https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/12/11/big-labor-erupts-as-michigan-goes-right-to-work/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:24:15 -0400<![CDATA[Today the Michigan legislature and governor are expected to turn Michigan into the nation&#8217;s 24th right-to-work state. The state&#8217;s new law does not change collective bargaining rights, but it does give workers the opportunity to decide for themselves whether to join a union or not. It also gives them control over their own money, by banning unions from skimming the paychecks of even non-union workers. Michigan&#8217;s reform is more modest than that which passed in Wisconsin, but it gets at a fundamental American right: The right to work without anyone forcing a worker to join a union, and the right to determine how one spends or keeps their own hard-earned money.]]>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:23:01 -0500<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/12/11/big-labor-erupts-as-michigan-goes-right-to-work-n175482