Will Indiana Labor “Occupy the Super Bowl”?
If that’s what it takes to derail the anti-union “right to work” bill being pushed by Gov. Mitch Daniels and Republican legislators … thousands of Indiana workers are ready to demonstrate in Indianapolis on February 5:
Jeff Harris, spokesman for the Indiana AFL-CIO, said the union organization’s “focus is on defeating ‘right to work’ on the (House) floor.”
“However, we do know the national spotlight will be turning to Indianapolis. It’s an opportunity to highlight how inhospitable Indiana is becoming for working men and women,” he said
The NFL Players Association has also taken a stand against “right-to-work”. Director DeMaurice Smith had this sound advice for his members:
First and foremost, it’s important that our young men understand that they are just like every man and woman in America who works for a living … Our guys get their fingers broken, their backs broken, their heads concussed and their knees torn up because they actually put their hands into the ground and work for a living, and I would much rather have them understand and appreciate and frankly embrace the beauty of what it is to work and provide for their family.
We’ll keep you posted on the fight against this anti-union law in Indiana, and what you can do to help.
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