FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: January 23, 2025
Contact: Derek Dobies, ddobies@miaflcio.org (517) 499-6647
Michigan AFL-CIO Condemns Passage of Bills Cutting Minimum Wage, Sick Leave Benefits
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan AFL-CIO President Ron Bieber released the following statement in response to the Michigan House of Representatives vote on legislation undermining the Supreme Court ruling in the Mothering Justice decision. The legislation, HB 4001 and HB 4002 would cut the pay for more than 500,000 workers by as much as $2,400 a year, and end guaranteed paid sick leave for nearly 1.5 million people.
“Six years ago, a Republican majority engaged in underhanded, unconstitutional tricks to deny a pay raise and paid sick leave for hard working Michiganders. Now, less than a month before workers are about to finally get the pay and benefits they deserve, the new Republican majority is trying to pull the rug out from under working families. Every legislator, regardless of their party, should be held accountable for their vote to cut the pay and benefits for workers most in need. The legislature should respect the Supreme Court ruling and allow the minimum wage to increase and guarantee all workers have the ability to take care of themselves and their families when they are sick.”
The Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan’s largest labor organization, is a federation representing forty different labor organizations, eighteen different central labor councils, and eight constituency groups representing over 1 million union members and their families.
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