Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Local 600 joined thousands of other union members from across the state and beyond in protesting the bills.
Michigan union members from across the state were in Lansing on Tuesday for the second time in a week to protest legislation that would make Michigan a right-to-work state. More: Recap our live coverage from Tuesday in Lansing. An estimated 10,000 union protesters from every corner of the state, as well as from Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin, gathered near the state Capitol. Teamsters, the American Federation of Teachers, the Michigan Education Foundation, UAW and a number of smaller unions—including pipeworkers, boilermakers and plumbers—came out. Members of firefighter unions from Dearborn, Birmingham and other cities also came out to stand in solidarity, though fire and police unions are not affected by the legislation. Nick Kottalis, a …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Opponents of the bill are discussing ways to fight its passage, while a final vote is expected to come this week.
As Michigan’s right-to-work legislation heads back for a final vote on Tuesday, unions and legislative opponents of the law say that the battle is not over—even if there’s not much they can do to stop the bill from passing. The bills, separate versions of which were passed last week in the house and senate, are sitting through a five-day waiting period before they can be reconciled. Democratic Dearborn Sen. Morris Hood said that the expectation in Lansing is that the Senate-approved versions of the bills will go over to the house for approval on Tuesday. “At this point, (senators) don’t have a large course of action in which we can do besides continue to lobby on behalf of our contingent and still have a process before it goes to the house…
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Gov. Rick Snyder announced Thursday that he would like to see right-to-work legislation on his desk before the end of this year's legislative session.
Michigan could very well be a right-to-work state in 2013 following Gov. Rick Snyder's call to action Thursday for the state legislature to pass a "workplace fairness and equity" bill in the next few days. Throngs of protesters gathered on the Capitol lawn and in the lobby of the governor's headquarters Thursday, including members of Dearborn's UAW Local 600. Union members from across the state joined the protests, organized by the Michigan chapter of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. UAW posted updates from Lansing on its Facebook page, including video from outside of the Senate chambers, where a crowded room of protesters chanted against the legislation. Snyder held a press conference Thursday …
Nickel
11:31 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
I really question whether these UAW workers know what they are protesting. I would be surprised if they lose one member because it is their union that pays for the employee health care. Who wants to be FORCED to pay a club to work? I know I would join the union if the shop had a union only because of the protections it provides, this law only states you cannot force one to join the union as a … more ›