LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A coalition announced Thursday wants to make Michigan, a state with deep union roots, a right-to-work state.
Michigan Freedom to Work seeks a state law that would prohibit requiring an employee to join or financially support a union as a condition of employment. The group includes some current and former union members who say belonging to a labor organization should be a matter of personal choice, not a requirement.
Right-to-work states are mostly in the southern and western United States. Right-to-work proposals in Michigan, birthplace of the United Auto Workers and a relative union stronghold, have fizzled for years. But they're gaining more attention because Republicans now control the state House and Senate, as well as the governor's office.
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