LANSING — The Michigan Senate voted 20-17 along party lines Tuesday afternoon to repeal the decade-old Right-to-Work law and restore a construction-industry prevailing wage law repealed in 2018.
The vote set off applause and cheers in the legislative gallery and outside chambers, where more than 100 union members and supporters remained for most of the day.
The measure will return briefly to the House before it goes to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her signature. The repeal — a priority for unions for a decade — is the latest in a flurry of activity for Democrats who gained control of the Legislature in January for the first time in decades.
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Right-to-Work allows workers to opt out of paying dues in union-represented jobs but still receive benefits. A total of 28 states have the laws, which Democrats say encourages “freeloaders” and reduces union membership.
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