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Florida bill to deter voluntary union recognition came from a Midwest think tank, records show
Workers for Opportunity, a “workplace freedom” initiative of the “free-market” Mackinac Center for Public Policy, all but spoon-fed the Florida bill to Sen. Ralph Massullo, the bill’s sponsor in the Florida Senate. The post Florida bill to deter voluntary union recognition came from a Midwest think tank, records show appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
A bill filed in the Florida Senate this year that aimed to disincentivize employers from allowing their workers an easier process to organize a union , but didn’t pass, came from an anti-union Michigan-based think tank that is known for lobbying state legislatures across the country.
That’s according to public email records and documents obtained this week by Orlando Weekly , revealing that Workers for Opportunity , a “workplace freedom” initiative of the “free-market” Mackinac Center for Public Policy , all but spoon-fed the Florida bill to Sen. …
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