Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Walkout by Indiana Democrats stalls anti-union bill

With all the attention on the worthless Republican primaries lets not forget that there is still a war on working people in America:

Indiana House Democrats met behind closed doors on Wednesday, delaying the start of the 2012 legislative session and blocking action on controversial anti-union legislation backed by Republicans.

House Democratic Leader Pat Bauer defended the walkout, saying his members had been forced to boycott the first day of the new session to thwart a Republican effort to quickly ram the so-called right-to-work measure through the house.

Only additional hearings on the bill, including public meetings around the state, would break the impasse, Bauer said.
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