Whitmer repeals right-to-work, reinstates prevailing wage

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Friday Democratic bills to repeal Michigan's right-to-work law that currently allows workers in the state to not pay union dues or fees and reinstate a prevailing wage law that requires union-level wages and benefits for state-funded construction projects. "Today, we are coming together to restore workers’ rights, protect Michiganders on the job, and grow Michigan's middle class," Whitmer said in a statement. "Michigan workers are the most talented and hard-working in the world and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect." Just over...