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Title:* *Labor Fight in Michigan Goes National * *Date: Dec. 11, 2012

*Source: *PBS NewHour Author: Christina Bellantoni and Terence Burlij Summary: State lawmakers will hold a vote Tuesday to approve a pair of bills that would make Michigan the 24th right-to-work statehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-graphics-right-to-work-states-gx,0,1126157.graphicin the country, a move Republican supporters of the change say would boost the economy. At the core of the issue is whether labor unions can automatically collect dues from members through their paychecks. Link: http://to.pbs.org/U2Wgsz