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PBS NewsHour | 'Right-to-Work' Law in Michigan Points to Weak Labor Union | PBS

Duration: 07:23
Program: PBS NewsHour #10516
Broadcast Date: Dec. 11, 2012

What will the passage of 'right to work' laws in Michigan mean for unions in what had once been a stronghold for organized labor? Judy Woodruff talks to Forbes.com contributor Micheline Maynard in Ann Arbor and Bill Ballenger of Inside Michigan Politics, who explain why unions' political power has weakened.

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Post Date: December 11, 2012