Highlights: Massive demonstration at Indiana State House against anti-worker legislation, large USW contingent present; strong effort mounting to recall WI GOP Senators; Michigan Senate passes devastating “Emergency Managers” bill; Missouri Senate prepares for Right to Work bill discussions
All AroundFactbox: Several states beyond Wisconsin mull union limits
Reuters
NEW HAMPSHIRE: A right-to-work bill that refers only to public sector workers prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join labor unions. It also says that no public employee union is required to represent employees who ...
Dueling Union Bills in DC
ChicagoNow (blog)
With the luck breaking against unions in Wisconsin and the issue in an uproar in Ohio and Indiana it is now surprise that Congress has come to loggerheads with the same issue. On Tuesday eight Republicans introduced the National Right to Work Act. ...
US: The burden of pensions on states
For public workers in Wisconsin, there's more bad news. Having lost the battle on collective bargaining, they may soon be asked to make more financial sacrifices.
Wisconsin
Liberal Groups Edge Toward $2 Million for Recall EffortsSlate Magazine (blog) - David Weigel - National liberal groups intervening in Wisconsin claim to be raising close to $2 million for ads that would bolster Democratic efforts to recall as few as
'Wisconsin 14' Heading Home ... with a Long-Term Goal of Recalling ... Fox News - VAN SUSTEREN: All right, you mentioned recall. Under the Wisconsin law, as I understand it, you -- for instance, the governor can't be recalled until he's
WI: Wisconsin Legislature passes controversial bill
Over the shouts of protesters and outraged Democrats, Republicans in the state Assembly on Thursday pushed through the governor's controversial budget repair bill, leaving one of the most divisive proposals in state history one step from becoming law.
Wisconsin teachers seek last-minute contracts
EDUCATION BEAT: Wisconsin teachers want to lock in new contracts before anti-union legislation takes effect ... Pennsylvania governor calls for $1.5 billion in education cuts ... Michigan grants emergency financial managers broad powers, and other education news.
Indiana
Thousands gather for Ind. Statehouse union rally
BusinessWeek
... the November elections when they took control of the Indiana House. Luehrs noted Republicans didn't campaign on proposals such as the so-called "right to work" bill that caused Democrats to boycott the House -- a proposal that is now off the table. ...
Union members protest GOP bills; Cite threat to middle class
Union workers who crowded the Capitol grounds to oppose Republican-backed labor bills Thursday say their massive protest was successful, even though official crowd estimates came in well under expectations.
Union workers come together, but parties remain far apart
After the last protesters boarded their buses to go home, after the last chant of "Union!" no longer echoed, the legislative battle that had brought thousands of Hoosiers to the Statehouse remained unresolved.
The Folly Of 'Right to Work' Legislation - Working In These Times
The “right to work” legislation has been at the crux of the conflict in Indiana, where labor supporters are expected to gather this week to continue their ...
Let's end it!
South Bend Tribune
21, denying a quorum to block passage of bills they believed were wrong, appears to have succeeded in killing the "right-to-work" legislation -- for now. Voters on both sides of that fight should respect the move as the last parliamentary tactic
Labor makes statement at Capitol rally
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Daniels is pushing the changes to teacher collective bargaining but has said this year is not the proper time for the right-to-work debate. “If you want to be a dictator go to Libya, go to Egypt, but get your ass out of Indiana,” O'Sullivan said.
Thousands descend on state capitol for labor rally
The Herald Bulletin
The “right to work” bill, which would have outlawed employment agreements that require union membership and fees as a condition of employment, was pulled by Republican leaders in the Statehouse shortly after House Democrats walked out on Feb. 22. ...
Unions offer democracy in the workplace
Princeton Daily Clarion
Many conservative comments I have read concerning the "work for less issue," also erroneously called "right to work," includes ideology that if a worker doesn't want to be in the union they should not be required to pay union dues, even though a ...
Ohio
Locals rally over bill
Warren Tribune Chronicle
"This is the first and a long step to make Ohio a right to work state. This is union busting." Patrick Camuso, ASCME Local 1256 of Hubbard, spent the evening rallying against SB 5 because he said it is important for workers to have the right to openly ...
Pennsylvania
PA GOP News Brief - Republican Party of Pennsylvania
Tom Corbett has said he would sign a right-to-work bill in Pennsylvania but that he's not making it an administration priority. ...
It's reality check time for Corbett budget
When Gov. Tom Corbett introduced his 2011-12 spending plan this week, he said, "I'm proposing something we haven't had in a long time: a reality-based budget."
Missouri
Senate Prepares For "Right-to-Work" Battle
KOMU-TV
He said Missouri is no different than other states considering a move to become a Right to Work state. "Freedom is freedom anywhere, whether it be Missouri, or Indianapolis, Indiana, or Madison, Wisconsin, and so talking about workers rights is ...
Right-to-work is good for Missouri
Columbia Daily Tribune
Editor, the Tribune: Enacting a right-to-work law in Missouri is about putting Missourians back to work — both union workers and non-union workers. Right-to-work simply gives workers the right to work without being forced to join a union. ...
Maine
A better state 'jobs bill' would target tax relief for average Mainers, not the wealthy few
When he introduced his proposed budget for the coming biennium, Gov. Paul LePage called it a "jobs bill." Rigorous scrutiny reveals that it requires huge sacrifices from working families, local governments, children and seniors, retired teachers and state employees, while the lion's share of its benefits is in the form of massive tax breaks for Maine's wealthy few.
Iowa
Iowa lawmakers plot strategy on collective bargaining issue
House members weren't debating, but they weren't leaving the Statehouse, either, as the sun set Thursday evening.
Iowa Democrats energized by Wisconsin situation
Iowa Democrats say recent events in Wisconsin have inspired them to "dig in" against a labor bill that's been debated for the past two days in the Iowa House.
Minnesota
Deficit talks lead to fight over state aid to cities
The fight over local government aid flared up at the Capitol Wednesday as mayors from across the state pleaded for funding with Gov. Mark Dayton, with reinforcements coming from a surprising quarter -- some local chambers of commerce.
Michigan
Senate votes to give emergency financial managers more power
The Senate has passed a bill to give much broader powers to emergency managers appointed to overhaul the finances of cities or schools facing collapse.
Local governments lose in major Michigan tax case
The Michigan Supreme Court said Thursday that local governments are not allowed to increase the taxable value of some properties only because a joint owner has died.
The Michigan Senate on Wednesday approved controversial legislation giving broad powers to emergency financial managers, individuals appointed by the state to oversee struggling cities and school districts.
New Hampshire
Right-to-work bill is wrong for NH
Nashua Telegraph
For years, out-of-state “union busters” have pushed legislation to make New Hampshire a right-to-work state. The New Hampshire Legislature – regardless of ...
Idaho
Idaho must stand up for teachers, public workers
Idaho Press-Tribune
CL Otter a few months ago celebrated the 25” anniversary of the right-to-work law that compliments the at-will-to-work doctrine that has weakened the blue-collar union in the private sector. Now our Gov. CL Otter and governors of Indiana, New Jersey, ...
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