Did The South Convince Michigan That We No Longer Need Unions?

UAW President Bob King got an early lump of coal in his Christmas stocking from Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder last week when Snyder agreed to support right-to-work legislation.

The governor's about-face on the issue -- he had earlier pledged to steer away from that fight -- will damage the UAW inside and outside Michigan, said Dave Cole, chairman emeritus of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Under right-to-work legislation, employees cannot be required to join a union or pay union dues. Cole said UAW dues at the Detroit 3 are equivalent to two hours of wages per month, or about $600 per member per year.

Twenty-three states, mostly in the South, have right-to-work laws.

Cole said the UAW will lose credibility with auto workers it is trying to organize in the South.

PLAY - 12/10/2012 4:44:43 PM

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No, the Republicans have complete control over the executive and legislature in Michigan, they are doing what they try to do everywhere. Eliminate the unions at the behest of business interests and destroy a financial supporter of the Democratic party.

TheDepressingTruth - 12/10/2012 9:52:26 PM

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The full plan that the "Powers That Be" have in mind is going to take another 20 to 30 years....The first part is well underway.
(1) Eliminate America's Manufacturing Base and with it, "High Paying" manufacturing jobs.
Establish a HUGE Chinese Middle and Upper Middle Class (try 500 Million to One Billion People) by establishing Manufacturing in China.
(2) Once the American People are driven DOWN to a point where they will accept ANY Job at ANY Price (equal to China now) America will sell OUR CHEAP CRAP TO CHINA!
WHY? Because America will never be able to have as large a number of Consumers as China...Simple Economics..If like our MASTERS, You have NO LOYALTY to COUNTRY..ONLY PROFIT