Right to Work Wins in Indiana

(Indianapolis Star)

I am pleased to post a letter I got from the National Right to Work Committee. They are reporting a significant legislative victory in Indiana. Note the negative spin put on this by the LA Times.
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Dear Gary,

I have exciting news.

After an almost ten-year struggle involving hundreds of thousands of mobilized Hoosiers, Indiana can finally enjoy all the benefits of a Right to Work law.

On Wednesday, the Indiana Senate passed the Right to Work bill to free nearly 200,000 Hoosiers who have been forced to pay union dues or fees for the privilege of getting up every day and going to work so they can provide for their families.

Governor Mitch Daniels signed the bill a few hours later, making Indiana America's 23rd Right to Work state.

Read more about this historic victory for worker freedom in the Indianapolis Star, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, and Fox News.

The ten-year battle that led to this victory would never have been possible without the help of our generous and loyal supporters, who stuck with us when all the naysayers declared that we could never succeed.

That includes not only the enthusiasm and activism of grassroots Hoosiers but the commitment of Right to Work supporters from across the country whose generosity helped make Right to Work a reality in Indiana.

Lawmakers passed the bill despite a hostile weeks-long protest at the capitol -- and at many of their homes -- by several thousand pro-forced unionism protesters.

This happened because those legislators were also receiving tens of thousands of phone calls, letters, emails and postcards from pro-Right to Work Hoosiers all across the state.

Indiana is now the first Right to Work state in the Manufacturing Belt, and Hoosiers are certain to enjoy a significant advantage over all of their neighbors and the rest of the 27 non-Right to Work states.

Virtually every site selection consultant on record has testified that as many as half of their clients will not even consider expanding or relocating to non-Right to Work states.

That's a lesson Governor Daniels said he experienced first-hand when Volkswagen chose to build a new plant in Right to Work Tennessee -- after the company wouldn't even take his phone calls.

I want to thank the thousands of dedicated Hoosiers who have stood up over the years to demand passage of the Indiana Right to Work law.

Concerned citizens like you made this possible with your steady support for worker freedom and the National Right to Work Committee.

I know you'll be there with us going forward as we continue to mobilize for worker freedom in other states and for roll-call votes in Congress on the National Right to Work Act.

Sincerely,

Mark Mix

P.S. The National Right to Work Committee relies on your voluntary contributions to fund its programs. Please chip in with a contribution of $10 or more today.

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The National Right to Work Committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, single-purpose citizens' organization dedicated to combating compulsory unionism through an aggressive program designed to mobilize public opposition to compulsory unionism and, at the same time, enlist public support for Right to Work legislation. The Committee's mailing address is 8001 Braddock Road, Springfield, Virginia 22160. The Committee can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-325-7892. Its web address is http://nrtwc.org/

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I always had a sense that people in Indiana were level-headed. This proves it. They also have a pretty good governor in Mitch Daniels.