UAW President Bob King attacked Gov. Rick Snyder's 25% pay cut and termination of union dues for at least 16,500 home child care providers as taking away collective bargaining rights, asserting that it is akin to what Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has tried to do for most public employees in that state."There is a very clear Republican agenda across America to destroy the middle class," King said.
The home child care providers take care of children of working parents participating in the Welfare-to-Work program. They certified the UAW as their union in 2006. Most received $1.85 an hour if they took care of children younger than than 2 1/2 years old, or $1.60 if they cared for children age 2 1/2 or older. Snyder's budget will cut that to $1.30.
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