GOP threatens lawsuit if Dayton acts on unionizing in-home day care providers

Posted at 11:28 PM on September 22, 2011 by Tom Scheck (2 Comments)
Filed under: MN Legislature, Mark Dayton

Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature say they will consider taking legal action if Governor Dayton moves forward with an executive order that would authorize in-home day care providers to vote on forming a union. Committees in the Minnesota Senate held a hearing tonight to discuss the issue and whether Dayton has the authority to take the action. An attorney for the Senate told the committee that she doesn't believe the governor can authorize a vote. Sen. David Hann, R-Eden Prairie, said he would consider a lawsuit if Dayton took the step anyway.

"If a governor who's empowered to uphold the constitution and act lawfully under Minnesota law and I think we would have to hold him accountable..."

Dayton said he hasn't decided whether he'll issue the executive order. Several providers say they want a union to give them a voice when it comes to government regulations and on lobbying for increased subsidized day care rates at the State Legislature. Other providers say they don't need union help.

Comments (2)

Suppressing the Vote = a Republican tradition for more than a century.

Posted by Ralph Crammedin | September 23, 2011 8:24 AM

Ranting about a lawsuit is a ridiculous waste of time. When is the MN Republican majority going to do something about jobs like they promised they would?

Posted by Diana Raabe | September 23, 2011 1:22 PM

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