With Gov. Rick Snyder's signature, Michigan today becomes the second state in the Rust Belt, and the 24th state in the country, to adopt right-to-work statutes. Union opposition was intense, and there was even pressure from the White House and other workers' rights groups. But is there is deeper meaning to this fight? Plus, HSBC's record $1.9 billion settlement with the Justice Department over money-laundering charges points up, once again, the pattern of too-big-to-fail banks going rogue...
With Gov. Rick Snyder's signature, Michigan today becomes the second state in the Rust Belt, and the 24th state in the country, to adopt right-to-work statutes. Union opposition was intense, and there was even pressure from the White House and other workers' rights groups. But is there is deeper meaning to this fight? Plus, HSBC's record $1.9 billion settlement with the Justice Department over money-laundering charges points up, once again, the pattern of too-big-to-fail banks going rogue but still being allowed to stay in business.
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