Dupe....sorry

While people were focused on the Indiana Democrats who have fled to Illinois, the back door of the Senate was open for business....as usual. In a vote of 30-19, with six Republicans dissenting, the bill essentially takes teachers out of control of their classrooms among other matters, see link:

http://www.indystar.com/article/20110223/NEWS05/102230328/Senate-OKs-bill-limit-teacher-collective-bargaining?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News


"Even as House Democrats fled the state in protest over proposed limits to collective bargaining, the Indiana Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would strip teachers of the right to negotiate key work rules.

Senate Bill 575 passed 30-19, with six Republicans voting against it. It would limit teacher unions to bargaining only on wages and wage-related benefits such as health insurance while giving administrators freedom to set rules without union talks on other matters ranging from the methods for evaluating and dismissing teachers to class size.

Senate Bill 1, a separate bill that creates a new teacher evaluation system based on student test scores among other factors, also passed on a 30-19 vote."

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In a side note, there was no mention that I could find on the website of the Indianapolis Star, of the errant deputy attorney general promoting the use of live ammo against protesters in Wisconsin. I am a native Hoosier. Moved back six months ago after a 40 year absence. Often I have mentioned that I live in a Republican nest, B-I-L a state (R)senator and all I come into contact with are of that leaning. It is hateful here and finding out about what is really going on in Indy is difficult. Yesterday I found an article that I put into a reply to an OP in the Labor forum that I think needs to be understood. Gov. Mitch Daniels action in 2005 supercedes all that is going on here in Indiana and Wisconsin for that matter. The second link is for an article explaining what he did 'with the stroke of a pen' against unions six years ago!


http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=38785&search=fire


Daniels rescinds collective bargaining for state employees
By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith | The Associated Press


Jan. 12, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS -- Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels rescinded collective bargaining powers for state employees Tuesday and canceled settlement agreements for about 25,000 state workers, saying the arrangements hindered his ability to quickly reshape state government.

Daniels also created a separate, cabinet-level agency to oversee the state's child protection services. He said the current collective bargaining contracts, which were due to expire in June 2007, would have prevented him from doing that in the manner and speed he did.

Several Democratic lawmakers and two unions that bargain for about two--thirds of the state's 35,000 executive branch employees blasted the move.

"We were the only representation they had," said Francis "Fuzz" LeMay, president of The Unity Team Local 9212, which represents about 14,000 state employees. "Now that's gone."

edit: MORE, lots more at link