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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana became the Rust Belt's first right-to-work state Wednesday in a move that is sure to embolden advocates seeking to curtail union rights across the country. But whether other states can replicate the conservatives' success in CINCINNATI — While Indiana wrestles with right-to-work legislation that brought union marchers to the state capitol Wednesday, [...]

Thousands of union workers marched past Lucas Oil Stadium, site of Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, to protest Wednesday's passage of "right to work" legislation in the state Senate. Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the bill Wednesday afternoon, making Indiana the The Indiana state Senate this morning approved (28-22) a “right to work” for less bill. [...]

The Indiana Senate has passed so-called right-to-work legislation, paving a clear path to Gov. Mitch Daniels' desk. The passage was expected—after Democrats in the state House ended their boycotts and efforts to water The Indiana state Senate this morning approved (28-22) a “right to work” for less bill. Passage of the bill, says Indiana State [...]

The Indiana House approved a 'right to work' bill late Tuesday, taking the state a giant step closer to ruling out mandatory dues for workers at union workplaces. Indiana would be the first 'right to work' state in the upper Midwest. Indiana's Republican-controlled House of Representatives has cleared the way for Indiana to become the [...]

Indiana House approves right-to-work; state poised to become 23rd to approve labor ban – @AP. Rick Snyder and his Republican-controlled Legislature has limits and they can be summed up in three words — right to work. "It really sucks all the air out of the room and you're going to have a mud fight," says [...]

John Nicols traces the origins of right-to-work legislation to the Jim Crow era, when Southern states acted to prevent unions from fighting against segregation. When the Congress of Industrial Organizations launched TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – As Indiana's State Representatives consider changes to the state's controversial Right-to-Work bill, groups in the Wabash Valley are weighing [...]

This should be of particular interest to conservatives in my home state of South Carolina. Writes Red State founder Erick Erickson: It's not just Rick. By Thomas B. Langhorne Fiery speeches and exhortations to action by labor union supporters dominated a Sunday afternoon rally intended to help put a cork in fast-moving “right to work” [...]

Indiana GOP zeroes in on 'right to work' law, despite Dems going AWOL | 'Unions are big contributors to the Democrats It simply comes down to that' You need JavaScript enabled to view it KENDALLVILLE — A protest against a right-to-work law for Indiana drew some 40 people to a busy intersection in Kendallville Saturday. [...]

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Senate moved the right-to-work bill forward Friday after hearing more than five hours of testimony on the contentious union measure. The 6-4 vote included opposition from three Democrats and one Republican. Indiana GOP zeroes in on 'right to work' law, despite Dems going AWOL | 'Unions are big contributors to the [...]