Letter to the Governor

I have to work tomorrow, but my son will be in Lansing at the capital protesting the pending right to work for less legislation.  I wanted my voice added so here is a quick letter I emailed to the Governor:

Dear Governor Snyder,

When you ran for office you appeared to be a moderate, many in Michigan supported you because they saw you as a moderate, and a candidate who could work in a bipartisan fashion. In addressing the so called right to work legislation I hope you can demonstration your moderation. 

I am not a member of a union, the clinic I work is too small to merit representation.  But as a nurse I am grateful for the Michigan Nurses Association.  They are a blessing to my profession.  Their role is not only to support fair treatment of nurses, but also to advocate for patients.  When a union represents a group of workers they all benefit even if they are not members. It is unfair to allow some workers to opt out of funding the organization that they benefit from.  Fortunately or unfortunately, there is no way to separate the task of advocating for workers by individual worker.

To my mind moderation means not supporting this contentious legislation.  Certainly not allowing it to pass during a lame duck session, and attaching a funding element just to prevent a referendum on the legislation is undemocratic. Please live up to your moderate credentials.