Tag: Rick Snyder

Fight for Your Right to Work

Right to work comes to Michigan

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Lansing, Mich. State House / AP

Michigan will become the nation’s 24th right-to-work state Thursday, giving workers the ability to opt out of forced unionism for the first time.

The Keystone to Bringing Jobs
Back to PA

Right-to-work legislation introduced in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Capitol / AP

Six GOP lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a proposal to make the “Keystone State” the nation’s 25th right-to-work state.

How Right to Work Works

Slow implementation of law gives Michigan time to adjust, makes benefits apparent

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Michigan right-to-work protest / AP

Michigan workers will have to wait until at least April to opt out of forced unionism, but one of the chief architects of the state’s right-to-work movement said the benefits will soon become apparent.

The Recall Recoil

Michigan recall election reforms may help sustain right-to-work law

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AP

Republicans in Michigan capped off a prolific lame duck session that included turning the home of the United Auto Workers into a right-to-work state by passing recall reforms.

Rusty Dominos

Michigan’s adoption of right-to-work legislation may spark chain reaction

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Michigan’s adoption of right-to-work reforms could have a domino effect in the heavily unionized Rust Belt, according to political observers across the region.

Meet the Man who is Trying to Save Michigan

GOP governor Rick Snyder passed conservative reforms, signs right-to-work legislation in union stronghold

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Rick Snyder / AP

Michigan businessman Rick Snyder took right-to-work proposals off the table when seeking the Republican nomination for governor in 2009.

Right to Sue

Right-to-work legislation in Michigan sure to spark lawsuits

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Labor Protest in Lansing / AP

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will make Michigan one of the largest right-to-work states in the country on Tuesday but opponents are vowing to fight the legislation.