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Michigan State AFL-CIO et al v. Callaghan et al

  1. July 31, 2015

    Michigan 'Right-To-Work' Laws See Court Victories

    A recent ruling by the Michigan high court supporting the application of the state's right-to-work law in the public sector, combined with a Friday settlement in federal court over the private-sector counterpart, has tipped the scales in favor of the laws' proponents in the state.

  2. March 31, 2014

    Union Challenge To Mich. Right-To-Work Law Survives

    A Michigan federal judge on Monday nixed portions of a lawsuit brought by union coalitions challenging Michigan's private sector right-to-work law, but found that some parts of the suit that claimed the law ran into areas within the National Labor Relations Board's jurisdiction could stand.

  3. January 28, 2014

    Mich. Right-To-Work Law Treads On Federal Turf, Union Says

    The Michigan State AFL-CIO urged a federal court Friday to reject Michigan Attorney General William Schuette's bid to dismiss a suit challenging a state right-to-work law covering private sector workers, claiming the Michigan statute strays into areas that are exclusively subject to federal regulation.   

  4. December 10, 2013

    Workers Can't Intervene In Mich. Union Suit, Judge Says

    A Michigan federal judge rejected an intervention bid Monday from four workers who wanted to defend a right-to-work law that Change to Win and other labor groups claim is preempted by federal labor law, ruling that allowing them to intervene could needlessly prolong the case.  

  5. February 11, 2013

    Mich.'s Right-To-Work Law Is Preempted, Unions Say

    A recently enacted Michigan right-to-work law that bars private sector workers from paying union dues or fees as a condition of employment is preempted by federal labor law and should be struck down, the Michigan State AFL-CIO said in a lawsuit filed Monday.