A relatively obscure Michigan referendum could shape the future of the public sector reform movement.

Michigan’s Prop 2 is a desperate power grab.

In Wisconsin and elsewhere, government employee unions are on the ropes as a result of a public sector reform movement led by governors and fed-up taxpayers. But in Michigan, these unions are fighting back with Proposal 2, a ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution and solidify unions’ control of the state budget.