Michigan Now Talking about Right-to-Work Legislation
Michigan was once one of the nation’ s strongest union states. But with the decimation of the automobile industry and the recent takeover of state government by extremely conservative politicians, the union movement is on the defensive.
Unions in Michigan tried and failed to pass a constitutional amendment supporting their right to bargain
Unions in Michigan tried and failed to pass a constitutional amendment supporting their right to bargain
Legal Dictators in Michigan ?
This is a thought-provoking article in the conservative National Review about Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s campaign to install “legal dictators” in bankrupt cities. The larger issue, which the author does not address, is what happens to cities when their jobs are outsourced, when manufacturing leaves, when the economy has collapsed. Does the state then suspend all democratic rights and turtle city over to a dictator?
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