House Dems block right-to-work vote
By TOM LoBIANCO January 17, 2012 5:34PM
Indiana Rep. B. Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend
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Updated: January 17, 2012 11:02PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s House Democrats are again blocking divisive right-to-work legislation because of what their leader calls a Republican “trick.”
Democratic House Minority Leader Patrick Bauer said he learned Monday night of a Republican plan to undermine the Democrats’ effort to put right-to-work legislation on the ballot. Democrats boycotted the House again Tuesday in response.
But Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma says Bauer is reneging on a promise that Democrats would vote on the legislation Tuesday.
Bauer says he’s having state and outside lawyers review the referendum proposal. He says Democrats could boycott for at least a few more days.
The House of Representatives had planned to vote later Tuesday on the referendum proposal and 43 other amendments to the bill. The Republican proposal would ban unions from collecting mandatory representation fees.
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