Michigan Repeals 'Right-To-Work' Law In Historic Win For Unions

[RandySF]

Democrats have taken power in Michigan, and they’re using it.

On Friday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill repealing the state’s decade-old “right-to-work” law, delivering a setback for the state’s conservative movement and a landmark victory for its labor unions.

“Today we are coming together to restore workers’ rights, protect Michiganders on the job, and grow Michigan’s middle class,” Whitmer said in a statement.

Right-to-work laws forbid unions and employers from entering into agreements that require every worker under the contract to pay fees to cover the cost of bargaining and representation. Unions despise the laws and say they lead to “free-riding,” in which workers choose not to pay union dues but still enjoy the benefits of a union contract.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michigan-whitmer-repeals-right-to-work-law_n_641df914e4b0f6517fe9c1df

[skylucy]

1. Excellent!

[msongs]

2. union contract benefits only for union members nt

[yonder]

3. Gary Glenn worked his bad medicine in Idaho before moving on to Michigan.

As executive director of the Idaho Freedom to Work Committee from 1980 to 1986, he led a successful effort to enact a state Right to Work law prohibiting collective bargaining agreements that require membership in or financial support of a labor union as a condition of employment. In 2011, he was a founding board member of the Michigan Freedom to Work coalition, which successfully advocated similar legislation in that state. In 2015, the National Right to Work Committee gave him its Senator Everett M. Dirksen Award for advocacy of the Right to Work principle.

Good to see Michigan has found the cure — doubtful Idaho ever will.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Glenn

[Hiawatha Pete]

4. K&R