Posted on 12/06/2012 5:23:03 PM PST by taildragger
Edited on 12/06/2012 5:28:08 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
WXYZ) - Republicans rushed right-to-work legislation through the Michigan Legislature Thursday, drawing raucous protests from hundreds of union supporters, some of whom were pepper-sprayed by police when they tried to storm the Senate chamber.
With six-vote margins in both chambers, the House and Senate approved measures prohibiting private unions from requiring that nonunion employees pay fees. The Senate was debating a similar bill, with Democrats denouncing it as an attack on worker rights and the GOP sponsor insisting it would boost the economy and jobs. Separate legislation dealing with public-sector unions was expected to come later.
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Its funny but I’ve never been to Wisconsin. My grandfather was born in Beloit.
We were fortunate to be one of the last travelers on the S.S. Badger from Manitowoc to Ludington on that old historic ship this fall.
The EPA has shut it down for now, she burns coal.
Nature and libtards has not made it easy for us to visit our sister state, you either have to go through Chicago, cross Lake Michigan, or drive through the UP.
Of course one can fly there, but why bother.
Also put them under the fair and impartial IRS randomly based financial audits, just to make certain they are not abusing their status, and maintain all the required records and tax certificates, physically on file, as required.
Never been more proud of my state. The unions have reaped the whirlwind with their over-reaching. Great stuff going on here.
Never been more proud of my state. The unions have reaped the whirlwind with their over-reaching. Great stuff going on here.
I was suggesting that they appear to work in a similar manner and provide similar protections to the employer - independent of any law. If the workers get uppity, pull the contracts for a safe reason and bring in replacements more willing to work.
The largest reason why those agencies don’t want unions is that they would scare away contracts.
This. If they did, watch Union dues skyrocket so the union bosses can keep their exact same salaries.
Michigan ain’t dead yet! Yeah! Now if Alaska can follow suit....
As a former member of the Teamsters (I hope they rot in hell like Hoffa is right now), I say congrats Michigan Republicans who rammed the legislation thru.
Hoffa is preserved in the concrete foundation of the Detroit Renaissance Center...
here is what I think is happening.
I think blacks are starting to leave the rust belt states that they have helped destroy and are starting to move back to the south. In particular Virginia and North Carolina, which is why those two states have suddenly become competitive for the democrats.
But, look for the rust best states to start moving right in the coming elections post Obama.
Now that is a good idea
Good. No thanks to my worthless senator who is the most communist in the state. Rebekah Warren (D-Planned Parenthood/A2)
yeah, that's the bad part - stull like this always has to go through the Hacks in Black for several years before it ever gets implemented.
Rules require a five-day wait before the House and Senate vote on each others bills, which would prohibit making payment of union fees a condition of employment. They are scheduled to reconvene Tuesday, when Michigan could become the 24th state with right-to-work laws if the measures are quickly enacted and Snyder signs them, as he has pledged to do.So the unions have until Tuesday to twist some arms in an effort to derail this. Expect an ugly weekend in the Michigan capital.
Yep. We need to fix our Voter ID problem/Voter FRAUD problem, and become a Right To Work State. I’m pretty sure Governor Walker is working on both of those things.
My fondest wish is that EVERY Republican Governor is emboldened by these moves, grows a pair, and stands up for We The Taxpayers.
Then, and only then, can We The People fight the Feds from a place of power in our individual states.
Eh. A girl can dream, can’t she? :)
P.S. Thanks for spending some $$$ in our state this year! It’s appreciated!
No as I understand it no arm twisting, the Gov signs on Tuesday period....
The reason employers go to staffing agencies/contractors are:
1) To prevent employees from organizing (but this is far from the main reason)
2) To protect themselves from federal & state laws/red-tape concerning full time employees (this is by far the #1 reason, and with the implementation of ObamaCare we’ll see even more companies dumping their full-time staff and going to contract labor)
3) To get just-in-time skill sets (this is particularly true in IT—computers—where technology changes so quickly that companies have a hard time keeping up) which allows a company to bring on contractors for a specific project, then release them at the end of the project.
We took one of the last voyages on the SS. Badger from Manitowoc across Lake Michigan to Ludington.
If you haven’t heard the EPA is shutting her down, losts of jobs to be lost on both sides of the lake.
You said they just lie about it, though, and probably 99% of the union people actually believe that “right to work” outlaws unions.
In practice, it actually will be the end of unions, because given the choice, people won’t choose union membership.
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