LABOR UNIONS & RIGHT TO WORK

[HairOfTheDog]

The Michigan Senate passed the state's Right to Work (private sector) bill tonight. It was approved by the state's House earlier and now awaits GOP Governor Snyder's signature, expected next week.

Mega protests by Democrats and Union activists went down at the state's capitol tonight. One of the reasons cited for Gov. Snyder's promotion/approval of the act (he had previously opposed it) is that 900 Michigan companies employing thousands of workers had moved to Indiana (which already has a "right to work" statute in place); so essentially he is pushing towards getting people back to work and keeping jobs in the state.

Michigan is the 24^th state to pass such legislation; almost half the country. With the uemployment rate shooting rom 7.0% in Oct 2012 to 7.8% in Nov 2012, I expect to see other Republican governors and law makers changing gears and embracing Right To Work legislation. JMO...

-Will labor unions in American be extinct in a few years?
-If they continue to lose ground, is that a good or bad thing?

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References:

Right to Work Definition:
A right-to-work law is a statute in the United States of America that prohibits union security agreements, or agreements between labor unions and employers that govern the extent to which an established union can require employees' membership, payment of union dues, or fees as a condition of employment, either before or after hiring. Such laws are allowed under the 1947 federal Taft–Hartley Act.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/06...53975.html