Unions, angry Republican voters rally in support of Indiana's wage law

[Omaha Steve]

Source: News & Tribune

By MAUREEN HAYDEN

INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Marshall calls himself a lifelong Republican, but on Monday he stood on the steps of the Statehouse and denounced GOP leaders for their efforts to kill Indiana’s 80-year-old common construction wage.

Marshall, a second-generation contractor from Valparaiso, told about 8,000 protesters that he regretted donations to Republicans who want end the system that sets wages for workers on public projects.

“I’m going to tell you, I’m sorry I did that,” said Marshall, setting off a roar of approval from construction workers who traveled from all over the state to protest the proposal that has strong backing of Gov. Mike Pence.

“I feel a strong of sense of betrayal,” Marshall said after leaving the podium to make way for a long line of speakers. “I just don’t think there is anything wrong with a man or woman earning a fair wage.”

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Thousands rally outside the Indiana Statehouse on Monday to protest legislation that would roll back the state's common construction wage law, which sets union-level pay for workers on public projects, including schools. The Republican-backed legislation has support from Gov. Mike Pence but has met with fierce opposition from union contractors and the building trades.



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[WillTwain]

1. They got what they voted for.

[riversedge]

24. but Dems not vote for this-yet they and their families suffer

[WillTwain]

25. Schadenfreude almost offsets the suffering.

overall it sucks, but watching angry, selfish, mean-spirited, morons get the shaft softens the blow.

[padfun]

2. If only

more republicans would pay attention to what their votes are actually doing. Good news is that at least some are waking up.

[Pharaoh]

14. they only pay attention when it affects them....

[drm604]

3. More and more people are being hit personally by Republican actions.

Maybe they'll finally wake up like these people have.

[groundloop]

4. Damn... that's a real crowd and not a faux crowd (i.e. close up of a handful of people)

And they look pretty pissed off as well.

[hollowdweller]

5. They just did the same thing in WV and the same thing happened.

All I could think of when I saw the pic is how many of them voted republican because they were told the Dems would take their guns.

Maybe they'll think twice next election.

http://www.wowktv.com/story/28792386/west-virginias-new-prevailing-wage-law-goes-into-effect

[groundloop]

6. Yes, I've known quite a few conservative union members who have voted repub recently....

I never understood the concept of a union member voting for a repub, hopefully they're beginning to open their eyes.

[cynzke]

21. GOP picks your pocket!

[secondvariety]

7. Lie down with dogs,

you get up with fleas. Too late now, Mr. Marshall. For you and every other Indiana construction worker.

[Fred Sanders]

30. Changing minds should be encouraged, not derided...the union folks cheered him, did you notice?

[secondvariety]

31. IBEW and CWA member

for the last thirty years and I'll bet anything the majority of my Brothers and Sisters vote Republican exclusively. Someone can't vote anti-Union their entire life and then bitch and moan when it bites THEM on the ass. Union members are often their own worst enemy.

[RecoveringJournalist]

8. No changes here

Sorry, but the beat will go on in my state. With the exception of Richard Mourdock (who made a big boo boo - otherwise he probably would have won,) Jesus would lose to Hitler (assuming both ran before they became so well known) in Indiana if the former were a Democrat and the latter a Repub. Stark comparison, I know. But much of it really is that simple. The angry national conservative media hate machine is winning in my state. Plus, it's ingrained in families. I've heard so many people in my state lambast ANYTHING Democratic after they've just been downsized, had their benefits reduced, been denied healthcare, etc. It's pathetic and sad. I hope things will change in the future. But I'm not confident.

[still_one]

9. There has been talk that Evan Bayh might run for governor. He is a Democrat, and by no means

progressive, so it could be an interesting challenge

[Starry Messenger]

10. I'll rec this, but it's my feeling that trades vote their pocketbook and then scream

when their ox gets gored and eff everyone else. It's not like the information isn't out there about what anti-union hacks the Repukes are.

[A Little Weird]

11. It's hard for me to feel sympathy for those that voted Republican

They were ok as long as it was someone else getting screwed over.

[AwakeAtLast]

12. Yep, they stayed home when I lost tenure

Teachers in IN were on the chopping block first. They did not think they would be next.

[Rolando]

13. I sincerely sympathize

I was lucky, in a way, for many years a college teacher. I helped organize a union in the Northwest, served on the first bargaining team, etc., but the real benefit was merely the knowledge that the system and the administrators had to be transparent. I'm 82 now and often reflect on the downward path of so many of my younger colleagues. Find a job that doesn't require you to be a martyr.

[LarryNM]

15. First They Came for the "Welfare" Recipients, Then etc., etc., eom

[Doctor_J]

16. he'll vote republican next time too. republican voters are morons

[mountain grammy]

17. We know how that man voted..

how did the rest of the thousands vote, or did they bother to vote? what was the turnout in Indiana? How could this man be a Republican and say he thinks working people should earn a fair wage? He lives in a bubble.

[Gloria]

18. When something affects them, GOP voters

suddenly wake up.

Pity they don't have their brains turned on BEFORE the damage is done@

[DeSwiss]

20. Don't admonish them.

- Encourage them. You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.

We were talking about flies, right!?

[WillTwain]

28. Unless they are fond of vinegar, like those bitter souls.

[WillTwain]

26. If they cared for others and voted for their neighbors not just themselves

this would never happen. Small thinking dopes.

They think it is so much fun being ass-holes to liberals until the liberals no longer have the power to protect them. Sad ironic country we suffer in.

[DeSwiss]

19. Everybody's being betrayed. Hey!

- You don't think....... nahhhhh. Never mind, I must be hallucinating. It'll pass -- like always.......

K&R

[Red1]

22. Public Support..

Unions have got to have that...Their numbers have been so decimated
over the last 3 decades. What a pity. And the working people without
unions and that bash unions..They don't see how everyone benefits
from sticking together...even with the offloading threats that the corps
use.

[riversedge]

23. whow. that is a huge crowd. Something similar is happening in WI

[Jackpine Radical]

27. So he was OK with other people being betrayed,

destroying education, chopping up the social safety nets for the poor, etc.

but now the monsters are on his turf, eating his lunch, so now there's a problem with them.

"Holy shit, guys, when you said you were gonna fuck over the unions, I didn't know you meant MINE!"


Somehow, these regret responses from Republican voters always occur when their particular ox is gored. The circle of people to whom they show any evidence of compassion toward consists of themselves & the immediate family they have to support.



As a side note, I edit this to mention that this post grew out of a moment of rage I experienced on hearing the story. As a part of my own mental discipline, I'm trying to explore just what it was that set me off on this one, but I really wanted to grab that guy by the neck and rattle his head.

[Fred Sanders]

29. The mass media would be all over it if a dozen tea party folks in entertaining tri-point hats "protested".....