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January 26, 2012

Indiana Lawmakers Pass Anti-Union Bill 
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Indiana's Republican-controlled statehouse has approved a measure that
would prohibit private sector workplaces from requiring workers to pay
dues or other fees to join a union. The so-called "right to work" bill
was passed over the opposition of Democratic lawmakers who had boycotted
the State Assembly in a bid to deny Republicans quorum. Once enacted,
Indiana will be the twenty-third state to adopt a "right to work" law.
Opponents call the measure an attack on organized labor that will result
in lower wages and diminished collective bargaining rights.



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