Post by TonyV on Feb 3, 2012 7:52:19 GMT -5
Hello, I would like to bring your attention on a new post published on the
UAWLAP.org Site.
Details of the post follow.
In Solidarity,
Steven M. Stone
"Right to work for less" approval begins Indiana on road to the bottom
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Democratic Leader B. Patrick Bauer of South Bend
issued the following statement today after passage of legislation (House
Enrolled Act 1001) bringing “right to work for less” to Indiana:
“There is no cause to celebrate today’s events. The joy that has been
expressed is a disgrace.
“I am sure there will be great pleasure in the boardrooms of Indiana’s
largest corporations at the Republican decision to make ‘right to work for
less’ the law of the land in this state.
“They are about to see their profits swell. No longer will they have to worry
about paying decent wages, providing just benefits, or even whether or not their
places of business are safe.
“All of this comes at the expense of Indiana workers: our state’s single
greatest economic development asset.
“Indiana now begins its flight to the bottom in jobs, wages, and workplace
safety. Our competition now will be Nevada in job losses, Mississippi in low
pay, and China in worker injuries and deaths.
“When the extent of this disaster becomes clear in the years to come, the
governor who authored it will be safely out of office, without fear of
retribution from the voters of this state. He has delivered to his corporate
bosses, and that is all he cared about.
“But there will be accountability demanded from those in the Indiana General
Assembly who helped the governor deliver on his promise.
“Indiana House Democrats will continue to make it clear who caused this mess
when the unemployment numbers stay high, and Hoosiers keep earning less than
workers in other states.
“When this policy doesn’t work, we will demand that it be abolished. We will
make sure that the Republican leaders live up to their promises to get rid of
‘right to work for less’ when it does not work. Somehow, I think they will
prefer to have short memories, but we will continue to remind them.”
[The governor signed HEA 1001 into law just before 3 p.m. (EST)
today (Wed., Feb. 1, 2012).]
Please let me hear your opinion about this issue.
You may reach me by calling the toll-free Statehouse telephone number
of 1-800-382-9842; writing to at the Indiana House of Representatives, 200 W.
Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204; or emailing me at h6@in.gov.
Thank you for your continuing interest in issues of concern to the citizens
of our state.
State Representative B. Patrick Bauer
Indiana House District 6
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UAWLAP.org Site.
Details of the post follow.
In Solidarity,
Steven M. Stone
"Right to work for less" approval begins Indiana on road to the bottom
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Democratic Leader B. Patrick Bauer of South Bend
issued the following statement today after passage of legislation (House
Enrolled Act 1001) bringing “right to work for less” to Indiana:
“There is no cause to celebrate today’s events. The joy that has been
expressed is a disgrace.
“I am sure there will be great pleasure in the boardrooms of Indiana’s
largest corporations at the Republican decision to make ‘right to work for
less’ the law of the land in this state.
“They are about to see their profits swell. No longer will they have to worry
about paying decent wages, providing just benefits, or even whether or not their
places of business are safe.
“All of this comes at the expense of Indiana workers: our state’s single
greatest economic development asset.
“Indiana now begins its flight to the bottom in jobs, wages, and workplace
safety. Our competition now will be Nevada in job losses, Mississippi in low
pay, and China in worker injuries and deaths.
“When the extent of this disaster becomes clear in the years to come, the
governor who authored it will be safely out of office, without fear of
retribution from the voters of this state. He has delivered to his corporate
bosses, and that is all he cared about.
“But there will be accountability demanded from those in the Indiana General
Assembly who helped the governor deliver on his promise.
“Indiana House Democrats will continue to make it clear who caused this mess
when the unemployment numbers stay high, and Hoosiers keep earning less than
workers in other states.
“When this policy doesn’t work, we will demand that it be abolished. We will
make sure that the Republican leaders live up to their promises to get rid of
‘right to work for less’ when it does not work. Somehow, I think they will
prefer to have short memories, but we will continue to remind them.”
[The governor signed HEA 1001 into law just before 3 p.m. (EST)
today (Wed., Feb. 1, 2012).]
Please let me hear your opinion about this issue.
You may reach me by calling the toll-free Statehouse telephone number
of 1-800-382-9842; writing to at the Indiana House of Representatives, 200 W.
Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204; or emailing me at h6@in.gov.
Thank you for your continuing interest in issues of concern to the citizens
of our state.
State Representative B. Patrick Bauer
Indiana House District 6
Link to the post:
uawlap.org/uaw/cap-uaw/right-to-work-for-less-approval-begins-indiana-on-road-to-the-bottom.php
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