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Unions Furious: Michigan to Become Right-to-Work State Today

beefonrocks Wrote: Dec 11, 2012 10:03 AM

If the unions offer such great benefits for their members, they have nothing to worry about, their numbers will increase as people have the right to choose to be in a union. Seems to me unions are scared because they know, without forced membership, they will no longer exist. Good riddance.

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Unions Furious: Michigan to Become Right-to-Work State Today

The vote to turn Michigan into a right-to-work state will take place today after days of protests in Lansing about the pro-worker legislation that prevents having to pay dues to a union. Not surprisingly, local police are bracing for possible violence today as more protests are planned.

Even with the outcome considered a foregone conclusion, the heated battle over right-to-work legislation in the traditional union bastion of Michigan shows no sign of cooling.

Authorities in Lansing were bracing for an onslaught of demonstrators Tuesday at the Michigan Capitol as the Legislature reconvenes for...

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