The Republicans will begin to act against the Michigan return to sanity. They will investigate and hold hearings and try to pin all sorts of criminal content on unions and their leaders.
In the past, unions have been corrupted by power and money. There is no doubt about that, but, they were always found out. Unions are powerful because people within a democracy are powerful.
I worked as a shop steward in a nurses union. There was never any corruption. There was concern for the profession and the professionals. The union also collected dues at a reduced amount for those that did not join the union. Why? Because non-union employees benefited from the unions negotiations and their quality of life was no different than those paying full dues.
If corruption ever exists with union leadership, there needs to be investigations to keep everyone honest. But, where unions are acting in the best interest of the people they represent at bargaining tables, they deserve the confidence in knowing their union dues will keep the offices humming and the lawyers paid.
By Lauren Gibbons
Michigan Democrats (click here) approved prominent labor bills and sent them to the governor
Right-to-Work repeal would end a 2012 law that prohibits compulsory union dues or fees
Prevailing wage restoration guarantees union-scale wages on government-funded construction jobs
Lansing - Michigan Democrats on Tuesday voted to repeal the state’s Right-to-Work law and restore prevailing wage rates, targeting major Republican labor practices despised by unions.
The bill package — House Bills 4004 and 4007 and Senate Bills 6 and 34 — cleared both chambers Tuesday. The House voted through the Senate legislation in party-line votes, and amended versions of the House bills were approved later Tuesday afternoon.
The legislation now moves to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat who has signaled she will sign the bills.
Democrats pushed the bills through the Legislature over protests from Republicans, who contend the changes will make Michigan less competitive for employers....
Lansing - Michigan Democrats on Tuesday voted to repeal the state’s Right-to-Work law and restore prevailing wage rates, targeting major Republican labor practices despised by unions.
The bill package — House Bills 4004 and 4007 and Senate Bills 6 and 34 — cleared both chambers Tuesday. The House voted through the Senate legislation in party-line votes, and amended versions of the House bills were approved later Tuesday afternoon.
The legislation now moves to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat who has signaled she will sign the bills.
Democrats pushed the bills through the Legislature over protests from Republicans, who contend the changes will make Michigan less competitive for employers....
