The Michigan Senate has approved legislation to repeal the state's “right-to-work” law, further advancing one of Democrats' top legislative goals since taking control of the state government this year
Union members and supporters chant in the Capitol rotunda, Tuesday morning, March 14, 2023, as they wait for a Right To Work bill to be voted on. A Michigan Senate committee voted Tuesday morning to advance bills that would represent landmark victories for labor unions by repealing the 2012 right-to-work law and re-establishing a prevailing wage standard for state projects. LANSING, Mich.
“It’s a new day here in Lansing,” Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks said. “And today we are taking action to empower workers by restoring the rights that they always relied on.” Supporters and opponents of the “right-to-work” law clashed during a Tuesday morning Senate Labor committee meeting where the legislation was first considered. Union supporters said workers' wages and rights have suffered over the past decade while business advocates said the law has made the state competitive once again.
Spending appropriations were attached to both bills, a move that Republicans say is to ensure they are “referendum-proof.” The Michigan Constitution states that bills with appropriations attached to them are not subject to a public referendum in which voters could reject the law. Michigan had the nation's seventh-highest percentage of unionized workers when the"right-to-work" law was enacted in 2012, but that dropped to 11th in 2022. Over the past decade, union membership in Michigan has fallen by 2.6 percentage points as overall U.S. union membership has been falling steadily for decades,In total, 27 states have “right-to-work” laws in place.
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