Michigan Senate votes to repeal 2012 law restricting unions

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(AP) — Hundreds of union supporters filled the halls of the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday as Senate Democrats voted along party lines in support of repealing the decade-old “right-to-work” law in a state long considered a pillar of organized labor. A bill seeking to reimburse some union members the cost of their dues has also been cosponsored by 33 House Democrats, further signifying the direction of the party after they took full control of the state government this year. Thousands of union supporters descended on Michigan's Capitol to protest in 2012 when the Republican controlled Statehouse pushed the “right-to-work” legislation through without hearings

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