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Organization to keep your job. its that simple. its that simple. this is going to move michigan forward. its going to move our state forward, allow us to compete for great paying jobs. we believe the uaw, theyre going to have to be competitive, theyre going to have to earn the dues from those union members and from the people on the line, and it they earn them and theyre competitive, they will stay in the union, and they will keep their membership. so i think theyre up to the task. i think theyr...

Raise. youre creating divisiveness on the shop floor. everybody should pay their fair share. thats kind of an american principle. were fighting about that in washington on the fiscal cliff, too. >> let me -- last question for you, suppose the republicans, they dont like the uaws liberal point of view on politics. >> none of our dues dollars goes to -- very, very little. we raise our money for politics through voluntary contributions. the money that members pay in dues goes to pay for the represe...

Why should a worker be forced to join a union? >> well, lets start out with the facts. no worker in america is forced to join a union. the national labor re-elections act say that any worker -- our uaw constitution says any worker who does not want to be a member does not have to be. they still work. the question here really is do citizens in a community pay their fair share of the police, the fire, the snow removal, any of the services they get from that community? yes, they do. i want to ask g...

Is this right to work thing really going to hurt your union and kill the esprit de corps of the union workers? why would this hurt them? >> i dont think it will in the uaw. we have great membership loyalty. the problem is its just the first step. we have watched in this state right wing legislatures pass laws to take away the collective bargaining rights from public sector employees on health care and pensions. they did a petty vindictive law that took away the right to dues deductions for teach...

Act say that any worker -- our uaw constitution says any worker who does not want to be a member does not have to be. they still work. the question here really is do citizens in a community pay their fair share of the police, the fire, the snow removal, any of the services they get from that community? yes, they do. i want to ask governor snyder, is he -- >> no, no. no. bob, let me ask you the question. i know you had fun with me on that one. in other words, you have to pay the equivalent of the...

Big picture ideas. isnt just interested in wages and work rules. interested in the welfare of middle class people. you have a great union there. is this right to work thing really going to hurt your union and kill the esprit de corps of the union workers? why would this hurt them? >> i dont think it will in the uaw. we have great membership loyalty. the problem is its just the first step. we have watched in this state right wing legislatures pass laws to take away the collective bargaining right...

Hard-earned money to a private organization to keep your job. its that simple. its that sirm. this is going to move michigan forward. its going to move our state forward, allow us to compete for great paying jobs. we believe the uaw, theyre going to have to be competitive, theyre going to have to earn the dues from those union members and from the people on the line, and it they earn them and theyre competitive, they will stay in the union and they will keep their membership. so i think theyre u...

If you say one worker doesnt have to pay, youre giving him a raise. youre creating divisiveness on the shop floor. everybody should pay their fair share. thats kind of an american principle. were fighting about that in washington on the fiscal cliff, too. >> let me -- last question for you, suppose the republicans they dont like the uaws liberal point 6 view on politics. >> none of our dues dollars goes to -- very, very little. we raise our money for politics through voluntary contributions. the...

>> well, lets start out with the facts. no worker in america is forced to join a union. the national labor re-elections act say that any worker -- our uaw constitution says any worker who does not want to be a member, does not have to be. they still work. the question here really is do citizens in a community pay their fair share of the police, the fire, the snow removal, any of the services they get from that community? yes, they do. i want to ask governor snyder, is he -- >> no, no. bob, let m...