Michigan Votes Forum

Ironic. People really believe with all the data at their fingertips that RTW will be good for Michiganders. Unions brought Michigan 8hour workdays, ended child labor, Higher GDP, Lower poverty, Better health insurance, (Both RTW and Worker friendly have high unemployment, showing the need to stop sending...

You're complaining about corrupt CEOs. I don't like crony capitalism or corrupt CEOs either. But unions are big business, too! And they are really big lobbyists. The taxpayer pays taxes. Part of the tax revenue is used to hire federal, state, and local employees. Those employees pay union dues...

This is a freedom of choice issue. Why should people be forced to pay union dues in order to be employed? Public sector unions end up lobbying (or buying) the legislators, who in turn owe them a favor. The legislators then will support more government workers who have to pay union dues and the taxpayers...

How about the whole state a right to work zone !

SB 120 and SB 116 are a "skirt-cleaning" measure for the Governor and Legislature. Their lack of courage kicks the responsibility for local units of government or local school districts to take on unions, far from a "level playing field". The Governor and House/Senate in Lansing need...