I agree with your perspective on this. I don’t pe...

2011-11-22T02:31:47.475-05:00

I agree with your perspective on this. I don’t personally care if right to work passes; but why generate all of this bad blood for something that will have little effect? They should save their political capital for the important budget battles that are coming.

The GOP needs to make clear that right to work is ...

2011-11-22T01:56:32.131-05:00

The GOP needs to make clear that right to work is part of a larger plan to improve conditions for Indiana workers and not an end to itself. Indiana union members, the 11%, gain in wages while the 89% not in unions suffer a penalty both in lost job opportunities and a higher cost of living paying those above market wages as they buy union goods and services.

A real workers movement, one that's fighting for all workers, would focus on increasing wages by creating labor shortages. When everybody's working, companies bid up wages when they hire.

So long as the 11% of workers in Indiana unions get to pretend they're not hurting the 89% that aren't, Republicans will pay a price for doing the right thing. But if the truth is told, loudly and made into a centerpiece of the GOP, it's the Democrats who are going to pay.

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