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The Right-to-Work issue is coming up again. Right-to-Work
(RTW) legislation would prohibit forced unionization and some legislators in Michigan feel that passing this legislation would somehow
help revive the Michigan
In general, I have always been pro- right-to-work
legislation because I feel that it is the way things will work in the future as
unions become passé because their existence is no longer needed and because
they have become a drain on our economy.
Our Republican Governor, Rick Snyder, who touts himself as a
business leader and not a politician, feels that a political battle over RTW
legislation would be counter productive and an unnecessary distraction from the
job at hand which is to create more jobs. The Detroit Free Press agrees with
him and I have to also; this is not the time.
There have been letters back and forth about this issue and
just as much data either supporting the benefits of RTW or not.
It is very clear that many “large” companies and maybe even
some small ones did not come to Michigan Mississippi
Boeing moved to South
Carolina
States like Michigan with their forced unionization have
lost and will continue to lose companies and jobs to states that are labor
friendly or RTW states; forced unionization does not have one positive facet to
it…it only deprives companies optimal performance and profitability.
If you argue that unionism keeps companies honest and forces
them to treat their employees’ right, I will disagree with that as an outdated
way to look at labor; may have been that way before but makes no economic sense
today.
So YES to right-to-work legislation but not right now.
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