Legislative office employees at the Michigan House are currently engaged in an organizing campaign with Teamsters Local 243, the union said Monday, confirming a report MIRS published earlier in the month.

Some House staffers working under the purview of House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) have begun taking cards from employees interested in holding an election on whether to be represented by a Teamsters local, multiple sources have told MIRS.

The big winners from the UAW "targeted" strike of three auto plants may be other automakers whose supplies will not be restricted by the work stoppage, according to a pair of Michigan economists.

A strike on Detroit’s Big Three automakers by 143,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members could result in a total economic loss of more than $5 billion in 10 days, according to a new analysis released by consulting firm Anderson Economic Group (AEG).

Seniority would play a role in deciding which classes K-12 instructors can teach, while discipline would become a subject of collective bargaining under legislation that passed the House Tuesday afternoon on a strictly party-line vote.