Right-to-work states have noticeably higher rates of economic growth and have added jobs at twice the rate of non-right-to-work states.  They are poised to overtake Michigan in terms of disposable per-capita income growth as well.  Hear more on the subject from speaker Paul Kersey, director of labor policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy on Thursday, June 3, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Bullard Sanford Memorial Library, 520 W Huron.  The Mackinac Center in Midland is a nonpartisan research and educational institute that will assist policy makers, scholars, business people, the media and the public by providing objective analysis of Michigan issues.

Paul Kersey became director of labor policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in September 2007, having served as the Center’s senior labor policy analyst since December 2006. As director, Kersey leads the Center’s Labor Policy Initiative and researches labor and employment issues.  Kersey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. In 1993, he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois.

After practicing law in Livonia, Mich., for several years, Kersey served on the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Government Reform and Oversight Committee. He then spent three years at the National Right to Work Committee as director of state legislation. In that role, he analyzed and responded to labor legislation in all 50 states.

The meeting is sponsored by The Western Thumb TEA Party which is committed to educating family, friends and neighbors.  Part of the TEA party experience is gaining enough information to make knowledgeable choices.  There will be information on immigration, health care, cap and trade.  Everyone is welcome.  For more information visit www.tuscolatea.org or email tuscolatea@yahoo.com or call 989-272-5416.