Interesting developments have happened across the labor movement so far in 2023.
Earlier this week, the Michigan Senate voted to repeal the 2012 right-to-work law passed under former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder. After the bill goes back to the House to conform it to the slightly different Senate version, it will likely head to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk for her signature.
Bridge Michigan reported how Democrats pulled a savvy move to fortify the bill’s longevity; they attached a one-time $2 million for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to implement the reversal of right to work. In Michigan, under the state’s constitution, laws cannot be overturned through referendums if they have appropriations attached to them.
In effect, Michigan Democrats made it so that if Republicans want to repeal the repeal of right to work, they need to attain a governing trifecta. Republicans in the state have pointed to how this move will test Whitmer’s previous statements about lawmakers (namely Republicans) for abusing this measure. In a 2019 executive order, she said: “I intend to veto legislation that circumvents the right to a referendum.”
This week, Whitmer told reporters in Michigan, “I did not ask the Legislature to put that part into the bill, and it certainly is not on my agenda. But I am going to sign a bill that restores workers’ rights.”
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