Here are right to Michigan legislature passed legislation approved and signed into law, governor rick snyder know five things:
This name is a misleading
It is not the right to work, but the workers' right to choose whether or not to join a trade union or pay the amount, trade union membership dues. The legislative ban called "closed shop," where workers have no choice but to join a trade union or to pay for these expenses.
It quickly to take action
The republican majority use its superior Numbers and support the governor rick snyder's straight legislation passed the house of representatives and the senate last week. They helpless anger poured into the Capitol corridor and reason union activist, from thousands of Democrats and ignore calls to condemn and challenges. Snyder signed the bill into law, Tuesday after hours, and finally the house vote.
But not easy to not more than
Supporters, including the republican leaders in the legislative chamber of commerce and Michigan, insist on it's about workers' freedom of association and a better business environment. Critics, including the Democrats and Michigan huge labor team against true intention is, bleeding union money and bargaining power, and allow FeiGongHui workers get special treatment, but do not have to pay. Thousands of protests in Michigan in the Capitol, but even if they admit, it will inevitably become law before the final vote.
This is not the first
Michigan has become the 24th state, such a law. In the great lakes national victory to provide the correct work movement the strongest based on land, but in the rust belt regions, organized labor has appeared some body blow. Indiana and Wisconsin republican in recent push through legislation limit the right of Labour union, and stirred up a long time, mass protests.
Rusted back to milk?
Law enforcement officials vowed Michigan will become "another Wisconsin, demonstrators occupied the Capitol around the clock for nearly three weeks. They take measures to prevent this kind of situation.
On Thursday, eight people were arrested - some of the pepper spray - after authorities said they disobey orders, and trying to catch the last two state police to the senate. People and a long history of building safety problem, the authorities said they temporarily closed, construction and maintain hundreds of outside. The judge ordered the reopened.
Police say they are considering the need to maintain a "people's home" open, if at all possible areas, is becoming overcrowded, if necessary, will be closed they are paying close attention to. They also greatly strengthened the police force, and of the demonstrators were from the state and the number of transcendence.
They say, they used pepper spray again on Tuesday to conquer his hand is pulled into the crowd a policewoman on Capitol hill outside the demonstrators. Police have arrested two people, they tried to enter the state office building all the governor's office.
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