Federal Court Injunction on Flint EM Modifying Retiree Benefits

Federal court places temporary injunction on Flint Emergency Manager on Friday, March 29, 2013 as reported by Mlive. Former Flint Emergency Manager Michael Brown issued an order to modify retiree's collective bargaining agreements which offered lifetime benefits in April 2012. The changes ordered Medicare-eligible retirees to pay $100 per person per month. They also increased the deductible from $50 to $1,000 and raised co-pay from $1,000 to $2,500.

The State of Michigan's dictators ("Emergency Managers") are demanding changes that the people are unable to have a voice in discussing. This is a failure of transparent government and a failure to permit local governance with representation of the people.

Voters across the State of Michigan repealed Public Act 4 and Public Act 72 during the November 2012 election. The Attorney General gerrymandered the intent of referendum to repeal law saying that the ability to revive a repealed law was enabled - this is a violation of MCL 8.4, and demonstrates the AG has violated his oath of office to serve the interests of the people. The interests of the people was to remove Emergency Manager Laws... Attorney General Bill Schuette has violated his oath of office.

Our State Board of Ethics will reject any filing as these need to pass through the chairperson's office. The chairperson for the Board of Ethics is John Pirich, esq, the lead attorney representing Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility (a Sterling Corporation sponsored entity) which contested the referendum presented to the Board of Canvassers (Jeffery Timmerer is a Sterling Corporation partner and was on the Board of Canvassers, he later resigned from office as the referendum made its way to the State Court of Appeals). The web of corruption in the State of Michigan will prevent justice from being served. It will prevent democracy in favor of corporatocracy. Bob Labrant is formerly head of Michigan Chamber of Commerce and was appointed by Governor Snyder to Michigan Employment Relations Commission on June 29, 2012 to serve until June 30, 2015. If you're concerned with Right To Work then you might check on Mr Labrant.

Remain vigilant and bring awareness out in public forum so it can be discussed. Our greatest strength will be in our transparent unity to discuss the issues as they are revealed.