Friday, December 14, 2012

The right-to-work dilemma

Updated at 7:30 p.m. ET: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law two bills Tuesday sharply limiting labor rights, which the House passed over the objections of thousands of people packing the Capitol in protest, some of

Michigan is the 24th right-to-work state, following Indiana, which became the 23rd state on Feb. 1, 2012. So far, over 200 companies have announced they will move to Indiana or expand existing operations in the state, and 90 cited the right-to-work law

WASHINGTON, December 13, 2012 — Make no mistake about it, a Right to Work (RTW) state means less work for workers and is an anti-union move. Yet that is what has happened once again, this time in Michigan, the birthplace of one of the biggest and

#tellusatoday: Do more right-to-work states send signal? Share. Comments. your say 1213 unions 2. Silent protesters wear stickers to illustrate loss in wages from the right-to-work law in Lansing, Mich., on Wednesday. (Photo: Paul Sancya, AP). 8:06PM

WASHINGTON -- Gov. Rick Snyder (R) officially made Michigan a "right-to-work" state on Tuesday, signing into law two bills that significantly diminish the power of unions.

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