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MI SB0436

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Albert

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Restores Michigan's "right to work" provisions, prohibiting employers and labor organizations from requiring employees to join a union, pay union dues, fees, or assessments as a condition of employment

  • Declares any agreement between employers and labor organizations that requires mandatory union membership or financial contributions as unlawful and unenforceable for contracts taking effect after the bill's effective date

  • Excludes public sector employees (those subject to 1947 PA 336) from the definition of "employer" under this act, limiting the bill's scope to private sector employment

  • Establishes civil fines up to $500 for violations, enforceable by county prosecutors or the attorney general, with fines deposited into the general fund

  • Allows individuals injured by violations to bring civil actions for damages and injunctive relief, with courts required to award attorney fees and court costs to prevailing plaintiffs

Legislative Description

Labor: collective bargaining; right to work; restore. Amends secs. 1, 2, 14 & 17 of 1939 PA 176 (MCL 423.1 et seq.).

Labor: fair employment practices

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

6/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Government Operations6/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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