Barack Obama Takes Aim at Right-to-Work Laws
President says proposed right-to-work laws give people "the right to work for less money" during an appearance in Redford Township.
President Barack Obama took direct aim at proposed right-to-work legislation during an appearance Monday in Redford Township. Obama waded into Michigan’s brewing labor battle that erupted last week when Gov. Rick Snyder said right-to-work legislation was on his agenda and union groups protested at the state Capitol in Lansing. "We should do everything we can to keep creating good middle-class jobs that help folks rebuild security for their families," Obama said Monday in a speech at the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant, according to the Huffington Post. Obama added that with right-to-work laws, “what they're really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money.” Following the press conference, Congressman Gary Peters (D-9th …
Scott
9:14 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Unions were at one time an essential part of workplace safety and fairness. However over time the unions have become a strange entity. Where else can you work as a new hire for the same wage as a 10 year vet and receive the same pay other than a union shop. In my view this undermines productivity by the simple fact that there is no incentive for a worker who outperforms or outproduces another … more ›