The Heritage Foundation. Over the past two years, several Midwest governors have
turned their states’ status quo; government and economies around by tackling the special
privileges afforded to unions. These efforts were met with particular resistance in
Michigan, where unions funded a ballot proposal to preemptively ban right-to-work and
make collective bargaining a state constitutional right. Proposal 2 would also have
allowed union contracts to invalidate and override state law where it was in conflict with
such collective bargaining agreements. Michigan voters rejected the proposal by a 58-42
percent margin. In the wake of the vote, right-to-work bills were subsequently passed by
the Michigan legislature and signed into law by the Governor, making Michigan the
nation’s 24th right-to-work state. Join us as Dick DeVos — entrepreneur, businessman
and civic leader — examines recent events in his home state and reflects on labor issues
and labor policy nationwide. To learn more and RSVP, please visit
http://www.heritage.org/events/2013/01/dick-devos.