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THE GOVERNOR'S DECKS BY NEXT
WEEK.
THANK, RICK.
MANY OF THE PROTEST ERS
WHO REMIN AT THE CAPITAL
RIGHT NOW ARE NOT SURPRISED
THAT THE LEGISLATION IS
MOVING FORWARD BUT THAT IS
NOT MAKING THEM ANY LESS
VOCAL.
"24 HOUR NEWS 8'S" JOE
LAFURGEY HAS BEEN WATCHING
THE PRETESTS UNFOLD.
HE CONTINUES THE LIVE TEAM
COVERAGE TONIGHT.
JOE?
YEAH.
GOOD EVENING, SUE.
WANT TO SHOW YOU BEHIND ME
THE CAPITOL STEPS EMPTY AT
THIS POINT.
MOMOST OF THE PROTESTERS HAVE
MOVED INSIDE IF THEY ARE
STILL HERE IN FACT.
YOU SEE THE TENS ARE DONE
DOWN HERE.
THERE IS A PRETTY GOOD POLICE
PRESENCE PEPPERED THROUGHOUT
HERE.
A LOT OF THOSE TROOPERS
INSIDE RIGHT NOW.
THE STATE POLICE DID HAVE TO
MCSOME ARRESTS AFTER THIS
ANNOUNCE TODAY.
LESS THAN DOZEN PEOPLE TAKEN
OUT OF THE CAPITOL IN
HANDCUFFS.
THERE IS PEP ARE SPRAY USED
AS WELL.
MANY PROTESTERS VOWING THIS
FIGHT IS NOT OVER.
AND THEY LET LAWMAKERS
KNOW IT.
JAMMING THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA
FOR A SECOND TA.
[CHANTING]
SECOND DAY.
[CHANTING]
THE DEBATE SPILLING OUT TO
THINK CAPITOL STEPS WHERE
SOME OF THE SAME PROTESTERS
CLASH WITH A FEW BRAVE SOULS
WHO WERE NOT ABOUT TO SHY
AWAY FROM THE DEBATE.
WHAT ABOUT UNION
CONSERVATIVES?
[CHANTING]
WE DON'T.
I AM A MINE OR TIN MY OWN
SHOP.
THE PASSION FOR THE
ANTI-RIGHT TO WORK CAUSE IS
ROOTED DEEP AND MICHIGAN'S
INDUSTRIAL HISTORY.
THE UNITED AUTOWORKER'S UNION
WAS BORN HERE IN 1936.
THE SITDOWN STRIKE IN FLINT
WAS VIOLENT SHOWDOWN BETWEEN
UNION AND MANAGEMENT THAT
LASTED OVER MNT AND GAVE THE
UAW A PLACE IN HISTORY.
GENERATIONS HAVE GONE UP IN
THE SHOP FLOORS AND THE UNION
HALLS.
MANY SAY THE GOOD PAYCHECKS,
BENEFITS AND WORKING
CONDITIONS ARE A RESULT OF
WHAT UNIONS NEGOTIATED FOR
THEM.
TAKE THAT AWAY PIE THIS
KIND OF RIGHT WING ATTACK BY
THE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION
IS A DISGRIS TO EVERYTHING
MICHIGAN HAS STOOD FOR FOR
DECADES AND DECADES.
RIGHT TO WORK DOESN'T TAKE
AWAY ANY OF THAT.
IT GIVES WORKERS A CHOICE
WHETHER THEY WANT TO PAIZ
UNION DUES BUT IN REAL I TY.
THERE IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
CERTAINLY THE WORKERS WHO
WANT TO PAY THE DUES AND YOU
LOSE THAT POWER.
YES.
THAT WILL HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW.
WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE UNION STAYS STRONG.
STROU FIGHT THE MEASURE IN
COURT.
UNION MEMBERS SAY THEY WANT
TO TAKE IT TO THE PEOPLE
SUGGESTING THE STATEWIDE
REFERENDUM ON THE QUESTION.
IT IS NOT OVER WITH.
WE'RE NOT GOING NOWHERE.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
FIGHT.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE
POSSIBLE REFERENDUM.
THERE MAY BE MECHANICAL
ISSUES WITH HOW THE BILL IS
SENT LOG THE LEGISLATURE HER
AND WHETHER IT COULD BECOME A
REFERENDUM AND ALSO REMEMBER,
FIT DID MAKE IT ON THE
BALLOT.
REMEMBER PROPOSAL TWO LAST
MONTH.
THE PROPOSAL TO PUT
COLLECTIVE BAR GANNING TO THE
STATE'S CONSTITUTION.
THAT WENT DOWN IN DEFEAT FROM
VOTERS SOUNDLY.
SO RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LOOK
THE ONLY ISSUE WOULD BE TO
HAVE THE DEMOCRATS TRY TO
SLOW IT DOWN AS MUCH AS THEY
CAN.
THEY ARE VOWING TO POSSIBLY
SEND IT TO THE COURTS AS
WELL.
LIVE AT THE CAPITOL.
JOE LA NUR GY, "24 HOUR NEWS
8".
THANK YOU.
OUR VIEWS ARE STAYING IN
LANSING AND WE'LL LIT KNOW AS
SOON AS THERE IS A VOTE IN