The Michigan House of Representatives has just voted to repeal Michigan’s popular Right to Work law. The Right to Work law protects Michigan’s roughly 4 million private sector workers from being forced to join or pay dues to a union as a condition of getting or keeping a job.
National Right to Work Committee President Mark Mix issued the following statement after the vote:
“By voting to repeal Michigan’s Right to Work law, the Michigan House of Representatives has gone against the wishes of the 74% of Michiganders – including a majority of those hailing from union households – that oppose repeal of this commonsense law. Those pushing Right to Work repeal are waging war against workers’ individual rights by voting to give Michigan union officials the power to have workers fired merely because they choose not to support union activities in their workplace.
“Under Right to Work, Michigan’s manufacturing sector flourished while employees finally had the choice to defund corrupt or ineffective unions like the UAW, whose leaders prioritized their own political priorities and limousine lifestyles over the needs of workers. Michigan’s Senate and Governor Whitmer must reject this cynical attempt to strip Michigan workers of their fundamental freedom to choose.
“Being pro-worker must mean trusting every individual worker to decide for themselves whether or not to join and financially support a union.”
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