LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) - Michigan's controversial Right to Work law is a step closer to being history after a Michigan House committee approved a proposal to repeal the unpopular law.
More than a decade ago, in December 2012, over 10,000 angry pro union demonstrators tried to block the Republicans from passing a right to work law. The demonstrators lost that battle.
Repealing the law, which prohibits public and private unions from requiring that nonunion employees pay union dues even if the union bargains on their behalf, has been a top priority for Democrats since they took full control of the state government this year.
Now, organized labor and others showed up to repeal what the Republicans did way back when. Today, with Democrats in control of the House and Senate, a repeal of the law is expected to pass despite objections from business.
"Right to work makes states more competitive for some jobs because with right to work states are simply not considered. We're not even in the game. I want to be clear, our organization is not against unions, in fact we partner with unions really well, we're for choice," Jonas Peterson from SW Michigan First said.
Rep. Regina Weiss, (D) Oak Park, is the sponsor of the repeal and argues that Michigan labor has gotten weaker and others claim wages are down 13% and job injuries are up 50%.
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