Feb 1st, 2012
UPDATED 2:46pm CST - Original story below the fold
CBS reports:
"Indiana has become the first Rust Belt state to enact the contentious right-to-work labor law prohibiting labor contracts that require workers to pay union representation fees.
Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the bill Wednesday after it passed the Senate following weeks of discord that saw House Democrats boycott the Legislature and thousands of protesters gather at the Statehouse.
Indiana is the first state in a decade to enact a right-to-work law."
This bill is a blow to every working man and woman in the country.
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Showing posts with label right to work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label right to work. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sally Kohn Takes Fox News To School
Jan 12th, 2012
by F. Grey Parker
Our home base is here in North West Indiana. As such, we have been fighting against Gov. Mitch Daniels' "right-to-work" plot since last June.
Just after the New Year, Daniels renewed this odious assault on, well, the advances of the post-Feudal economy that once defined our nation's progress. It is a bitter engagement. For more on this you can click HERE, HERE or HERE. Last night, Sally Kohn kicked some serious ass, in short order, on Fox News.
by F. Grey Parker
Our home base is here in North West Indiana. As such, we have been fighting against Gov. Mitch Daniels' "right-to-work" plot since last June.
Just after the New Year, Daniels renewed this odious assault on, well, the advances of the post-Feudal economy that once defined our nation's progress. It is a bitter engagement. For more on this you can click HERE, HERE or HERE. Last night, Sally Kohn kicked some serious ass, in short order, on Fox News.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Credit Where Due
Jan 7th, 2012
The New Year has brought the so-called "right-to-work" movement back to the forefront of politics here in Indiana. We gave our two cents HERE and took some pleasure in the NFL Players Association registering there opposition HERE. That said, not all members of this state's GOP are going along without asking some questions. AP reports via Yahoo:
"A conservative state senator is expressing skepticism about the right-to-work bill under consideration by an Indiana legislative committee.
Republican Sen. Brent Waltz of Greenwood asked the president of the Oklahoma chamber of commerce whether the energy industry had a greater impact on that state's economic health than its adoption of a right-to-work law in 2001. Waltz says he wasn't convinced about the law's economic sway."
Thank you, Sen. Waltz. We hope you are sufficiently steeled for blow-back. Having broken with your party's irrational orthodoxy, it's definitely coming.
The New Year has brought the so-called "right-to-work" movement back to the forefront of politics here in Indiana. We gave our two cents HERE and took some pleasure in the NFL Players Association registering there opposition HERE. That said, not all members of this state's GOP are going along without asking some questions. AP reports via Yahoo:
"A conservative state senator is expressing skepticism about the right-to-work bill under consideration by an Indiana legislative committee.
Republican Sen. Brent Waltz of Greenwood asked the president of the Oklahoma chamber of commerce whether the energy industry had a greater impact on that state's economic health than its adoption of a right-to-work law in 2001. Waltz says he wasn't convinced about the law's economic sway."
Thank you, Sen. Waltz. We hope you are sufficiently steeled for blow-back. Having broken with your party's irrational orthodoxy, it's definitely coming.
Friday, January 6, 2012
A Little Old Time Solidarity - First & Ten Edition
Jan 6th, 2012
We've been watching events unfold in the fight over "right-to-work" legislation here in Indiana all week. Despite the best efforts of Democrats in the Statehouse, it is barreling ahead. At this point, passage seems fairly certain. Therefore, it was a genuine pleasure to see this additional support for the opposition today (via HuffPo):
"The union representing NFL players spoke out Friday against a controversial right-to-work bill on the table in Indiana, arguing that the legislation is merely a "political ploy" that would drive down workers' wages if it became law.
"NFL players know what it means to fight for workers' rights, better pensions and health and safety in the workplace," the National Football League Players Association said in a statement. The right-to-work bill, the statement went on, is "not about jobs or rights, and it's the wrong priority for Indiana."
I look forward to Mitch Daniel's lackeys trying to spin the NFL as a bunch of anti-Capitalist radicals.
"The union representing NFL players spoke out Friday against a controversial right-to-work bill on the table in Indiana, arguing that the legislation is merely a "political ploy" that would drive down workers' wages if it became law.
"NFL players know what it means to fight for workers' rights, better pensions and health and safety in the workplace," the National Football League Players Association said in a statement. The right-to-work bill, the statement went on, is "not about jobs or rights, and it's the wrong priority for Indiana."
I look forward to Mitch Daniel's lackeys trying to spin the NFL as a bunch of anti-Capitalist radicals.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
It's A Bad Day For Labor In Indiana
Jan 4th, 2011
Call Gov. Mitch Daniels at 317-232-4567
UPDATE 12:00pm CST 01/04/12: Indiana has backed down on the new rules limiting free assembly at the State House
"Where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost." -- Ronald Reagan
Today, Gov Mitch Daniels (R-IN) is joining the GOP's nationwide war on labor, quality of life and the ability to collectively bargain.
Reuters reports:
"Indiana begins what is expected to be a raucous debate on Wednesday as a bill is introduced in the state legislature that could make it the first "right-to-work" state in the nation's traditional manufacturing belt.
The legislation is expected to pass the Republican-majority Indiana assembly with the support of Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, who said it is "all about new job opportunities."
Indeed. The opportunity for longer hours, less money, no security, no benefits and the dreary desperation of living less and less like Americans and more and more like the residents of a banana republic. Sounds great, doesn't it?
Call Gov. Mitch Daniels at 317-232-4567
UPDATE 12:00pm CST 01/04/12: Indiana has backed down on the new rules limiting free assembly at the State House
"Where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost." -- Ronald Reagan
Reuters reports:
"Indiana begins what is expected to be a raucous debate on Wednesday as a bill is introduced in the state legislature that could make it the first "right-to-work" state in the nation's traditional manufacturing belt.
The legislation is expected to pass the Republican-majority Indiana assembly with the support of Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, who said it is "all about new job opportunities."
Indeed. The opportunity for longer hours, less money, no security, no benefits and the dreary desperation of living less and less like Americans and more and more like the residents of a banana republic. Sounds great, doesn't it?
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Quote Of The Day -- Solidarity Edition
Feb 19th, 2011
"In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, such as 'right-to-work.' It provides no 'rights' and no 'works.' Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining... We demand this fraud be stopped." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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