Court says Michigan maintains right to work status (employment, government, states)

[DRob4JC]

Michigan appeals court rules against unions in right-to-work case

The state legislature passed the "right to work" law in December amid union protests in Lansing, dealing a stunning blow to organized labor in the state that is home to U.S. automakers and the symbol of industrial labor in the United States.

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the legislature had the authority to create the law that makes union fees voluntary because it has the constitutional right to "speak for the people on matters of significant public concern."


What do the unions argue?

Unions who brought the challenge argued the law intrudes on the power of the state's Civil Service Commission because the agency has the authority to "regulate all conditions of employment."

The law intrudes on the government's authority. That's backwards thinking for America.

[bUU]

Actually I believe the Court of Appeals screwed this one up - truly they exhibited some rather "backward thinking". The authority of the CSC is constitutional; the legislature cannot override it without changing the state constitution. The fact that that's difficult is no excuse. I'm not sure that the environment in Michigan right now is such that justice will be served though.