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Mackinac Center to Michigan Gov Snyder: Strike Colors, Hove To… Recieve Boarders on Right to Work

posted this on January 26th, 2012.

In one of the boldest, brashest moves seen in Michigan in quite some time, Ken Braun the recently ‘former’ Managing Director of CapCon at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, has threaten Republican Governor Rick Snyder to either join the “Right to Work” (for a lot less) forces, or be circumvented by ‘citizen’ introduced legislation that will completely bypass the Nerd using the Tea Party Republican majorities in the Michigan State House and Senate and a loop-hole in the Michigan Constitution.

Just out from Ken Braun of the Mackinac Center:

Michigan’s tea party activists are suffering right to work envy while watching the Indiana governor march his Legislature relentlessly to the finish line on that issue. Our Republican governor recently said right to work is too divisive and he doesn’t want the Legislature to send a bill to his desk.

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Article 2, section 9 (of the Michigan Constitution), provides citizens (like the Tea Party) with the power to initiate laws and send them to the Legislature for approval. If both chambers vote by simple majority to approve the bill within 40 days, then it becomes law.

The governor has no role in the process and can neither sign nor veto the measure.

What? Read Braun’s FULL POSTING HERE.

Within the posting(s) are links to articles on Rick Snyder’s statements on his reluctance address any “Right to Work” (for Less) legislation, saying he doesn’t want it ‘on his desk’ and that the issue is ‘too divisive‘.

Also mentioned in the piece are references to the efforts of the Michigan “Tea Party” to recall Michigan Republican Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville for his statements on the controversial legislation also being pushed through in Indiana by Republican Governor Mitch Daniels.

Richardville is characterized by Braun as being too ‘skeptical’ and ‘outright hostile’ on the issue, which if brought up this year would certainly put just about everything on anyone’s agenda but the already troublesome, dictatorial “Emergency Manager” Law out of sight and mind completely.

The ties between the Mackinac Center, American for Prosperity (AFP), both with shared funders, supporters and participants, and their ties to [...]

January 26th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: ALEC, Americans for Prosperity, Detroit News, Governor, House, House GOP, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Right Wing Organizations, Senate, Senate GOP, snyder, Unions | One comment

Let’s get the facts out about the right to work for less.

posted this on September 20th, 2011.

Promoted by Eclectablog ——————

Legislatures around the Great Lakes region have lined up in opposition to unions, and the spread of “right to work” legislation has continued at breakneck pace.

Proponents of a right-to-work law in Michigan suggest that it would increase job growth and incomes in the state…

These assertions appear to be based, in large part, on information supplied by advocates in the National Right to Work Committee, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, and other anti-union organizations.

But when looking at the facts, it appears that the claims supporting RtW legislation are fabrications or oversimplifications of reality.

Michigan’s corporate Governor Rick Snyder has stated emphatically that he doesn’t want to start into a fight over so called “Right to Work” legislation and would rather focus his attention on “his” agenda. His concern has been well documented, but while he contends that he won’t support legislation, he has not yet stated whether or not he’ll veto the legislation.

Last week, Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville broke with the Governor on the issue of “Right to Work.” Richardville had been carrying the Governor’s water all year, and appears to be going his own way on this issue.

Richardville intends to push through a quasi-RtW bill designed just for teachers. He claims that teachers in the state have not sacrificed like other workers, and that by singling out teachers, he can make everyone feel the pain.

His idea is called “Right to Teach.” It’s open shop, just for educators.

Perhaps Michigan’s business leaders and fiscal conservatives should read the latest report from the Economic Policy Institute?

EPI released ‘RIGHT TO WORK’: The wrong answer for Michigan’s economy last week by Dr. Gordon Lafer.

As Michigan seeks to recover from the Great Recession while addressing the additional problems generated by contraction in the auto industry, some advocates are promoting the idea that the state’s economy can be turned around through adoption of a “right-to-work” law.

Large sums of money have been devoted to backing so-called “right-to-work” bills in numerous state legislatures. Lobbyists for these misleadingly named laws claim that they significantly improve both job growth and [...]

September 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Articles, Featured Articles | 8 comments