Michigan House passes right-to-work measure in defiance of angry unions, minority Democrats

WaPo ^ | 12/6/12 | AP

[Nachum]

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan House passes right-to-work measure in defiance of angry

[Nachum]

Love it. The WaPo gives this two lines. Ha.

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[Blood of Tyrants]

Elections have consequences.

[Libloather]

Unions? Angry? Never...

[cripplecreek]

I think I'm in shock or I need a cigarette.



Weekly/biweekly Michigan legislative activism thread

Michigan Action Alert on Right To Work

[Nachum]

Michigan GOP approves right to work amid protests

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/snyder-gop-leaders-push-right-work-mich-0

[cripplecreek]

[madison10]

It is a fallacy that RTW brings more jobs to states. Good not to be forced to pay union dues, but the cause and effect has not been proven.

[taildragger]

It just passed the Senate and the Moderator pulled my thread nuts, they didn't get it.

[madison10]

Edit to me: Hopefully there won’t be any people caring for family members that will be paying union dues. What a joke that was.

[hinckley buzzard]

A beautiful thing for workers of Michigan. A shot to the head of the corrupt union zombies.

[SueRae]

I wish all of you well. I hope things begin to turn around and prosperity can gain a foothold once more.

[muawiyah]

The cause and effect is demonstrable ~ particularly in the auto industry.

You did realize it used to be in Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, Indiana and Wisconsin ~ right?

It moved!

[Chode]

and the RATS, take another one in the.........HA ha!!!

[SueRae]

That had to be the most absurd requirement ever foisted on households.

[Nachum]

It is a fallacy that RTW brings more jobs to states. Good not to be forced to pay union dues, but the cause and effect has not been proven.

Excuse me? Big labor has virtually taken over California- turned it into a one party state. The unions have helped to destroy our economy here, ruin the election process and have proven that they would rather see the state go down in flames than concede even one penny of their big fat pensions.

[cripplecreek]

The big 3 will almost undoubtedly remain largely unionized but it sure frees up the smaller suppliers.

[Jacquerie]

When I was a kid in Detroit, the Labor Day celebrations were by far the biggest of the year.

RTW in MI is beyond hugh and series. Unbelievable.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Threads have nuts ? That’s gotta hurt when they get pulled.

[jazusamo]

Big BUMP!

[cripplecreek]

Gonna be a crowbar shortage from all of us Michigan people having to pry the grins off our faces.

[VeniVidiVici]

Obviously the Republicans elected have a clear mandate to pass laws in the interest of their constituents.

[shove_it]

Damn right it hurts. It’s happened to my threads before too.

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

With the maxed out taxed out businesses in the State of California, there’s soon to be a mass exodus of businesses there.. I think the Socialists WANT private sector to leave California so that they can make it a 100% government-operated State that will spread out from there and eventually connect with the East.

[cripplecreek]

[Cheerio]

Is that the purple SEIU Piglet?

[Gator113]

Congratulations!!!

Now in my state, you and I could get married and legally smoke dope. ;>)

I am happy for you....

[muawiyah]

Sooner, rather than later, the water works will fail and they’ll all die.

[LifeComesFirst]

Well actually, it has been empirically shown that, ceteris paribus, higher rates of unionization results in higher unemployment. This also follows from economic reasoning.

[muawiyah]

My experience with Big Three employees is they mostly vote Republican ~ which is one of the reasons I didn't understand why Obamugabe was bailing out GM.

That margin of 6 in each chamber isn't enough though. They need a 3/4 majority so they can constitutionalize RTW else someday the Democrats will slip back into office and screw everything up.

That's why those industries are going to forge ahead with their move to Indiana! Michigan's people will need to show some staying power.

[skeeter]

I suspect that the social welfare community is a much larger percentage of the population in CA and so a much higher barrier to meangingful reform.

Otherwise I'd allow myself a glimmer of hope from the developments in MI.

[andyk]

Haha!

[nascarnation]

No matter how they vote, their DUES support Democrats.

[Army Air Corps]

Congratulations to your state on this momentous step. Wanna cigar? I have some premium sticks to send ya.

[andyk]

Threads have nuts?

Heh, I wasn't the only one to think that!

[cripplecreek]

This will be incredibly damaging to democrats in Michigan.

[quantim]

Factual, and succintly well stated.

[presently no screen name]

Michigan GOP approves right to work amid protests

Words that warm the heart and puts a smile on one's face.

What it did for me, personally, I'm ROFLMAO!

[presently no screen name]

Tell that to those in NY and NJ who suffered during the Sandy fiasco. Out of town workers with equipment turned around and sent home! Non union workers cars/equipment stolen or damaged.

[presently no screen name]

So it’s not true? It did NOT pass?

[taildragger]

It did, they put the post back up...

[presently no screen name]

Congratulations!!! Now in my state, you and I could get married and legally smoke dope.

Two America's.

[Springman]

Went to the News and Free Press web sites, FP the law includes an appropriation, so it’s referendum proof.

Bad news from the Det. News, law won’t go into effect until April 1st.

Well guess I’ll still have to pay union dues for a few more months.

[cripplecreek]

Boy I’d really love to know the inside story about what caused all this to go down the way it has.

[digger48]

Democrat Fleebaggers overplayed their cards in IN over RTW.

Pat Bauer lost his leadership job and Democrats now enjoy a veto-proof Republican majority and Republican Governor because of their childish opposition.

[presently no screen name]

Thanks. Whew! I went from high-to-low too quickly

[Empireoftheatom48]

Some Judge will screw things up, just wait!

[Michigan Bowhunter]

Was a great moment tonight when the news of the passage in the Senate was sent to me as the gavel fell. When I interrupted our Ottawa County convention this evening to make the announcement of the Senate vote, the caucus erupted into cheers and applause. Then back to the process of the making sausage. Always a sight to behold.

[SuziQ]

It is a fallacy that RTW brings more jobs to states.

Tell that to the auto workers in TN and MS!