Socalled 'Right To Work' Law Repealed in Michigan

[bobabode]

'In victory for labor unions, Michigan governor repeals 'right-to-work' law'

"(Reuters) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday signed a package of bills repealing the state's so-called "right to work" law that allowed workers to opt out of unions, a long-sought victory for labor organizers facing an era of diminished power.

Whitmer became the first governor since the 1960s to roll back right-to-work legislation. Twenty-six other U.S. states and the territory of Guam still have right-to-work laws on the books, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

"Michigan workers are the most talented and hard-working in the world and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect," Whitmer, a two-term Democrat, said in a statement.

Michigan House Bills 4004 and 4007 and Senate Bill 34 passed the Democratic-controlled state legislature earlier this month. House Bill 4007 requires that contractors hired by the state pay a so-called prevailing wage, the amount used when hiring union workers."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...3fee6fa&ei=337

Hallelujah!

[Dondilion]

Good to know that this has occurred in such an important industrial state.

Down here in Florida there is a relentless effort to encourage those in a union not to pay dues.

[Oerets]

The Right To Work...or Less Laws funded by executives and owners what is wrong with that? See nothing wrong with them protecting their workers from paying for representation. I'm sure they are generous and understanding.


Even thou executives have contracts.

[Chicks]

Michigan offers real hope — and a roadmap back to democracy and common sense
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/25/mic...-common-sense/

Democracy and common sense. Sorry, Whell!

[finnbow]

Meanwhile, Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill into law this week that rolls back a number of child labor protections across the state, including a measure that had required employers to obtain work certificates for children under the age of 16.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/polit...bor/index.html

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Meanwhile, Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill into law this week that rolls back a number of child labor protections across the state, including a measure that had required employers to obtain work certificates for children under the age of 16.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/polit...bor/index.html

I'd like to see the people who insist 'conservatives are human beings with hearts who only want the same good things everyone wants' defend this! Tell me this isn't the work of heartless money-grasping bastards!

[whell]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

I'd like to see the people who insist 'conservatives are human beings with hearts who only want the same good things everyone wants' defend this! Tell me this isn't the work of heartless money-grasping bastards!

This cracks me up. In one thread in this forum, the forum members advocated having children given access to "gender-affirming care", including access to meds like puberty blockers, without their parent's knowledge. In this thread, doing away with the relatively useless work permit for high school kids is "the work of heartless money-grasping bastards".

Truly fascinating.

FYI, states are all over the place on this issue. Some states have no work permit requirements, some only require them for kids up to age 16, and some require them for certain types of jobs up to and including age 18. None of these state regulations replaced or detracted from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which already provides strict child labor prohibitions and requirements.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by whell

This cracks me up. In one thread in this forum, the forum members advocated having children given access to "gender-affirming care", including access to meds like puberty blockers, without their parent's knowledge. In this thread, doing away with the relatively useless work permit for high school kids is "the work of heartless money-grasping bastards".

Truly fascinating.

FYI, states are all over the place on this issue. Some states have no work permit requirements, some only require them for kids up to age 16, and some require them for certain types of jobs up to and including age 18. None of these state regulations replaced or detracted from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which already provides strict child labor prohibitions and requirements.

Anything people feel strongly about attracts a troll from you? Forget it, will not engage with you. Go away.

[GChief]

The farm kid in me wants to know what the problem is having teenagers do hard or dangerous labor?

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by GChief

The farm kid in me wants to know what the problem is having teenagers do hard or dangerous labor?

Problem is that kids lack knowledge and good judgment they need to negotiate risk on the job. Further, their immature judgement can make them exploitable, as can impovrishment. Unaccompanied minor immigrants who must support themselves and fall through the social welfare cracks here are highly exploited.

Farm parents can generally be trusted to try to protect their own children's safety, but strangers are more likely to be careless of it.