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Republicans in the legislature have offered a bill that addresses union prerogatives. In comparison to the proposal in Wisconsin, however, this one is rather mild. It would bar unions and private-sector firms from establishing rules that require non-union employees from being forced to pay representation “fees,” a back door for forced dues payments. It puts teeth in the open-shop environment, and it’s broader in scope than the Wisconsin bill (which only applied to public-sector unions), but it doesn’t restrict collective bargaining rights at all.Democrats in Indiana may only be staging a momentary walkout as a way to express solidarity with their colleagues in Wisconsin — or more accurately, their Wisconsin colleagues who have fled the state rather than allow the elected legislature to conduct business. Even a symbolic walkout carries significant and deeply damaging consequences to representative democracy, however, as I explain in my column at The Week today (specific link later when posted): ...
The Democrats in Indiana have done it now. They've left the state rather than face a union vote in the legislature.http://www.indystar.com/article/20110222/NEWS/110222004/House-Democrats-flee-Indiana-stop-votes?odyssey=mod|breaking|text|IndyStar.com
RocketmanI think it’s to Daniels’ credit that the annoying Mark Levin finds him objectionable.When Levin rises to the Governor’s accomplishment level only then is he qualified to criticize.~(Ä)~9:48 AM 02/23/2011 - 9:48 AMRead more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/23/mark-levin-to-indiana-gov-mitch-daniels-youre-not-presidential/#ixzz1EobC7dHz