Claim: In a TV ad to Michigan voters, a group goes too far when it claims a proposed state constitutional amendment to protect union rights "would eliminate safety rules for school bus drivers." The ad also fails to tell the whole story when it claims the amendment "could prohibit schools from removing employees with criminal records." The 3-page ballot measure contains a provision stating that no existing or future state law "shall abridge, impair or limit"
Fact-check: State Amendment Scare Tactics - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in a tv ad to michigan voters, a group goes too far when it claims a proposed state constitutional amendment to protect union rights "would eliminate safety rules for school bus drivers." the ad also fails to tell the whole story when it claims the amendment "could prohibit schools from removing employees with criminal records." the 3-page ballot measure contains a provision stating that no existing or future state law "shall abridge, impair or limit"
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Ben Finley
Date published: 2012-10-26T17:05:36