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Michigan Republicans Re-Pass Anti-Union Law That Voters Repealed Just Six Weeks Ago
Not content to push through an anti-union “right-to-work” law, new restrictive abortion policies, and an anti-Sharia law, Michigan Republicans are now pursuing a revamp of a law voters rejected at the polls barely more than a month ago.
Michigan’s House Republicans today passed a new version of the “emergency manager” law that voters repealed via ballot referendum in November. The initial version gave broader powers to state-appointed emergency managers who oversee townships that are struggling financially.
Among those powers was the ability to void union contracts and labor agreements. The new version, introduced by state Rep. Al Pscholka ®, makes small changes but still includes the provision granting the manager authority over labor contracts, as the Detroit Free Press reports:
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