In 2006 Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said this about so-called "Right to Work" laws
“I am a supporter of the labor laws we have in the State of Indiana, and I’m not interested in changing any of them,” he said. “Certainly not the prevailing wage law. And certainly not the right to work law. We can succeed in Indiana respecting the rights of labor and fair and free competition for everyone.”Great to hear a Republican come out against the anti-union RTW laws. Mitch knew then of course that Right to Work really is just a means to harm unions and give businesses a labor force that will work for less not more. It's not about fairness, it's about naked partisanship and a desire to de-fund important Democratic constituencies.
But for whatever reason (cough)ALEC(cough) Mitch now believes Indiana must change the law to allow workers to be represented by unions without paying dues. In 2012 Mitch has jumped onto the union-killing bandwagon.
