Michigan - angry protesters shouted fill the parliament building, Michigan Congressman Tuesday final approval from right to work regulations, devastating an incredible defeat, organized labor movement in the fort state has been a few generations.
Ignore the leading republican house democratic request delay channel, not approved the two bill, the senate last week, according to the same ruthless efficiency. And the private sector workers, government employees of the other processing one of the measures. Republican governor rick snyder are in a few hours is signed, call them "workers domestic-market-oriented Michigan."
"This is free, fair and equal," the speaker of the house Jase Mr Case said, on the floor debate. "This is the basic rights - right, we should unite."
After the vote, he said, the future of Michigan "has never been so bright, because workers are free."
And the right to work laws, prohibit nonunion staff requirements, pay the union contract negotiation and other service condition, the united auto workers union and the establishment of the labor has been political giant will take part in 23 people.
Supporters say, the law give workers more choice and support economic growth, but critics insist on true intention is weaken the trade union organizations, encourage workers "no pains, no gains" withholding money union effective negotiations.
In the gallery protesters shouted "ashamed of you!" To take measures. Union supporters jam corridor and reason, Shouting "no justice, no peace," and the Democrats warned that in legislation and republicans refused to hold a hearing committee, or the state allows the referendum will be long lasting hard feeling.
On Monday the United States senator Levin (Carl Levin) and other Democrats in the state's congressional delegation met with snyder, and urged him to slow down things.
, "levine vote in the house of representatives and said:" for millions of Michigan workers, this is not the general debate. "This is their rights, they choose negotiation agent their wages, benefits and working conditions for negotiation, and benefit from the negotiations to a certain way to get their share of the cost of the attack."
Although the Numbers in the tens of thousands of people, much less than those paintings from right to in indiana state legislation, earlier this year, 2011 in Wisconsin, in considering cutting most government employees collective bargain rights law. These measures caused several weeks of intense debate, and the democratic boycott will be postponed to take action, tens of thousands of activists occupied statehouses.
In Michigan, republican action so quickly, they seldom have time to plan large-scale boycott.
Snyder and republican leaders on Thursday announced their intentions. In a few hours, to push the bill powerless Democrats in the senate by opposition. A law of 5 days of waiting period, the house of representatives passed the last through the.
The governor said he can't see any reason not immediately signed the bill, especially the demonstrators or wish to dissuade him.
"He said," they can do, they can go home, because they know more opinion, is not change the results. "I think it's just trying to make this problem behind us."
Snyder said he wanted to question the court of law, but believe it will stand in. He said, the trade union is mainly responsible for the division, ignore his opinions, and the November election failure sought work right law unconstitutional. Bitter center stage activities in a measure problem.
In Michigan "free work introduction will help our country's economic stage a come back, and trade unions and collective bargaining role," snyder said.
The demonstrators began to gather in before dawn, the sandstone brick parliament building outside, shouted, in the cold darkness shout, waving banners slogans, such as "stop the war workers." Others joined the 3 pieces of construction, some dressed in overalls and hard hat.
Valerie · boden, reading manager Wayne county community college district and American teachers union members, sitting on the steps of the Capitol building a mark is shaped like a tombstone steps. It says: "here lies democracy."
Boden said: "I don't think this is a very sad day, in the history of the Michigan,".
Filled with the rotunda area, gongs and drums, to chant buddhist scripture. Chorus rose to deafening thunder, Congressman vote. Later, the demonstrators poured into the streets housing snyder office opposite the building. Two people were arrested, when they tried to enter, state police said.
In the late afternoon, the demonstrators are mostly scattered.
The governor insist it improper handling, act with undue haste, debate, the house of representatives and the senate for a "healthy discussion."
Michigan provides the right to work the best motion based on land, but in the rust belt, in the election of 2010, tea party movement make public republican majority union repeatedly by setbacks, processing.
Opponents say that they would by snyder in his line item veto power from act deleted of $1 million, make them qualified chonju referendum. But the house quickly rejected the democratic revision, the effect.
Support the bill MPS who "will be the responsibility of the ballot box said:" in 2014, the state representative Tim Greimel, was introduced into the house democratic leader.
However, st. Joseph who vote, this two bill republican senator John Proos forecast, against will fade out policy change has brought more jobs Michigan.
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