I know firsthand how much right to work matters. Don't repeal it, Michigan

Michigan lawmakers are considering rolling back the state's right to work law. This is a move to reverse the progress that's been made in the state to be pro-business, pro-growth.

Doug DeVos is a Michigan-based entrepreneur and a board member of the West Michigan Policy Forum.

What’s happening in Michigan is the direct result of the November elections. Democrats won control of the legislature for the first time in nearly four decades, and with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also winning re-election, they immediately made clear their intention to get rid of right to work – despite hardly mentioning it in their campaigns. 

This law, enacted in 2012, gives workers the freedom to decide for themselves whether to join a union and pay dues. Unions are free to make their case, and workers are free to make their choice.