{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-423.1","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.1","heading":"Declaration of public policy.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nIt is hereby declared as the public policy of this state that the best interests of the people of the state are served by preventing or promptly settling labor disputes; that strikes and lockouts and other forms of industrial strife, regardless of where the merits of the controversy lie, are forces productive ultimately of economic waste; that the interests and rights of the consumers and the people of the state, while not direct parties thereto, should always be considered, respected and protected; and that the voluntary mediation of such disputes under the guidance and supervision of a governmental agency will tend to promote permanent industrial peace and the health, welfare, comfort and safety of the people of the state.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 423","Act Act-176-of-1939"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-423-1","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"cf1ab7c4c3bfb2865f1d082167f0695c4852cd008ac1122e3d2c6f09cb96912f","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-423.287","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-423.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}