Indiana becomes first Rust-Belt 'right to work' state.

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Indiana becomes first Rust-Belt 'right to work' state. Will others follow?

Laws that curtail union clout have faced heated opposition in Wisconsin and Ohio, making passage of 'right to work' laws in other industrial states a difficult political proposition.
Christian Science MonitorBy Mark Guarino | Christian Science Monitor – 5 hrs ago

After a protracted battle, Indiana Wednesday elected to make union dues optional for workers in union jobs. It’s the first state in more than 10 years to adopt a so-called right-to-work law and the first state ever in the industrial Midwest to go that route.

What this means for Indiana is hotly debated. The law’s backers expect it to attract more businesses and jobs to the state and its detractors warn of lower wages for all workers.

The new law takes effect amid a climate of contention around union issues in other Midwestern states – with mixed outcomes. In Wisconsin, a Republican takeover of state government in 2010 led to a new law restricting collective bargaining for most public employees.

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[Observer]

Good for Indiana.

[johnhp]

Woody Guthrie - Union Burying Ground	Small | Large

[johnhp]

Utah Phillips- There is power in a union

[johnhp]

Utah Phillips & Ani Difranco - Dump the Bosses, Bread and Roses	Small | Large

[johnhp]

Billy Bragg - Which Side Are You On?	Small | Large

[Observer]

Unions have maintained a stranglehold on this nation for far too long.

It is time to strip them of their ability to do so much harm.

[Boffo]

it should be a national mandate.

my state (as of today), Illinois recently lost 700 good jobs and all of the residuals that go with it to Indiana over our blue blue  overbearing tax scam structure

this won't help, but I congratulate the Hoosiers for having the common sense to do the right thing

http://www.wbez.org/story/illinois-firm-leaving-indiana-90934

[Case_Closed]

Fuck unions in the mouth!!

[johnhp]

Woody Guthrie - 1913 Massacre	Small | Large

[johnhp]

Utah Phillips - We Have Fed You All A Thousand Years	Small | Large

[johnhp]

Shoot or Stab Them - Utah Phillips & Ani DiFranco	Small | Large

[johnhp]

Pie in the Sky - Utah Phillips & Ani DiFranco	Small | Large

[Boffo]

so, john, did you become a toothless troll before or after you stupidly typed your real name allowing the world to not only see, but really SEE,  that all of your self professional claims were bald faced lies?

and do you always wear a soiled, wrinkled pajama top for company photo day? 

good one, porky~  bet your fellow menial clerical workers laugh about that every day at the water cooler

[dagon]

Good for Indiana.

it won't be.  people are moving out of that state in droves as it is.  there's absolutely nothing there besides the colts.  indianapolis is hilarious.

peace