News: Indiana Senate votes to repeal Common Construction Wage

hooky

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A controversial bill that will eliminate the 80-year-old common construction wage in Indiana passed the Senate by a narrow margin on Wednesday.

HB 1019 eliminates a system that let local governments and schools set wage floors that contractors must meet on public projects.

Sen. Carlin Yoder, R-Middlebury, said the debate around the common construction wage repeal seemed “eerily similar” to the divisive right-to-work debate three years ago. That law freed workers from paying fees to unions they didn’t join met with similar outrage among labor groups.

“So many times the rhetoric we hear out there doesn’t always match the facts,” Yoder said.

But a number of Republicans voted against the bill. At one point during the testimony, Senate Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, walked around the Senate chamber in what looked like an attempt to persuade other senators to vote for the repeal.

It passed 27-22 after a two-hour debate.

Source: http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/com...nt?oid=3116797

Mike91

Someone photoshop Indiana over this.

Scandal & Media

I swear it's like the ruling class wants a socialist revolution.

supaspaz

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Originally posted by Mike91

Someone photoshop Indiana over this.

Except that landlocked hellhole needs to just sink into the ground. Or perhaps the governor's mansion is sufficient.

LuLuDrops

If Pence signs this he is cementing his status as a one-term Governor.

hooky

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Originally posted by LuLuDrops

If Pence signs this he is cementing his status as a one-term Governor.

Not so sure, it really depends on who the Democrats get. If they get Evan Bayh then I think it would be a landslide. Others and it will likely be a close race.

People also need to throw out the people who voted for this and RFRA otherwise nothing would change.