Now that didn't take so long.
Free Press columnist Stephen Henderson writes that as "the ink's still drying on Tuesday's election results" there's talk about making Michigan a right-to-work state. The talk comes after Proposal 2, which called for a collective bargaining provision for the state constitution, went down in flames.
He writes:
Lansing insiders say it could come in the upcoming lame duck session, and if not, it seems sure to crop up after January.
A word of caution to state legislators: Don't do it.
For any number of reasons, this would be a divisive and destructive fight with little or no upside. It would ignite the Michigan version of a civil war over an idea that, even if it comes to fruition, won't solve the state's economic problems, won't make the state more attractive to middle-class families (who are the backbone of the economy), and won't address the weakest parts of our infrastructure: education and transportation.
A right-to-work state would weaken unions. Critics of such a move say it would also result in lower wages.
