Fort Wayne City Council Passes More Extreme “Right-to-Work” Bill Than State Enacted

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Just weeks after the Fort Wayne City Council passed legislation ending collective bargaining for city employees, it has taken the assault on workers rights further by passing a new law which would make union membership for all public safety employees optional. This local “Right-to-Work” law goes further than the state’s bill which exempted policemen and firefighters.

As with the collective bargaining attack, Mayor Tom Henry has announced he will veto the bill. But the council has the votes to override the veto just as they did last month on the question of bargaining rights.

The man who introduced the bill, Republican Mitch Harper, spewed canned anti-union rhetoric, saying, “without the requirement to join a union employment will be based solely on the quality of work and professionalism.” .

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