NFIB MI Spearheads Advocacy Opposing Legislative Attempt to Eliminate Worker Freedom and Force Unionization

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CONTACT: NFIB Senior Manager Mike Donohue, 202-525-9835

LANSING (Feb. 23, 2023) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the state and nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, today launched a statewide radio and online ad campaign supporting efforts to oppose legislation before the Legislature that would eliminate Michigan’s decade-old Right-To-Work law and compel union membership. The campaign also includes a website, https://www.nfib.com/freedommichiganworker/, with information about the bills and links to local legislators.

>>> CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE RADIO AD. <<<

“Current efforts in Lansing to gut worker freedom and force workers to choose between accepting a job and joining a union are a direct threat to our members, Main Street small businesses, and Michigan’s economic viability,” said NFIB State Director Amanda Fisher. “The record is clear: worker freedom leads to greater economic growth and prosperity for all Michiganders. A strong economy is essential to help Michigan small businesses and entrepreneurs thrive and provide good-paying jobs.”

“Small business owners across the state want to send a clear message to Lansing politicians that in order to make Michigan the best place to live, work, and own a business we must protect worker freedom and resist a return to outdated polices of the past,” Fisher said. “NFIB encourages not just small business owners, but all citizens to contact their legislators and tell them to support worker freedom by opposing these ill-advised bills.”

To date, four bills have been introduced in the Legislature that would repeal the state’s Right-to-Work law (House Bills 4004-5 and Senate Bills 5 & 34).

SCRIPT – NFIB Michigan: Support Worker Freedom :30 Radio Ad

High inflation, COVID shutdowns, worker shortages.

Michigan’s small businesses have faced challenge after challenge.

Now, politicians want to require union membership for a worker to keep their job and end our status as a Right-To-Work state.

Eliminating Right-To-Work would hurt our ability to create jobs, find workers, pay employees, and compete with neighboring states.

Visit NFIB dot com slash Michigan Worker Freedom and learn how you can help keep Michigan competitive and preserve worker freedom.

Paid for by National Federation of Independent Business.

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