November 21, 2011
News Release
STATEHOUSE – “Today marks the beginning of the freedom campaign for Hoosier workers. While we are the envy of the Midwest in our job creation efforts, economic development experts tell us that removing the last barriers to job creation in our state will help the quarter of a million unemployed Hoosiers get back to work. That is why my top priority this session is to make Indiana the 23rd Right to Work state in the nation.
“Right to Work isn’t about Unions – it is about freedom and economic opportunity. It is about giving all Hoosiers the freedom to choose a job, decide how their hard earned money is spent and bring more employment opportunities to Indiana.
“With the national economic malaise, and our unemployment rate stubbornly hovering around 9 percent, we can’t afford to not address this issue this session. Right to Work means back to work for the unemployed. This is America, Hoosiers deserve this freedom.â€
Senate Pro Tempore Senator Long (R-Fort Wayne) issued the following statement following a joint press conference where he announced he will pursue Right to Work legislation this session to bring more economic development opportunity for Hoosiers:
STATEHOUSE – “While we’ve been aggressive in drawing businesses to our state, the realities of the current global economy are clear: without a Right to Work law in Indiana, companies will continue to overlook us and take jobs either out of state or overseas. Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers are unemployed and we must do everything in our power to ensure Indiana is the best place for jobs to locate. A dynamic and growing economy is critical to our state’s future. To ensure that becomes a reality, we must remove any additional barriers preventing companies and businesses from expanding or locating in Indiana.â€
Source: Indiana House Media Department, Indiana Senate Communications.
Yes to Right To Work. More money in a worker’s pocket, less in a Union Boss’s coffers.
Okay. Let me ask you one question. If a work site has been organized with the majority of the workers voting to take a union as their bargaining unit, and after contract negotiations the workers receive a large wage increase and increased benefits, do you really think the state legislature should enact laws that allow individual workers to refuse to pay union dues? If your answer is “yes,” then please explain your concept of “the will of the majority.”
Read the article by John Cooper that we posted today and concentrate on the part about the Beck decision. The bottom line is that there is a legal precedent for the union to exclude the non members from bargaining on their behalf. I did not know that until today and it changed the way that I look at the “free rider” issue. Give it a read and let us know what you think.
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