Are you from the UP? LOL It’s been gorgeous here the past week.
If the employees actually move with the company there would be many changes, one being moving from a *locust* state to a right-to-work state. Also, just because one is from a union state it doesn’t mean they are in love with unions.
Michigan is actually a gorgeous state when the weather is right. (I'm a warm weather freak, so Texas is perfect for me.) It could also be a very prosperous one if they could get the overall attitude squared away. Between the natural resources, access to the Great Lakes, predominately strong family values and knowledge base they have what it takes. I left because of the weather, but once you are on the outside looking in, you realize how much the attitudes in Michigan are holding them back.
It does seem that with the breakdown of Detroit and some of the current political signs coming from Michigan that maybe they have turned a corner and will start fighting their way back. It will take real fortitude to be successful.