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Fouts "Sticks" It To Right-to-Work

January 4, 2013



Warren Mayor Jim Fouts isn’t shy about expressing his opinions on most topics, including the state’s new right-to-work laws that take effect this spring. Fouts hired a union print shop to produce bumper stickers saying “Right To Work Means Lower Wages and Benefits”. The mayor says he paid for the stickers with his own money--not taxpayer dollars. WDET’s Pat Batcheller asked him why he took this step. Click the audio link above to hear the conversation.