I'd actually second Zigziggityzoo's note on the Michigan law. Michigan's situation is not Wisconsin's or Ohio's. The law is certainly worth looking at carefully--but it's not the sort of regressive legislation we're seeing in our neighbors.

I’m not really sure how it isn’t. While this won’t immediately or outrightly impact state employees, this does make it possible for union contracts to be dissolved, granted certain conditions be met, with little input from voters or the people affected. While it is perhaps not as bad as what is going on in Wisconsin or Ohio, I would still consider this regressive legislation.

When the governor has come out and stated that he feels that pay and benefits for state employees are too high when compared when the private sector and that some communities already have financial managers in place due to financial emergencies, I don’t think this is an unreasonable thing for people—especially those in the affected communities—to be upset about.