and discusses the development of certain plans which give much promise. ( July 44 ) 42 pages [192KB]
CC 931, Unfinished Business -- The Michigan Council on Public Employee Retirement Systems Comments on the failure of the Legislative Council to appoint members to or fund the Council on Public Employee Retirement Systems as required in Public Act 520 of 1980. --- See also Memo #237, A Survey of State Pension Oversight Bodies --- ( July 82 ) 2 pages
CC 931, Unfinished Business -- The Michigan Council on Public Employee Retirement Systems Comments on the failure of the Legislative Council to appoint members to or fund the Council on Public Employee Retirement Systems as required in Public Act 520 of 1980. --- See also Memo #237, A Survey of State Pension Oversight Bodies --- ( July 82 ) 2 pages
Memo 237, A Survey of State Pension Oversight Bodies For some time, the Michigan legislature had been considering the creation of a pension oversight unit. This report is a digest and analysis of information gathered from a questionaire sent to 20 states that currently had pension oversight units. ( July 79 ) 20 pages
Report 273, Wayne County Charter Issues ... Employee Retirement ( April 81 ) 18 pages
State Constitutional Issues on the November General Election Ballot - II Proposal 02-03: Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for State Employees,
CRC Memo 1068, ( September 2002 ) 8 pages
Proposal 02-03 on the November statewide ballot would amend the Michigan Constitution to give classified state employees the right to bargain collectively and the right to binding arbitration in the case of unresolved disputes.
Public Sector Strikes in Michigan,
Report 290, ( December 88 ) 18 pages
Examined the statutory and judicial history of public sector strike laws (the Hutchinson Act and the Public Employment Relations Act) in Michigan since 1947; methods of enforcement of prohibitions against strikes; and legislative alternative; contains a list of public sector strikes in Michigan between 1965 and 1988.
The Public Employment Relations Act: Conflicts and Possible Alternatives
Report 283, ( January 87 ) 21 pages
Analyzed the public sector collective bargaining statutory framework; judicial interpretations; interaction between the Public Employment Relations Act and other state statutes; and legislative alternative.
Compulsory Arbitration in Michigan
Report 279, ( January 86 ) 40 pages
Analyzed the compulsory arbitration process for units of local government; basic criticisms of the process; provided empirical analysis of compulsory arbitration cases; and legislative alternatives; contains a list of local government involvement in compulsory arbitration process. --- See also CC #957 ---
Compulsory Arbitration in Michigan
CC 957, ( January 86 ) 6 pages
--- Summarizes Report #279 ---
CC 904, State Ballot Issues: Collective Bargaining for State Police (Article X1, Section 5); Raising the Drinking Age to 21 (Article IV, Section 40); Investment of State Funds (Article IX, Sections 19-20) ( September 78 ) 4 pages
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