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Michigan House Flips Republican, Ending Trifecta of Democratic Control

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 The Center Square

Republicans have taken back control of the Michigan House, flipping the chamber they lost in 2022 and ending Democrats’ governing trifecta.

Republicans will likely work to change the series of Democrat pieces of legislation implemented over the past two years, such as repealing Michigan’s Right To Work law, passing gun safety restrictions, handing out corporate subsidies in efforts to boost electric vehicle manufacturing and adoption in the state, and allowing state regulators to override local zoning laws and public choice to expand green energy projects across the state.

Commentary: Big Labor State Politicians’ ‘Wall of Denial’ Is Starting to Crumble

January 26, 2024 RealClearWire

For decades, cold, hard data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have shown that states like New Jersey, Illinois and California are paying a high price for allowing dues-hungry union bosses to continue getting workers fired for refusal to bankroll their organizations.

Year after year, far more taxpayers have been leaving forced-unionism states than moving into them. And the average tax filer moving out of a forced-unionism state has reported having an adjusted gross income (AGI) on his or her IRS form that is substantially higher than the average for a tax filer moving into a forced-unionism state.

Michigan House Votes to Repeal Right-to-Work, Reinstate Prevailing Wage, End A-F Grading System

March 23, 2023March 22, 2023 The Center Square

The Michigan House on Tuesday voted to repeal right-to-work, reinstate the prevailing wage, and trash the state’s A-F grading system for public schools.

The Democrat-dominated House approved Senate Bill 34 on a vote of 65-52. The bill aims to allow unions to require workers to pay dues to a labor organization as a condition of obtaining or continuing employment. The Senate approved the bill last week to repeal the policy enacted in 2012 by former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.

Michigan Senate Votes to Repeal Right-to-Work, Reinstate Prevailing Wage

March 16, 2023March 15, 2023 The Center Square

The Democrat-dominated Michigan Senate voted to repeal right-to-work and to reinstate the prevailing wage.

The House passed bills to repeal right-to-work last week.

About Nine Percent of Michigan’s Workers Impacted by Repeal of Right-to-Work

March 12, 2023March 11, 2023 The Center Square

About 9% of all Michigan’s workers would be impacted by the repeal of the state’s right-to-work law.

The House of Representatives passed two bills that would rescind the state’s right-to-work law that was passed in 2012.

Michigan Legislature Sets Stage for Policy Battle

January 13, 2023January 12, 2023 The Center Square

Michigan Democrats filed bills aiming to fulfill a 40-year pending wishlist, which include restoring the prevailing wage and repealing right to work.

Other bills filed include repealing the retirement tax, boosting the earned income tax credit, and repealing the 1931 abortion ban despite a constitutional amendment voiding the law.

Poll: Michiganders Approve of Right to Work by 2:1 Ratio

January 8, 2023January 7, 2023 The Center Square

Approximately twice as many Michiganders approve of a right-to-work law than oppose it, according to a statewide poll released Thursday by TargetPoint Consulting on behalf of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

The TPC poll concluded 58% of 800 Michigan voters surveyed support the state’s legislation; 29% of respondents oppose it. The margin of error for the poll is +/- 3.5%; Michigan has about 8.2 million registered voters.

Businesses Fear Michigan Democrats Repealing Right-to-Work

December 8, 2022December 7, 2022 The Center Square

Come January, Democratic majorities in Lansing will try to repeal right-to-work – Republicans’ flagship policy adopted when they controlled the Legislature and governor’s office.

Next week will mark the 10th anniversary of Michigan passing its right-to-work law. In short, the law says that nobody can be required to pay dues or fees to a union to hold a job.

Advocate Warns About Consequences of Repealing Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law

November 16, 2022November 15, 2022 The Center Square

Advocates for the right-to-work law in Michigan warn that repealing the law that has been in effect since 2013 would hurt the state economy.

For the first time since 1984, Democrats hold a trifecta in the Michigan state legislature with control of the House and Senate and the governor’s office. Democrats have talked about repealing the right-to-work law since it was passed in 2012.

New Legislative Majorities Likely Put Target on Back of Right-to-Work

November 12, 2022November 11, 2022 The Center Square

With control of the state legislature and Governor’s office for the first time since 1983, the Democrats will likely try to repeal the state’s right-to-work law, the signature accomplishment of Michigan’s Republican party.

In January 2019, the Michigan House Dems introduced two bills to repeal the right-to-work law. If a current effort is successful, it would only impact union members in the private sector. That’s because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2018 in the Janus decision that public sector unions can’t require non-members to pay agency fees. The Supreme Court ruled the Constitution prohibits it.

Commentary: Cost of Forced Unionism Soars by over 50 Percent

June 14, 2022June 13, 2022 RealClearWire

For decades, states like New York, California and Illinois have evidently been paying a high price for allowing dues-hungry labor union bosses to continue getting workers fired for refusal to bankroll their organizations. Year after year, far more taxpayers have been leaving forced-unionism states than have been moving into them. The cumulative loss of taxpayers has been cutting into their revenue bases.

Recently released data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) indicate the cost of forced unionism soared by more than 50% in the Tax Filing Year 2019, compared to the year before.

Democrat-Sponsored PRO Act Would Invalidate Right-to-Work Laws in 27 States

February 7, 2021February 6, 2021 The Center Square

U.S. House and Senate Democrats have reintroduced the PRO ACT, a sweeping pro-union bill that would wipe out right-to-work labor laws in 27 states.

Democrats argue the PRO Act will create safer workplaces and increase employee benefits by expanding union organizing. Those opposed to it argue it will force small businesses to close, cost an untold number of jobs and worsen the economy, and “impose a laundry list of other union boss power grabs.”

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