On December 11 the governor of Michigan, a bastion of organized labor, signed a right-to-work law.
Let me give an example that illustrates how right-to-work law affects freedom to contract under current labor laws.
The passing of a right-to-work law in Michigan is a hugely significant development.
One bright idea is to renegotiate contracts now to lock teachers into paying union dues after the right-to-work law goes into effect in March.
He explained to Nissan executives who were deciding where to put their first U.S. manufacturing plant what was unique about Tennessee: it had a right-to-work law.
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Its right-to-work law doesn't impose unions on businesses or employees.
Moving to last week, economically depressed and unionized Michigan adopted a right-to-work law that will give the individual the freedom to not pay dues and not join a union in a unionized workplace.
That's the message from a December 27-28 memo to local union presidents and board members from Michigan Education Association President Steven Cook, which recommends tactics that unions can use to dilute the impact of the right-to-work law.
And despite a visit Monday and personal plea from President Obama, the Michigan Legislature voted Tuesday to change the law and make Michigan the 24th right-to-work state.
When Michigan became the 24th right-to-work state late last year, everyone knew unions would try to overturn or otherwise neuter the law.
Because in the end, folks like Amy and Nathan and Laura and Katie are who this law was made to help -- Americans who work hard, who do the right thing, and just expect a fair shake in return.
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