Background: Constitutional amendment to establish employees’ right to join unions and bargain collectively with public or private employers regarding wages, hours and other terms of employment.
What it does: Collective bargaining levels the playing field and helps ensure good working conditions and a better quality of life for all Michiganders, whether in unions or not. Allows employees to come together with employers to negotiate a fair deal so CEOs aren’t the only ones benefitting from a company’s success.
Proposal 2 is supported by:
A. Philip Randolph Institute
ACCESS
AFT Michigan
Alliance for Immigrants Rights / Michigan Organizing Project
America Votes
Clean Water Action
Equality Michigan
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) of Greater Lansing Area
Michigan AFL-CIO
Michigan AFSCME Council 25
Michigan Association for Justice
Michigan Education Association
Michigan Laborers Union
Michigan NOW
Michigan Parent Teacher Association
One Michigan
Progress Michigan
ROC – Michigan
SEIU Michigan State Council
Sierra Club Michigan Chapter
Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice
UAW
UFCW
Xicano Development Center
Proposal 2 is opposed by:
Amway
Amerisure Insurance
Huntington Bank
Michigan Tea Party Alliance
Rattle With Us Tea Party
Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots
Independent Tea Party Patriots
ReTakeOurGov Tea Party
Sheldon Adelson
SW Michigan Tea Party Patriots
Waste Management
Coming from a strong labor union background, I am very much aware of what could happen to collective bargaining rights in Michigan if the crypto-fascists have their way in the state legislature and Congress. Not only would union organizing become illegal, as workers, we could all be reduced to virtual wage slaves. That’s why I’m voting “yes” on proposal 2.
Wow!!! I am ready surprise by waste management & huntington bank respond to protect working families, I guess these people don’t have families. So sad!
without this the republican will turn this state into a right to work state then there will be on workers rights and no jobs , just like romney did to the employees of bain international. i am also a proud member of the ufcw local 951.
Vote YES! if you like to have an opinion at work.
I’m pretty sure I’m going to vote yes… I read that it will override at least 170 current laws and I can’t find them.
I am a police officer and so is my husband and we are voting yes! I refuse to let R. Ficano control my wages!
Voting yes will protect all of the hard working middle class people so politicians won’t attack our teacher and labor unions. I already voted yes on 2 and I suggest that you do the same to protect good teachers, auto workers, policemen, firemen and women, nurses, and good service men and women.