LANSING — House Democrats on Wednesday voted to repeal the state's Right-to-Work law, rejecting a major Republican policy barely two months after taking control of the Legislature.
The legislation, now headed to the Senate for final votes as early as next week, would end a 2012 law that prohibits compulsory union dues or fees. The House also voted to restore a construction-industry “prevailing wage” law the GOP repealed in 2018.
Democrats touted the union-backed measure as a restoration of worker rights to collectively bargain for wages, benefits and workplace safety.
“The so-called Right-to-Work law was designed not to give freedom to workers but to weaken their bargaining power and increase the profits of the few,” state Rep. Dylan Wegela, D-Garden City, argued in a floor speech.
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The repeal bills passed the House in a series of 56-53, party-line votes marked by uniform opposition from Republicans, who argued that Right-to-Work gave workers an important choice whether to support a union and made Michigan more attractive to job creators.
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