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44 the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association Fund to
45 ensure equity amongst Michigan motorists.
#56 RIGHT TO WORK (FREEDOM TO WORK) STATE
1 We support Michigan’s position as a Right to Work
2 (Freedom to Work) state, where employees only
3 voluntarily associate themselves with a union. We will
4 oppose any attempts to overturn Michigan’s Right to
5 Work law.
#58 WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS
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We urge Michigan Farm Bureau to work with Michigan State University Extension and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to provide education regarding Worker Protection Standards (WPS) for farmers and farm employees.
We encourage MDARD to make the initial inspection and those should be educational rather than punitive. We oppose the regulation of WPS by local units of
government.
We support continued authority of MDARD to
implement and enforce WPS. #59 AG SECURITY
The continued threat of terrorist attacks on America has resulted in an increased awareness and scrutiny being placed on the possibility of agricultural terrorism. We support:
Increased penalties for individuals who destroy or contaminate agricultural property with the intent to create terror.
Increased communication between state departments and federal agencies in preparing for a response to an agricultural terrorist attack or threat.
Continued testing and monitoring of food and feed produced and used by agriculture.
Evaluating the security of food and animal feed storage facilities.
Increased scrutiny and screening of all imported agricultural goods.
Giving preference to domestically produced agricultural goods.
Changes to regulations established for the purpose of preventing agricultural terrorism which need to consider the importance of maintaining an adequate workforce for agriculture and related industries.
Increased funding to protect the animal health population and ag industries at airports and ports of
