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From the column: "Every worker should have the choice to join a labor union, but no worker should be forced to pay fees to a union as a condition of employment."
The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 would fundamentally change thenature of the relationship between unions, employers, and employees. The only reason to eliminate the secret ballot in unionelections is to give union leaders and managers the power tomanipulate individual workers to guarantee the success of the unionand not to reflect the true choices of the employees.
When it comes to business growth and the economy, Michigan has an advantage that many states, such as Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, do not have.
That advantage is being a right-to-work state, which simply means that workers in Michigan do not have to pay union dues to get or keep a job.
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