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Saturday, September 26, 2026

Polls on Michigan's Right-to-Work Law - Mackinac Center for Public Policy

The following are the polls taken about “right-to-work” laws in Michigan in recent years. Right-to-work makes it illegal for people to forced to pay dues or fees to a union even if they work in a unionized workplace and under a collective bargaining agreement. Michigan passed a right-to-work law in December of 2012.

December 2022: A poll from the Glengarriff Group commissioned by the Detroit Regional Chamber found that only 29% of people supported overturning Michigan’s right-to-work law. 50% of people were neutral or undecided and 22% were opposed. Only 33% of “strong” or “lean” Democratic voters and 38% of union voters were supportive of overturning the law. Those polled were also read a list of policy priorities from the incoming Democratic Legislature and only 4.5% picked “repeal Michigan’s right-to-work law” as their top priority; 6th out of the 7 policy options they were given.

December 2022: A survey from the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling commissioned by the liberal activist group Progress Michigan asked Michigan voters whether they support, oppose or aren’t sure about a series of policy issues the Legislature could tackle in 2023. 42% supported repealing the state’s right-to-work law with 30% who “strongly support” and 12% “somewhat support” doing so. This compares to 26% who would keep the law and 31% who say they are not sure. Of the 12 policy issues the liberal organization asked about in its poll, repealing Michigan’s right-to-work laws was the least...



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