This report presents Michigan local government leaders' assessments of their jurisdictions' public employee unions, including the outcome of negotiations, andThis report presents Michigan local government leaders' assessments of their jurisdictions' public employee unions, including the outcome of negotiations, and the unions' impact on the fiscal health and operational performance of the jurisdiction. The findings are based on statewide surveys of local government elected and appointed officials, from the spring 2012 wave of the Michigan Public Policy Survey.