The Detroit News
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Michigan Senate votes to repeal the 2012 right-to-work law that made union membership optional at unionized workplaces.
The proposals passed along party lines 20-17, marking a turning point in Michigan politics.
The number of union members in Michigan has fallen from 629,000 to 589,000 in 2022, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Republican lawmakers say the bills would take a choice away from workers and financially benefit Democrats.
Democratic bills restore Michigan's right-to-work law.
Republicans voted in 2018 to repeal the requirement that contractors pay union wages and benefits on state-funded construction projects.
Democrats added a $75,000 appropriation to the bill to protect it against a referendum campaign.
Republicans said the prevailing wage measure would lead to higher costs for taxpayers on school and state projects.
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