 ccrp poll righttowork carve outs for police fire  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview under the legislation employees would only pay union representation fees agency fees if they chose to do so federal law prohibits workers from being required to be union members and pay union dues as a condition of employment however unless a state has a righttowork law employees in companies where a union already exists are forced to pay union fees if they don t pay the dues typically the fees are nearly as costly as the dues the governor said the legislation will cover both public and privatesector with one carve out for public safety meaning police and fire personnel he said this was because of their unique status and cited public act 312 which creates a binding arbitration process for labor disputes new poll question should the righttowork bill allow for exceptions for police and fire employees for union membership requirements yes no undecided http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldrightworkbillallowex  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass a bill to allow faithbased agencies to determine adoption eligibility based on religious criteria yes 79 no 10 undecided 10 two comments were made on this poll question comment 1 in the legislation there should be provision that such adoptions are intended to sustain the values held by person from whom the child came should such be the case f nose comment 2 faith based adoptions yes faith based organizations should absolutely be able to retain that right and discretion which i believe to serves the best longterm interest of the child as well   2012 all emails addresses  