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IN LANSING, I AM RICK ALBIN,
"24 HOUR NEWS 8".
CONTINUING OUR TEAM
COVERAGE, "24 HOUR NEWS 8'S"
RYAN TAKEO LIVE AT THE
CAPITOL WHERE PROTESTERS ARE
HEADED HOME NOW AFTER A BIG
DEFEAT TODAY.
Reporter: BY WRIN, GOOD
EVENING.
INSIDE OF THE ROTUNDA TODAY.
UNION MEMBERS TRIED TO SPEAK
UP.
THEY ENDED UP DROWN OUT,
THOUGH, IN PART BECAUSE OF
THE BUILDING BEING LOCKED
DOWN BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, A
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY THAT WAS
SET ON MAKING RIGHT TO WORK A
REALITY.
THE LEGISLATURES MOVE IT
THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE AND
WHEN IT ARRIVES ON THE DECKS,
I PLAN ON SIGNING IT.
Reporter: GOVERNOR RICK
SNYDER ASKED FOR SWIFT ACTION
TODAY.
[CHANTING]
BUT A RETIRED MIDDLE
SCHOOLTEACHER, THE DAY TOOK A
LOT OUT OF HIM.
ABOUT FIVE HOURS IN THE
CHAMBER.
Reporter: WHILE REPUBLICAN
LEADERS WERE WORKING ON
PASSING THE LEGISLATION.
[CHANTING]
SOME UNION MEMBERS JAMMED TO
THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA.
[YELLING]
Reporter: SELF WERE KEPT
OUTSIDE.
EVEN SOME FACED SOME
OPPOSITION.
WHAT ABOUT UNION
CONSERVATIVES?
Reporter: AS THE NIGHT
WORE ON, THOSE INSIDE WATCHED
WHAT WAS GOING ON HUDDLED
AROUND THE TV'S AND WHEN THE
STATE SENATE PASSED A PAIR OF
RIGHT TO WORK BILLS, THE
OPPOSITION IMPLODED.
[CHANTING]
QUITE OFTEN PEOPLE CALL IT
RIGHT TO WORK.
IT IS MUCH BETTER DESCRIPTION
TO CALL IT EQUALITY IN THE
WORKPLACE.
Reporter: RIGHT TO WORK
OPPONENTS ARE CLOSE TO GIVING
WORKERS THAT CHOICE OF GOING.
CURRENT UNION MEMBERS ARE
STILL BANNING TOGETHER,
REMAINING COMMITTED EVEN
THOUGH.
IT IS A PROCESS.
I TRIED TO BE AN OPT MISS.
I TRIED TO BE AN OPTIMIST.
UNION LEADERS TRY TOLL
REGROUP NOW WITH SMALL
PROTEST PLANNED FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT CATCH
YOUR BREATH, COME TUESDAY,
THAT IS WHEN THE STATE HOUSE,
THEY CAN MAKE HISTORY IN THE
HOME OF THE UNIONS.
LIVE AT THE CAPITOL, RYAN
TAKEO, "24 HOUR NEWS 8".
THANK YOU, RYAN.
DEMOCRATS ARE NOT TAKING
TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS LIGHTLY
VOWING TO DO EVERYTHING IN
THEIR POWER TO STOP THE
LEGISLATION IN ITS TRACKS.
EVEN THE PRESIDENT IS
RESPONDING TO TODAY'S
DEVELOPMENTS AND "24 HOUR
NEWS 8'S" LEON HENDRICKS
JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO WITH
MORE ON THAT.
LEON.
Reporter: SUE, GOOD
EVENING.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT
OF PEOPLE WERE NOT EXPECTING
TO COME TOLL THE FOREFRONT.
THE GOVERNOR ADMITS THAT.
HERE IT IS.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT WON'T BE
SIGNED INTO LAW.
NO DOUBT THERE WILL BE A
MAJOR EFFORT TO TRI TO STOP
IT.
THE IT WOULD HOUSE TONIGHT
RELEASED THIS STATEMENT ABOUT
RIGHT TO WORK AND MICHIGAN
SAYING "THE PRESIDENT
BELIEVES OUR ECONOMY IS
STRONGER WHEN WORKERS GET
GOOD WAGES AND GOOD BENEFITS
AND HE OPPOSES ATTEMPTS TO
ROLL BACK THEIR RIGHTS.
"THE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT
WENT ON TO TALK ABOUT
MICHIGAN SAYING THE AUTO
INDUSTRY HERE IS QUITE A
PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW UNIONS
HELP BUILD THE STRONG MIDDLE
CLASS AND A STRONG AMERICAN
ECONOMY.
DEMOCRAT VOWED TO DO WHAT
THEY CAN TO FOOTING THE
LEGISLATION FROM BECOMING
LAW.
THERE HAS BEEN TALK OF TAKING
ISSUE INTO THE COURTS AND AN
ATTEMPT TO CHALLENGE THE LE
GAL TY TY OF THE BILL.
PRIMARILY, THOUGH.
THERE HAS BEEN TALK ABOUT
SIGNING A PETITION.
AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE BILL ON
THE BALLOT FOR VOTERS TO TEE
SIDE AS THE ISSUE WAS COMING
TO A WROTE.
MANY HOUSE DEMOCRATS WALKED
OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THEY
CAME BACK.
THEY VOTED AND NOT
SURPRISINGLY.
THEY ARE WERE NOT QUIET ABOUT
THEIR OPPOSITION.
I SAY IT IS,
MR. PRESIDENT, WE WILL FIGHT
YOU.
WE WILL NOT LET THIS STAND.
WE'LL FIGHT YOU FROM
KALAMAZOO TO TIMBUKTU.
WE'LL FIGHT YOU FROM STREET
AND THE INDUSTRY.
WE'LL FIGHT YOU IN THE PIT
HOUSE AND FIGHT YOU IN THE
OUT HOUSE.
MR. PRESIDENT I WILL TELL YOU
THIS NOW.
WHEN IT IS SAID AND DONE.
WHEN IT IS ALL OVER.
WE'LL GRAB THE PROOF.
WE WILL GRANT REVOLUTION.
WE WILL HAVE OUR VICTORY AND
THEY WILL GO TO THE WORKING
PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN.
IF THAT DIDN'T TELL YOU THIS
I WON'T KNOW WHAT WILL.
WE EXPECT TO SEE MORE
DEMONSTRATIONS AS THIS
CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION
WORKS THE WAY THROUGH THE
STATE GOVERNMENT AND WE HAVE
LEARNED THAT THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES WILL BE
COMING TO MICHIGAN ON THE
COMING DAYS.
ON MONDAY WILL BE WITH IN
DETROIT SPEAKING AT AN AUTO
PLANT WHILE WE DON'T KNOW
MUCH YET ABOUT THE VISIT.
IT WOULD BE QUITE THE SR.
PRICE IF RIGHT TO WORK WAS
NOT ON THE LIST OF THINGS TO
TALK ABOUT WHILE HE IS HERE.
BRIAN, SUE.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
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