  Danielle Favorite | By Danielle Favorite | The Kalamazoo
Gazette on February 25, 2013 at 7:00 AM Right To Work
Michigan.JPG Protesters gather for a rally at the State Capitol
in Lansing in this file photo.     Unions have been getting a
bad rap for a long time. As a public employee and also a union
member, I know the realities and fantasies. For years, we not
only didn’t take raises, but, in some cases took pay cuts and
made other concessions.  A large portion of Democratic campaign
money comes from unions. What better way to get rid of the whole
Democratic party than to take away their funding? Do we really
want a one-party government? Haven’t we been lied to and mislead
enough by the Republican party? I wasn’t comfortable with
Proposal 2, because we shouldn’t have to change our constitution
to protect our rights, but I was proven wrong.  A person
shouldn’t have to join a union to be employed, but they also
shouldn’t be allowed to enjoy benefits they’re not willing to
pay for them, from a union they don’t