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Democrats delay Indiana House amid Union protests
Tribune-Star ^ | Feb. 22, 2011 | AP

Posted on 02/22/2011 12:50:49 PM PST by Military family member

INDIANAPOLIS — The absence of Democratic legislators from the Indiana House extended into the afternoon with several hundred union members at the Statehouse protesting Republican-backed labor bills.

Speakers at a midday rally today told the union members that Republicans had declared a “war on labor” with proposals restricting teacher collective bargaining and so-called right-to-work legislation.

(Excerpt) Read more at tribstar.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: collectivebargaining; mitchdaniels; righttowork; unions; unionthugs; wisconsinshowdown
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1 posted on 02/22/2011 12:50:51 PM PST by Military family member
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To: Military family member
"“war on labor” "

I thought teachers were "professionals".

2 posted on 02/22/2011 12:52:59 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Military family member

I think this is all going to backfire on the unions and the democrats.

“Union member” now has a pretty negative ring to most American’s ears. The stereotype is the image of an under-educated, overweight, overpaid, selfish, lazy slob who would rather see their plant close and go unemployed than make a reasonable wage/benefit concession.

Which is pretty much what they putting on display in our various state capitols right now.


3 posted on 02/22/2011 12:55:22 PM PST by henkster (Before we make any more "investments" we ought to be shown the prospectus.)
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To: henkster

This is the second shutdown of a state government by Democrats.

This is a War on the Democratic Process.


4 posted on 02/22/2011 12:57:37 PM PST by Palmetto Patriot (Just exactly when is the next Election?)
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To: Military family member
Here's the beef: The Indiana Teachers object to Mitch Daniels wanting to establish merit pay for teachers and eliminate tenure.

So paying good teachers more money, and eliminating bad teachers is wrong?

Am I missing something here?

5 posted on 02/22/2011 12:57:53 PM PST by Military family member (GO Colts!!)
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To: Paladin2

it’s not a war on labor...it’s a war on UNIONS!!!


6 posted on 02/22/2011 12:58:18 PM PST by Ouderkirk (Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
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To: Military family member
The absence of Democratic legislators from the Indiana House extended into the afternoon with several hundred union members at the Statehouse protesting Republican-backed labor bills.

We are all watching and waiting to see whether mob rule again prevails over the will of the voters, their duly elected representatives, and taxpayers. We have mob rule by communists versus governance by elected officials via principles of democracy. Which will it be in Wisconsin?

7 posted on 02/22/2011 1:01:02 PM PST by olezip
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To: henkster

Pretty much nailed an accurate description.

There’s a GM plant here in Indy that GM was going to shut down, or sell to another company. The other company would have wanted some wage concessions from the UAW as part of the purchase agreement. Guess how the UAW voted?

Yep, GM is going to shut the plant. Some of the employees will probably get to relocate, but the rest will be out of a job.

The shear stupidity of the unions is a thing to behold.


8 posted on 02/22/2011 1:04:04 PM PST by AFreeBird
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To: henkster
I'd have to 100% agree about this backfiring.
Reading various articles and user comments regarding this subject shows union apologists are outnumbered about 20-1.
Heck, even on yahoo news the comments are mostly calls to fire every one of them.
All I can say is I hope the republicans don't freekin cave on this one.
It's really too bad there is no way to deem their positions abandoned and vote without them. It was all fun and games when they were the majority... now look at em; acting like children.
9 posted on 02/22/2011 1:04:36 PM PST by FunkyZero ("It's not about duck hunting !")
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To: AFreeBird

what war room is Obama in. Unions or Middle East.


10 posted on 02/22/2011 1:05:21 PM PST by scooby321
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To: Palmetto Patriot
This is the second shutdown of a state government by Democrats. This is a War on the Democratic Process.

Absolutely. The democrats are not allowing the peaceful transfer of power. They are a hair's breadth away from violence and are physically disrupting the workings of the government. That is the definition of anti-democratic behavior.

They are barbarians.

11 posted on 02/22/2011 1:05:31 PM PST by paulycy (Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
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To: Military family member

It’s only retaliation for Big Labor’s “War on America”


12 posted on 02/22/2011 1:08:59 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat (The Rodney King Riots: Courtesy of ABC, CBS, NBC & CNN)
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To: AFreeBird
"Yep, GM is going to shut the plant. Some of the employees will probably get to relocate, but the rest will be out of a job"

I believer Caterpillar did the same thing in Decatur, IL, and moved their production down South, to a Right-to-Work State. Unions price themselves out of a job, but keep funneling money to the DNC from the FORCED Union dues.....the BIG issue now is that the SEIU and AFSCME and the NEA/AFT are on the public dole, and the public is FED UP with being raped for these asses who don't want to lose their "Tenure" protections, while TOTALLY OPPOSING MERIT PAY SYSTEMS.....too many are incompetent and ONLY have a job because of Union Rules.

13 posted on 02/22/2011 1:09:44 PM PST by traditional1 ("Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
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To: henkster

You have accurately described what a union member IS, but I fear that the ignorant-pig-dog American voter (Obama in White House, US Senate in Dem hands) has a soft spot for union filth in their hearts. I remember even G. Gordon Liddy once saying on his radio show, “Now they’ll go on strike and engage in collective bargaining and that’s all fine and good, because it’s part of American history...” (paraphrase). I nearly fainted.


14 posted on 02/22/2011 1:09:58 PM PST by Doctor 2Brains (If the government were Paris Hilton, it could not score a free drink in a bar full of lonely sailors)
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To: Military family member

I’m a Hoosier. The Democrats can get out and stay the Hell out. We’re taking names, Dems, and will see you next election.


15 posted on 02/22/2011 1:10:57 PM PST by popdonnelly (If Obama isn't socialist, then neither was Karl Marx)
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To: Military family member
What really has union brains spinning is that the usual thug tactics, that have always worked and been successful before, are not working this time around. OH SH**!! Now what do we do??????
16 posted on 02/22/2011 1:11:05 PM PST by JPG (As WI goes, so goes the nation. Thank you, Gov Walker.)
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To: henkster
“Union member” now has a pretty negative ring to most American’s ears

Well, after 10 year old kids were stopped from working 12 hour days, 6 days a week, the unions pretty much jumped the shark

Jimmy Hoffa et al not withstanding.

17 posted on 02/22/2011 1:13:29 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Military family member
"So paying good teachers more money, and eliminating bad teachers is wrong?

Am I missing something here?"

Well, yes and no. Tenure is an archaic and failed beast that needs to be put down, but basing teachers' salaries on merit pay is akin to "epic fail" itself...

If you need details, I will be happy to provide them...;-)

18 posted on 02/22/2011 1:15:40 PM PST by EnigmaticAnomaly ("Mantra of the left: 'It's only okay when WE do it.'")
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To: Military family member
...and so-called right-to-work legislation.

Using the phrase "so-called" makes this "report" an opinion piece and not a straight report, but it is not labeled as opinion. Either the reporter or the editor is playing fast and loose with how things should be reported, but I guess the "media" can get away with this as the article is liberal-spin.

19 posted on 02/22/2011 1:15:42 PM PST by jeffc (Prayer. It's freedom of speech.)
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To: Military family member

These people are not honoring the will of the people.

We cannot give them their way or we are done.


20 posted on 02/22/2011 1:18:24 PM PST by dforest
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