there was going to be an effort to get it passed. proposal two would have put collective bargaining in the state proposition. problem 2 failed. in michigan, home of united auto worker, how does it fail and does it open the door to right to work legislation? we think it was coming anyway. we tried to do a block of that doing proposition 2. we didn t do a good enough job on proposition 2. a lot of reasons, maybe. three bills were dealing with labor. there were things we could have or should have done differently. i would advocate strongly, we should have done proposition 2. it was the right thing to do. i wish we won proposition 2. if we didn t, we would be sitting here now passing right to work and saying why didn t we try to stop this before it came down. absolutely. i want to look at the effects of
it s been one tough week in michigan. birthplace to one of the nation s largest unions, united auto workers. despite them standing on the state s capital, right to work was signed into law, making michigan the 24th state that bans employees having to pay union dues. contrary to popular opinion, it wasn t the plan of michigan s self-proclaimed, tough nerd. rick snyder for michigan. he s one tough nerd. now, while governor rick snyder may consider himself one tough nerd, to others, it s not the case. instead, he s one of the compliant puppets with big money donors pulling his strings. this is a backroom deal that goes on at local, state and federal rules. we need to follow the bills. oh, no, sorry, two bills, yes,
some of those wounds that are so deep and broad. mel indianapolis sa. thank you. the details are making it worse in so many ways. i appreciate your professionalism being there to report for us. reporter: thank you. joining us now from washington, d.c., is connecticut congressman john larson issuing a statement asking colleagues to pass tougher gun control laws. to do nothing is to be complicit in those assaults. good morning congressman. good morning. let me offer my condolences in the tragedy in your state. yesterday, all we knew was the name of the murder. now we know the names of the victims. i m happy to shift our focus to them, but it s so hard to hear their names, to hear how they died. is it now, finally the moment
between supporters of the president and opposition lawmakers. opposing sides wrestling with each other. some deputies knocked over. amid all the fighting they still managed to elect a new pro-government speaker. makes capitol hill look down right gentile? bill: that is one way to do it. this is like a regular day in kiev. alisyn: i hope it doesn t happen in washingtoners it would make great television. right-to-work laws in michigan became the 24th state in the nation. it allows union workers to opt out of paying union dues even if they re not in the union. stephen moore, wall street journal. who would be next? there are a number of states neighbors to michigan really looking at this legislation. i ll name a few to you, bill. pennsylvania, ohio, west virgina, states like that are competing against
weak geek, and we aren t going to take it anymore. unions, unions, unions! i would say it s a union talk as to why they add value. and if workers really see value, if they see why it s a good thing to be long, they will join, and if they don t, why should they join? i m out here to protect us as a union, and to protect our collective bargaining rights. i m hoping to make a change. this is wrong. they have taken and they have stripped the right of the michigan people. the protests looked like wisconsin but it s not. the explosive video shows protests inside the michigan state capitol. the protesters are chanting shut it down. and outside the protests growing violent. an angry mob destroying a tent on the state capitol lawn. some in the crowd were armed with knives. michigan is the 24th state heading into the right to work column. our next guest called to a,