Posted on 12/06/2012 3:08:40 PM PST by quantim
LANSING, MI - The Michigan Legislature has begun passing right-to-work bills in a historic move that was announced just this morning.
The Michigan House voted on House Bill 4054, passing it 58-52 mostly partly-line vote in the Republican-led chamber. The bill goes to the Republican-led Senate, which also is taking up right=to-work legislation today.
Bills must pass both chambers and be signed by Gov. Rick Snyder to become law.
The vote occurred after Democrats left the House in protest because Republicans would not suspend debate to acknowledge a lawsuit filed to reopen the Capitol, which as closed, according to police, due to structural concerns. Democrats believe it was a move to keep protesters from filling the gallery.
Snyder and Republican legislative leaders earlier in the day announced plans to make Michigan the 24th state with a right-to-work law that would end mandatory payment of union dues as a condition of employment. It has sparked large protests at the Capitol by union members and anger from Democrats upset the right to work issue never even got a committee hearing.
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Do a little homework and discover Michigan has voter ID, perhaps the strictest in the nation, and upheld by the Supreme Ct. years ago.
The police did their jobs today. They hosed the unionistas with pepper spray pretty good.
Quite surprising.
Is there no “solidarity” between union LEOs and their private sector brothers?
Let them eat liquid pepper!!
Looks like the cops are taking him for a bath and delousing.
I know.... just elbowing the Wisconsonites with a wink..
They hit em with tear gas too! lol
I’ld love to see video of that !
Thanks cripplecreek.
California teachers union video features ‘rich’ urinating on the ‘poor’
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Just more roof that he hates Americans
Just more proof that he hates Americans
It was attached to an appropriations bill so it is not subject to a referendum. I don’t know if a judge can throw it out for the same reasons. Let’s hope that this holds in Michigan. Unfortunately they exempted police and fire.
Not really. However, Fire Fighters are a different critter. THey are much more radical than LEO and tend to side with private sector unions.
Not really. However, Fire Fighters are a different critter. THey are much more radical than LEO and tend to side with private sector unions.
Not really. However, Fire Fighters are a different critter. THey are much more radical than LEO and tend to side with private sector unions.
“They shouldn’t need to force people to join...”
By screaming like the little children that they are, the left is proving that they are NOT “pro-choice.” They are advocating for forcing private individuals to associate with other private individuals. If they do not like to allow individuals to chose their associations, then they are not for “choice.”
This issue is telling everyone that they are simply PRO-Murder!
they spent 3 years without a budget and did that ever happen?
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