The defeat of Proposal 2 in Michigan might have unleashed forces that the unions can’t hold back.
Shikha Dalmia
Reason Magazine
11/13/2012
Unions went for broke in Michigan and they lost big time. But the question now is that will this defeat open the right-to-work floodgates?
Michigan voters soundly defeated Prop 2—a.k.a. the Protect Our Jobs initiative—a constitutional amendment that would have given public-sector unions a potent tool to challenge any law—past, present, or future—limiting their benefits and powers. It would also have permanently barred Michigan from becoming a right-to-work state where payment of dues is no longer required as a condition of employment in unionized companies…
…The unions may wish they had never overplayed their hand in this battle, which they lost even though President Obama carried the state handily, thanks to a high turnout of his base. They were field-testing a strategy to take back existing right-to-work states that allow legislative action through ballot referendums…
The complete article is at Reason.com
