[darrellmaurina]

Agreed, Cripplecreek — I heard the governor of Michigan on FOX News today explaining that being a supporter of right-to-work legislation didn't mean he was anti-union, and that unions need to do a better job of presenting their message to potential members.

I wrote my post before hearing what the governor said but his points were basically the same that I wrote.

Maybe there's something in the Michigan water.

More seriously, maybe it has to do with Republicans in heavily unionized states like Michigan seeing that lots of union members are actually pretty decent guys. The big problem is the union leadership, not the rank-and-file.

Get rid of mandatory union membership and some unions will go back to helping their members. The rest won't be around for long, or won't have enough members to be a problem.

[cripplecreek]

Leader of the Union Conservatives explains it quite well.

Michigan UAW Member Demands Right to Work Law

Forced solidarity is no solidarity at all. Even prisoners in a chain gang have “solidarity.” Only through complete voluntary unionism will there be real solidarity that fosters mature relationships to save and create jobs. To be pro-union worker means to be pro-right to work.

Terry Bowman testifies before congress against his own union's political fundraising and activities