Approximately 700 United Steelworkers members joined nearly 2,000 other union activists and supporters at the Indiana Statehouse on Indiana AFL-CIO Lobby Day to protest against state Republicans' attempt to pass right-to-work legislation.
USW District 7 Director Jim Robinson says elected legislators should address the real barriers to economic recovery and job creation, rather than focusing on partisan attacks.
"We already know that right-to-work is bad for workers and bad for the economy," Robinson says. "Our members and their families are educated and mobilized around this critical fight."
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The USW members joined the protest in 15 busses and carpools as they voiced their message to legislators on Organization Da" at the Indiana Statehouse when new legislators attention orientation to prepare for the legislative session that is to reconvene on Jan. 4, 2012.
"Union members in Ohio, Wisconsin and elsewhere are standing up and fighting back," Robinson says. "We're ready for this fight in Indiana, and we'll keep coming back to the statehouse until they get the message that we will not back down or go away."
The USW, which represents approximately 850,000 U.S. and Canadian working men and women, works within various industries, including glass making, mining, paper, steel, tire and rubber. The public sector, service and health care industries are all supported by USW.
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