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SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - Contact Your State Senator on Right-to-Work Now!
House Democrats Hold Public Caucus in Statehouse Rotunda with Union Protesters
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Right-to-Work Passes House!
Now Being Considered in the Senate
Wednesday, January 25th, after the Speaker saw a quorum present, HB 1001 (Torr, R-Carmel) passed the House by a vote of 54-44. Amid great upheaval in which Democrats demanded that the rear doors to the House Chambers be opened and with union protestors trying to shout down every Republican speaking in favor of the bill, the debate proceeded anyway. It was emotional, angry and threatening from the Democratic side but factual and calm from the few Republicans who spoke. Rep. Torr’s presentation of the bill was as close to immaculate as a bill presentation can be, the howls and shouting from outside notwithstanding.
In the end, the vote was 54-44 – all Democrats voting "no" except one who wasn’t present and five Republicans voting "no" along with the Democrats. One Republican abstained citing a conflict of interest.
The bill has been sent to the Senate where it has been scheduled for a committee hearing on Monday, January 30th. The Senate had already passed a verbatim identical version of the bill – SB 269 (Yoder, R-Goshen). If it passes the Senate, Indiana will become an island in the industrial Midwest – the 23rd Right-to-Work state in America.
Please contact your Senator (800-382-9467-Senate phone) with the following:
1) Thank them for voting for the Senate version of right-to-work, SB269.
2) Ask them to please vote for the House version of right-to-work, HB1001.
They need to hear from you and know of your support.
A special emphasis should be placed on contacting the following Senators:
Sen. Ron Alting (Lafayette)
317-232-9517
S22@in.gov
Sen. Mike Delph (Indianapolis/Carmel)
317-232-9488
S29@in.gov
Sen. Susan Glick (LaGrange)
317-232-9493
S13@in.gov
Sen. Randy Head (Logansport)
317-232-9488
S18@in.gov
Sen. Jean Leising (New Castle/Rushville)
317-234-9054
S42@in.gov
Sen. Allen Paul (Richmond)
317-232-9541
S27@in.gov
Senator.paul@iga.in.gov
Sen. Joe Zakas (Granger/Elkhart)
317-232-9490
S11@in.gov
Thank the House members that voted for right-to-work, HB 1001
To see the roll call vote, click here.
For more information on right-to-work, go to http://www.moreindianajobs.com/. Watch Minority Leader Bauer address the crowd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUWpI5A9Q0s Governor Daniels issued a statement today about right-to-work in Indiana. Here is his statement:
After a year of study and reflection, I have come to agree that it is time for Indiana to join the 22 states which have enacted right-to-work laws.
Right-to-work says only that no worker can be forced to pay union dues in order to keep a job. Lack of that simple freedom to choose costs some workers money they’d rather keep, but it also costs something even larger: countless
middle-class jobs that would come to Indiana if only we provided right-to-work protection.
Seven years of experience at our Indiana Economic Development Corporation has confirmed what every economic development expert tells us: despite our top-ranked business climate, Indiana gets dealt out of hundreds of new job opportunities because we have no right-to-work law. When a business allows us to compete, we win two-thirds of the time. But between a quarter and a half of the time, we don’t make the first cut due to this single handicap. Knowing how many additional jobs we could be capturing is what has persuaded me that we must enact this reform.
I have listened with respect to the advocates of compulsory dues and looked into their arguments, but they just don’t hold up. Right-to-work states have, if anything, better rates of worker safety. The vital right to organize is totally unaffected; every right-to-work state has significant union presence, and some have higher rates of unionization than Indiana does.
If the national economy were not in such terrible condition, we might not find this step necessary, but in this time when so many are jobless, or struggling, it would be irresponsible not to act when we know that thousands of good jobs are at stake. Click here to view the IMA Daily Update Bingham McHale LLP, in partnership with the Indiana Manufacturers Association and Conexus, is pleased to welcome the certified public accounting firm of Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP and Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis, for a special presentation of the 2011 Indiana Manufacturing Survey: Performance, Practice and Strategy.
Join us as Scott A. Brown, partner-in-charge of the Manufacturing and Distribution Services Group at Katz, Sapper & Miller, Dr. Mark T. Frohlich, associate professor of operations management at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, Indianpaolis, and Dr. Steven L. Jones, associate professor of finance at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis, discuss the results from this fifth annual survey.
Company executives and managers from across Indiana participated in this current edition of the survey. Participants spanned the supply chain from manufacturers to second-tier suppliers.
Based upon the findings for 2011, Hoosier manufacturers are squarely at a crossroads in terms of their strategic direction. While all Indiana manufacturers have been challenged by the recession and competition in recent years, many opportunities are ahead for those companies ready to take advantage of them. Join us on November 10 to learn more!
Date: Thursday, November 10
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Complimentary lunch will be provided.
Location: Bingham McHale, 10 W. Market St., Suite 2700, Indianapolis
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For questions or more information, please contact Deborah Brechtel, CMP, 317.968.5586, dbrechtel@binghammchale.com. Click HERE to view the 2012 Congressional District Map Click HERE to view the 2012 Senate District Map Click HERE to view the 2012 House District Map
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