1/17/13 - About 50 protestors gathered today outside Crystal Gardens in Genoa Township as Governor Snyder addressed members of the Brighton Chamber of Commerce inside. The protestors, many of whom were union activists with the group called Progress Now, said they wanted to let Snyder know that the battle over Right To Work legislation he signed last month is not over and that they plan to continue to express their dissatisfaction through the 2014 election, when they hope to vote him out of office. Among those protesting was Jim Pratt of Oceola Township. âI donât want to live in Mississippi and so weâre all out here today to make sure he hears that the war has only just begun. Weâre going to do whatever we have to do to organize to make sure that heâs gone in 2014 and that workers have the right to organize, form unions and right to work has got to go.â The protestors also criticized the Brighton Chamber of Commerce for hosting Snyder, as they passed out fliers saying the chamber and event sponsor PNC Bank supported racism by sponsoring Right to Work speakers. The fliers contained a picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a 1961 quote from the civil rights icon opposing right to work laws. The protest follows one last night that brought several hundred union supporters to Lansing, who protested outside the capitol as Snyder gave his State of the State address to lawmakers. Snyder has said he hopes to move beyond the partisan divide that opened up over the right to work bill that was passed in the lame duck session.
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