Labor and Employment - Michigan’s New Right-To-Work Law And Non-Unionized Employers

January 2, 2013

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Michigan's New Right-To-Work Law And Non-Unionized Employers

Michigan will become the 24th "right-to-work" (RTW) state effective March 27, 2013. Its new RTW law will make it unlawful to require an employee to become a union member or to pay fees or dues to a union as a condition of employment or continued employment.

The RTW law will have a direct, even if, due to the expiration dates of agreements, delayed, effect on unionized employers. But only approximately 17.5% of Michigan workers are unionized. For the employers of the 82.5% of Michigan workers who are non-unionized, the question is what effect, if any, will Michigan's RTW law have on their ability to remain union-free in the future?

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