Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Indiana Now Right-to-Work

Welcome to the 21st Century, Indiana!

Gov. Mitch Daniels signed “right to work” bill this afternoon without ceremony making Indiana the 23rd state in the nation with the law,

And to the union folks in Indiana whining about the change—if the services your union provides are as valuable as you say they are, you’ve got nothing to worry about.

(6) Comments
Posted by Jed at 1501 hrs
Economy + Law + Politics

  1. Great news.  Now to bring WI into the 21st Century!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 02, 2012 at 0545 hrs


  2. Hopefully our out of State protestor friends can now move down to Indianapolis. 

    If you get this battle going on many fronts in many States, they don’t have the resources to stop this. 

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 02, 2012 at 0808 hrs


  3. Freedom!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 02, 2012 at 0823 hrs


  4. I’m going to offer an alternative view here.  Don’t start flaming ... my conservative credentials are just as strong as any of yours.  But ... the only place in the private sector where a ‘closed shop’ exists, is where the employer has agreed and signed a contract making the workplace a closed shop.  Why should the government interfere here?  Is this not a case of companies using government power to achieve something they should deal with at the bargaining table, just as it is wrong for unions to use government power to get benefits “mandated” so they don’t have to win them at the bargaining table?  Yes, this hurts unions, and that cheers me, but it further legitimizes the rent-seeking use of government to achieve ends where the government should just stay out.  If you stand for small, limited government, you cannot truly celebrate Indiana’s actions.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 04, 2012 at 2300 hrs


  5. If you stand for small, limited government, you cannot truly celebrate Indiana’s actions.

    I do, Tom, and that’s why I support the repeal of the law forcing employees to join a union in order to have a job.

     

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 05, 2012 at 0843 hrs


  6. “why I support the repeal of the law forcing employees to join a union”—- but Duke, I contend there is no such law to repeal.  Closed shops, which required union membership in order stay employed, are written into the contract which is willingly signed by the employer.  They are NOT there because a law required them.  Typical language is “employer agrees to terminate employment of any employee who does not remain a member in good standing of the union”.  There is no law that forces or requires this language, it is there because the parties agreed to it.  My point is that there should be no law prohibiting the parties from making whatever agreement they want ... it’s unwarranted government interference.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 05, 2012 at 0946 hrs


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