24th right to work state, all that is left for that to happen, for the republican governor to sign it. Rick snyder promises to do exactly that, probably tomorrow. Look at more pictures we have for you here. More than 12,000 protesters gathered in freezing temperatures. I think i saw some snow falling earlier there in lansing as the lawmakers were inside, voting. And, against the odds, democrats waged a final losing battle. Poppy harlow, let me bring you in there, amidst all of this in lansing. Set the scene for me, now that we know, poppy, both the bills passed. What is the reaction like in the crowd . We knew this was going to happen and frankly, brooke, so did many of the workers, many of them Union Workers here in the crowd today as you said. Thousands, likely more than 10,000 here protesting this legislation. But it is about the symbolism. What does this mean for a state like michigan that is at the heart of the organized Labor Movement in america to pass this right to work legisla
Workers are part of a union. They belong. And if you do the math with the population, that works out to nearly 18 of the states workforce. Much higher than the National Percentage as well. Our alison kosik has been story all morning long and the noise level as well as the number of people seems to be growing. Reporter thats right. You know, as the day has progressed, you know, theres well over, i would say, 2,000 people out here. That is short, though, of the 1,000 that was expected. Inside the capitol, though, theres a lot going on. For one, the vote. The first vote of two expected to happen in the next ten minutes. At least the process expected to happen. And if you look at whats going on inside, 400 to 500 protesters are inside, some watching the action on the house floor. Others standing around the rotunda, chanting, pounding their fists against this right to work bill. Once again, outside, as you can see, theyre holding signs, asking rick schneider, the governor of michigan, to be
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Centurys old mystery may be closer to a solution. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We begin with todays dramatic defeat for Union Workers in the industrials heartland. This was the scene as republicans pushed through right to work bills saying that they dont have to Pay Union Dues in in order to get a job. On lookers chanted, shame on you after the vote. This is a watershed moment because michigan is the same as Countless Union struggles, including this 1932 march where five people died and dozens were injured when unemployed workers were attacked by police and Ford Motor Company security guards. After decades of gains, fewer than 12 of u. S. Workers now belong to unions. In michigan, its fewer than 18 . Cnns poppy harlow is at the state capital in lansing. How did it go . Reporter are an historic day in michigan. A state at the heart of organized labor in this country. One person said, if it can happen in michigan, it can happen everywhere and thats why thousands and thou
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