Update: Bad blood will mar the mood at Wednesday's swearing-in ceremonies at Capitol

LANSING, MI — A union-backed coalition is planning a "walk of shame" as Michigan lawmakers start the new session on Wednesday to criticize right to work and other laws passed late last year.

The group, "We Are Michigan," was behind efforts that attracted thousands of protesters to the Capitol in December as lawmakers passed legislation making it optional for workers in union shops to pay dues or fees. It describes itself as a coalition of "faith, community, labor and progressive" organizations.

Supporters plan to gather at the state Capitol Wednesday morning to "send a message that Lansing politicians need to create jobs and protect the middle class, not corporate CEOs like Dick DeVos," according to the event's Facebook page.

Amway heir DeVos supported the right to work legislation.

Lansing nurse Kelly Brunk said she’s participating on Wednesday to “show that the working people have not forgotten the decisions that were made during the lame duck session and that we expect this new legislature coming in to do a better job representing Michigan workers.”

Roughly a quarter of the 110-member House of Representatives is newly elected and will be sworn into office on Wednesday. The House and Senate both maintain their Republican majorities.

Though the group and protest focus on right to work, it also is targeting “dozens of half-baked bills that hurt middle class families, undermine women’s health care, and harm local schools,” according to the Facebook page.

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