Well watching the TV news tonight was quite stimulating
since the Michigan
Right-to-Work protest was on full display for the world to see.
I have to admit that I just love Governor Rick Snyder and
how he works. He keeps saying he is not a political animal but a businessman
that has Michiganders as clients and therefore has to do what is best for his
clients and I believe him big time!
He signed the Right-to-Work bill in private with no public
signing ceremony because that would be rubbing salt on the wound and quite
unnecessary; the bill is now law, no need to protest any further.
He held an immediate press conference right after signing
the bill which was a very smart move because it gave the normal citizen of
Michigan a chance to hear why he did it and why it is good for the state (I
will go into specifics in a later blog but believe me, it is good for
Michigan).
He reiterated that if the unions would not have pushed
Proposal 2 to enshrine unionism in our state constitution, this Right-to-Work
bill would never have happened so the unions have only themselves to blame for
this result.
Watching TV footage of the protests during the day was quite
disheartening but totally expected. The protesters had no idea what they were
protesting, most of their remarks about the legislation was just plain
ignorant, repeating what their leaders told them to say without thinking what
the hell they were saying.
As the governor said this legislation is NOT anti-union but
PRO-worker. Many union workers are all for this legislation. We all need to
understand the “facts” about what this legislation does and does not and quit
making stupid statements based on emotion only.
Everybody needs to cool down and start reading and listening
to the FACTS to be able to have an intelligent discussion about what will
happen and what needs to happen and how we can work well within the new law.
Union leaders need to tone down their rhetoric and
understand now that the union members under their command are now their
CUSTOMERS and CLIENTS to be treated as such and not to be ordered as mindless
zombies to do their bidding.
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