{"id":909,"date":"2023-03-13T19:31:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/?p=909"},"modified":"2023-03-13T19:31:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:31:09","slug":"leader-hall-blasts-efforts-to-repeal-worker-freedom-make-michigan-less-competitive-after-costly-ford-deal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/?p=909","title":{"rendered":"Leader Hall blasts efforts to repeal worker freedom, make Michigan less competitive after costly Ford deal<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RELEASE March 9, 2023<\/em> Contact:Matt Hall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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House Republican Leader Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, on Wednesday issued the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill to help fund $1.8 billion in incentives for a Ford plant, the same day as House Democrats prepare to repeal Michigan\u2019s right-to-work law that has helped attract business investments and workers to the state:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe rushed Democrat pay cut plan, which would repeal Michigan\u2019s right-to-work law, will steer workers and businesses away from our state, when we\u2019re already falling behind. The latest economic development efforts came about because Gov. Whitmer lost a Ford plant to Tennessee with its more competitive business climate. For the governor\u2019s new deal, Michigan will dole out a whopping $720,000 in incentives to secure each job \u2014 jobs that pay far too little in light of taxpayers\u2019 mammoth investment. With more competitive tax and regulatory policies, Tennessee paid only $147,000 per job for its Ford plant. We need to do better, and right-to-work is one factor that has helped draw new investment to Michigan communities. Ditching this successful, pro-worker policy will only slash workers\u2019 wages and drive up the price tag needed to land future manufacturing projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The governor Wednesday morning signed a $1.3 billion spending bill that included funds for a planned Ford electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, a project that will receive a total of roughly $1.8 billion in state incentives to create 2,500 jobs. Of the jobs, 1,900 are projected to pay only $41,600. House Democrats are expected to ram through legislation to repeal Michigan\u2019s freedom-to-work law later Wednesday, the same day the bill first came up for a vote in committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RELEASE March 9, 2023 Contact:Matt Hall House Republican Leader Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, on Wednesday issued the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill to help fund $1.8 billion in incentives for a Ford plant, the same day as House Democrats prepare to repeal Michigan\u2019s right-to-work law that has helped attract business investments […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t