'After decades of anti-worker attacks, Michigan has restored the balance of power for working people by passing laws to protect their freedom to bargain for the good wages, good benefits, and safe workplaces they deserve,' said one labor organizer.
Gov. Whitmer Signs Historic Workers Rights Bills Into Law in Michigan
The new laws make Michigan the first state to roll back anti-union right-to-work laws, which bar unions from requiring that all workers in unionized jobs pay dues, in nearly six decades. "Today, we are coming together to restore workers' rights, protect Michiganders on the job, and grow Michigan's middle class," said"Michigan workers are the most talented and hard-working in the world and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect."The passage of Michigan's right-to-work law in 2012 provoked outcry and drew labor advocates from across the county to Lansing to rally against the law.
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