Protests at the Michigan State Capitol

Michigan State Police push back protesters who are blocking a street during a rally at the Michigan State Capitol to protest a vote on Right-to-Work legislation, Dec. 11, in Lansing, Mich. Republicans control the Michigan House of Representatives, and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has said he will sign the bill if it is passed. The new law would make requiring financial support of a union as a condition of employment illegal.

Union members from around the country rally at the Michigan State Capitol to protest a vote on Right-to-Work legislation, Tuesday, in Lansing, Mich.

Protesters gather for a rally at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday.

James P. Hoffa, left, the General President of the Teamsters Union, greets anti right-to-work protesters outside of Michigan's state capitol building on Dec. 11.

An anti right-to-work protester, left, and a pro right-to-work protestor yell at each other outside of Michigan's state capitol building on Tuesday.

Union members hold a sit-in in the rotunda of the Michigan State Capitol to protest the vote on Right-to-Work legislation in Lansing.

Protesters gather for a rally in the rotunda at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich. on Tuesday. Michigan could become the 24th state with a right-to-work law next week. Rules required a five-day wait before the House and Senate vote on each other's bills; lawmakers are scheduled to reconvene Tuesday and Gov. Snyder has pledged to sign the bills into law.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder holds a news conference, Dec. 11, to talk about why he signed into law the right-to-work laws in Lansing, Mich.