BY RICK PLUTA
Michigan Public Radio Network
A Republican state lawmaker wants school officials to justify employee contracts that could be used to skirt Michigan's new right-to-work law.
The right-to-work law takes effect March 28th but cannot supersede existing contracts.
In some cases, those contracts will allow teachers' unions to continue collecting mandatory dues and fees for as long as 10 years. Schools have used the negotiations to get concessions on salaries and work rules.
State Representative Tom McMillin is calling school officials before his oversight committee. He said he wants them to prove taxpayers are getting their money's worth out of the contracts. Most recently, he called on Warren Consolidated Schools to appear.
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