Maine: Child Care Workers Vote to Unionize
"The move for child-care workers to unionize is a danergerous trend growing across America. Recently, Gov. O'Malley of Maryland forced child-card unionization despite refusal from the state legislation not once, but twice on this issue. I guess you can never start liberal-indoctrination young enough huh lefties?"
MAINETODAY.COM - About 2,200 child-care providers in Maine will soon vote on whether they want to unionize.
Organizers say a union would give the providers a greater voice in shaping state regulations that affect them and more influence over how much the state reimburses them for taking care of children from lower-income families. Ballots will be mailed to eligible employees in early October, and will likely be opened in mid-October. The American Arbitration Association will conduct the election. A majority of the providers have signed cards stating they want to unionize. "We are confident we will win," said Avril Smith, a spokesperson for the Service Employees International Union. The Maine State Employees Association, which is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, has spent about a year organizing the providers.
Even if the union drive is successful, the union would still have to convince Gov. John Baldacci or the Legislature to give it the legal right to bargain on behalf of child-care providers. Child-care providers are independent contractors. Membership in the union would be voluntary and dues have yet to be set.
