Michigan Right-to-Work Law to End, Strengthening Unions in Controversial Move

Published on February 2, 2024

Michigan will repeal its right-to-work statute, enacted in 2012, on March 24, making it the first state to do so in nearly six decades. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the move is essential to protect the rights of union workers in the state, which, at 166,800, is home to the most auto manufacturing jobs in the U.S. “No matter who you are or where you come from, if you work hard, you should be able to provide for your family and have a fair shot at a better future. You should have the freedom to live the way you want. That’s the American dream,” Ms. Whitmer said at her 2024 State of the State Address, ahead of the repeal that critics warn will have the opposite effect....

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