Michigan votes to repeal Right to Work

[Sea Ray]

This is what happens when you give Democrats total control of the state:

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-...t-to-work-law-in-victory-for-organized-labor/

The Michigan Senate approved a bill on Tuesday to repeal the state’s right-to-work law that allows employees in unionized jobs to opt out of membership and paying dues in a victory for organized labor, sending the bill to the state House.

Back to the days of Jimmy Hoffa

 

[Grand Vol]

Nothing like government mandating membership in a private organization...

 

[hog88]

Nothing like government mandating membership in a private organization...

Mandatory membership in a Union is not too far removed from slavery.

 

[volinbham]

will be interesting when the auto makers shift to E vehicles that require less labor yet more workers are members of unions

 

[MOOOOONEY]

Not to sound heartless but it’s what Michigan citizens voted for.

 

[volinbham]

Not to sound heartless but it’s what Michigan citizens voted for.

it's who they voted for

 

[MOOOOONEY]

it's who they voted for

Yeah that too.

 

[McDad]

Over 40 years, Union membership has decreased by 50%. From 20% of the workforce, to 10%. It is a dinosaur which will eventually become extinct.

 

[volinbham]

Over 40 years, Union membership has decreased by 50%. From 20% of the workforce, to 10%. It is a dinosaur which will eventually become extinct.

Well Biden is playing Jurassic Park with that dinosaur - the infrastructure bill and inflation reduction™ act are loaded with union building requirements and incentives

 

[Orangeburst]

Well Biden is playing Jurassic Park with that dinosaur - the infrastructure bill and inflation reduction™ act are loaded with union building requirements and incentives

Hopefully that monstrosity is repealed soon

 

[McDad]

Well Biden is playing Jurassic Park with that dinosaur - the infrastructure bill and inflation reduction™ act are loaded with union building requirements and incentives

Naturally. Do we expect politicians to voluntarily give up power, power seeking, and power in perpetuity?

 

[McDad]

Hopefully that monstrosity is repealed soon

Would you like to lay odds on it not?

In fact, I believe even if Rs control the Executive and Legisilative branches (by a comfortable margin) the monstrosity will not be repealed.

Thoughts?

 

[85SugarVol]

Would you like to lay odds on it not?

In fact, I believe even if Rs control the Executive and Legisilative branches (by a comfortable margin) the monstrosity will not be repealed.

Thoughts?

Because they like aspects of it? Or just because nothing ever gets repealed?

 

[Orangeburst]

Would you like to lay odds on it not?

In fact, I believe even if Rs control the Executive and Legisilative branches (by a comfortable margin) the monstrosity will not be repealed.

Thoughts?

Who knows really..Fiscal restraints will come via preemptive action or naturally at some point. We are really in that natural mode with inflation and debt interest payments. I was looking at T Bills and they are around 5% now. As these mature I soon expect the interest payments to be $1T/year. Throw in a recession and the cows won't have any more milk to take.

 

[McDad]

Because they like aspects of it? Or just because nothing ever gets repealed?

Both of those and more. Has ACA been repealed? Can you think of any other "monstrosity" of spending (or adding government services) which has every been repealed?

Both parties want power. Both parties want something to fight against more than something to fight for. The history of American government is a history of incremental increase, expansion, bureaucratic growth, and pushing beyond constitutional limits. Why would it change in 2024-2028?

 

[McDad]

Who knows really..Fiscal restraints will come via preemptive action or naturally at some point. We are really in that natural mode with inflation and debt interest payments. I was looking at T Bills and they are around 5% now. As these mature I soon expect the interest payments to be $1T/year. Throw in a recession and the cows won't have any more milk to take.

I thought so, too. But I can only find a few years of "restraint" since WW2.

 

[hog88]

Not to sound heartless but it’s what Michigan citizens voted for.

very true

 

[hog88]

Would you like to lay odds on it not?

In fact, I believe even if Rs control the Executive and Legisilative branches (by a comfortable margin) the monstrosity will not be repealed.

Thoughts?

Agreed, they will not officially repeal it they would rebrand it with more pet project spending.

 

[McDad]

Agreed, they will not officially repeal it they would rebrand it with more pet project spending.

I believe anyone looking objectively at history as a guide would have to conclude the same.