The ink was barely dry on Michigan’s new Right to Work law when forced-union apologists began to insist state workers were exempt from the law. They argue that a commission, the Civil Service Commission — whose appointees were all picked by big labor loving former Gov. Jennifer Graholm — and not the state legislature, controls the rules for state workers.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder counters that the law does not make state workers’ second class citizens. “Our position is the freedom-to-work legislation covers all public employees in Michigan,” said Sara Wurfel, a spokeswoman for Snyder.
The union bosses understand that by setting up a beachhead in Michigan, workers throughout the Midwest will call upon their legislators for the same rights and protections as their neighbors. This is what the union bosses fear most.
Jewish MIT students assert their rights under Civil Rights Act by requesting religious exemptions from funding union, but union officials continue to demand dues payments
Worker effort prompted by Michigan Legislature’s Right to Work repeal, which subjects workers to pay-up-or-be-fired threats from UGSOA union
Legal Notice: Though forced dues will again be legal in the private sector, Michigan workers can still reject union boss demands to join union and fund union political activities