Michigan labor vote was political payback

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Snyder is dutifully reciting the lies about right to work. He says it will bring jobs to Michigan, a myth that’s been debunked time and time again. He even calls the new law pro-worker.

But no amount of spin can hide the real purpose of these laws: It is to weaken the infrastructure of organized labor and, with that, the backbone of the Democratic Party and progressive movement.

The right-wing elite know they cannot win without destroying unions. That’s why they are willing to spend so much money funding the war on workers. Adelson made that clear this week, telling the Wall Street Journal that he will double his investments in the GOP and state-level attacks on labor.

The right-to-work legislation passed in Michigan is only the opening salvo for the 2014 election.

We can expect more assaults on the Democratic Party’s base at the state level for the next four years. Another Koch-backed group, the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, will push for more laws to suppress the votes of their political enemies, more laws to weaken unions and more laws to empower corporations.
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