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Will Michigan follow Indiana and be the next “right-to-work” domino to fall in the right’s ceaseless quest to rollback worker rights?

By Mark | December 5, 2012

When the citizens of Michigan recently failed to pass Proposition 2, which would have established the right to collective bargaining in our State Constitution, we signaled to members of the Republican party that now was the time to launch their all out attack on organized labor. When Prop 2 lost by 15-points, we demonstrated to […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged agency fee, collective bargaining, corporatocracy, Dick DeVos, freedom to work, Greg McNeilly, health insurance, Indiana, labor, labor history, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Proposition 2, Randy Richardville, Rich Studley, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Robert Vodicka, UAW, unemployment, union busting, union security, unions, veto, voter suppression, Washtenaw Community Action Team, Windquest Group | 32 Comments

Snyder’s plans for Emergency Financial Managers in Michigan

By Mark | March 10, 2011

I haven’t given much time here on the site to Governor Snyder’s proposed legislation concerning Emergency Financial Managers. I’ve been remiss in that regard, and I’m afraid that now it might be too late. As of this afternoon, the bill has cleared the Michigan House and Senate, and, barring some unforeseen development, it looks as […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged collective bargaining, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, emergency rule, Eric Scorsone, financial emergency, Gretchen Whitmer, Jack Benny, Nazi analogies, Nazi occupation, privatization, puppet state, Rick Snyder, To Be or Not to Be, union busting | 58 Comments

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