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  • GOP Governors Cut State Workers' Rights

    03/21/2005 7:05:47 AM PST · by nypokerface · 8 replies · 484+ views
    AP ^ | 03/21/05 | ROBERT TANNER
    Republican governors in a few spots across the country are angering state employees by removing one of organized labor's strongest tools — the right to collective bargaining. Governors in three states who've taken the step say it's about making government more efficient or being fair to non-union workers. Critics say it's political payback for labor's traditional support of Democrats and part of a wider shift to undermine workers in favor of big business. Within hours or days of taking office this year, Mitch Daniels in Indiana and Matt Blunt in Missouri eliminated collective bargaining agreements for state employees, affecting about...