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(29,876 posts) Tue Dec 11, 2012, 06:48 PM Dec 2012

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Signs Laws Restricting Unions (Right To Work) [View all]

Source: Reuters

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Michigan's Republican Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday signed into law a pair of measures banning mandatory membership of labor unions in a state that is home to the auto industry and birthplace of the United Auto Workers union.

His signature makes Michigan the nation's 24th "right-to-work" state and only the second in the industrial Midwest.

"I have signed these bills into law," Snyder said at a press conference.

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Opponents of the laws have vowed to try to overturn them in the courts or through a ballot initiative. They also could try to force recall elections of some lawmakers who supported right-to-work.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/11/usa-unions-michigan-sign-idUSL1E8NBF0B20121211

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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Signs Laws Restricting Unions (Right To Work) [View all] Purveyor Dec 2012 OP

dear michigan, you voted for these people. hope you're happy with the outcomes nt msongs Dec 2012 #1

Yes, this is one of the things I do not understand. jwirr Dec 2012 #3

It is understandable. earthside Dec 2012 #18

I voted, but if my dislike for republicans wasn't so strong, I would have stayed home for those bloomington-lib Dec 2012 #22

The Gov. race was 58%/40%. So roughly 40% of Mi. voters did not vote Repub. MichiganVote Dec 2012 #10

that is the problem, what did they think would happen? A lot of labor also voted for Reagan because still_one Dec 2012 #15

A lot of voters are perfectly fine cutting off their noses to spite their face. Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #19

General Strike Time... rsmith6621 Dec 2012 #2

Yep. I saw this coming RE: MI a mile away.......... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #20

its gotta happen! putitinD Dec 2012 #34

Methinks he just signed his political death warrant. DinahMoeHum Dec 2012 #4

He has already said that he doesn't think he running michreject Dec 2012 #9

Of course not. He was installed to do this very thing, then high-tail it out of Lansing. marmar Dec 2012 #14

Yeah, he was only installed to rubber stamp orders from ALEC Blue_Tires Dec 2012 #24

I thought that the minute he 'flip-flopped' and allowed the fast-tracking of this legislation. Sad Purveyor Dec 2012 #16

You mean like Walker did? Doctor_J Dec 2012 #31

Blaming the whole damn thing on Proposition 2. Liar. eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #5

Liberal Michigan voters who didn't bother to vote in 2010... BlueDemKev Dec 2012 #6

Include liberals who voted repuke upaloopa Dec 2012 #8

You are correct. llmart Dec 2012 #36

When I lived in Kalamazoo I voted for Ford upaloopa Dec 2012 #43

It doesn't effect current in place contracts upaloopa Dec 2012 #7

Spam deleted by SidDithers (MIR Team) TForbster Dec 2012 #11

Organize! markbark Dec 2012 #12

Actually, let's give then $0.01 per day. Panasonic Dec 2012 #29

What a Christmas Gift MissNostalgia Dec 2012 #13

Snyder and Michigan Republicans BE10sCoach Dec 2012 #17

Kochsucker warrprayer Dec 2012 #21

wow...I can hardly believe SoapBox Dec 2012 #23

The hashtag to follow is #righttowork Coyotl Dec 2012 #25

DU these: Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Senate Democrats, Michigan House Democrats Coyotl Dec 2012 #26

Time for the feds to step in and cancel all federal monies to both Wisconsin and Michigan until Panasonic Dec 2012 #27

Wait a minute jehop61 Dec 2012 #38

Wait a minute, nothing. Snyder lied to you, and it's time to take action - and it's time for a Panasonic Dec 2012 #40

That would set a great precedent joeglow3 Dec 2012 #44

DU this LATimes poll:Do you support "right-to-work" legislation? Coyotl Dec 2012 #28

I voted FUCK NO. and it is at 42%. Rate it up Panasonic Dec 2012 #30

As seen here and in WI, organizing and protesting Doctor_J Dec 2012 #32

People should harass and protest wherever he goes in the state. kimbutgar Dec 2012 #33

He's a 1%er..... llmart Dec 2012 #37

Time to organize a massive low wage workers union nationwide and economy wide Coyotl Dec 2012 #35

We in Michigan need to do the same thing Ohio did in response muntrv Dec 2012 #39

I thought this was a lame duck legislature. randome Dec 2012 #41

Snyder for 2016? question everything Dec 2012 #42