Advance Notice: Briefs

The Michigan AFL-CIO on Tuesday continued its call for a repeal of the state’s Right to Work legislation.

“The teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remain at the forefront of our work, and Michigan’s labor movement reminded state legislators of his pro-worker message yesterday,” said Ron Bieber, Michigan AFL-CIO president. “Dr. King’s message was simple: the purpose of so-called ‘right-to-work’ laws is to destroy unions and our ability to improve wages and working conditions for all people. Every MLK Day we see politicians on both sides of the aisle quoting Dr. King. This year they have an opportunity to heed his message by repealing the anti-union ‘Right-to-Work’ for Less policies and fighting for the betterment of all working families.”

King, a civil rights activist, was killed on April 4, 1968, during a visit to Memphis, Tenn., to support striking sanitation workers.

Now wielding power in the Michigan House and Senate for the first time in decades, Democrats on Wednesday used the first day of the 102nd Legislature to announce a flurry of bills to advance labor, LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights. Both chambers swore in new and returning members Wednesday morning, after which Democratic leaders announced six … Continue reading

“We’ve got to give ourselves to this struggle until the end,” said King during that visit. “Nothing would be more tragic than to stop at this point in Memphis. We’ve got to see it through.”

Republicans passed Right to Work...

Read Full Story: https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMie2h0dHBzOi8vbWljaGlnYW5hZHZhb...