When private equity firm T.H. Lee bought Art Van, looted it for profit, and drove the once-beloved brand into the ground, thousands of people were put out of work.
Communities across Michigan were devastated by this corporate greed – and it keeps happening. In 2023, nearly 13,000 Michiganders lost their jobs in layoffs, according to the state government.
Nothing in our laws guarantees us severance pay.
Tell Michigan's legislators: It's time to protect us from corporate greed.