WELCOME BACK TO CLOSE UP. IT’S BECOME AN ALMOST PERENNIAL DEBATE AT THE STATE HOUSE. EVERY SESSION, REPUBLICANS BRING FORWARD A BILL TO PROHIBIT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FROM REQUIRING ...
Almost a year after Michigan lawmakers voted to repeal the state’s “right-to-work” law, that repeal went into effect on Tuesday. The law, originally passed in 2013, allowed workers to opt out of ...
On Labor Day, Americans should know that the right to work principle is a straightforward one. It simply is that no worker should be required to join or pay dues to a union in order to get or keep a ...
Last March, when Michigan became the first state in 58 years to repeal a right-to-work law, it was yet another sign that public support for labor unions is on the rise. During the past couple of years ...
It’s hard to find agreement on anything in the realm of politics, but polls consistently show that more than eight in 10 Americans support the Right to Work principle — namely, that union dues should ...
MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) – Michigan has long been known as the mainstay of organized labor, but last year, the state became the first in six decades to repeal the “right-to-work” law, and that will go into ...
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. As of Feb. 13, Michigan’s deceptively named “right-to-work” laws ...
FRANKFORT. KY. (LEX 18) — Kentucky labor unions are mobilizing their members as they prepare to lobby state lawmakers to repeal the state's right-to-work law, which they say has weakened unions and ...