Governor says no to bargaining (New Indiana Gov cancels labor agreements)

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On his second day in office, Gov. Mitch Daniels cancelled the state's collective bargaining agreements with the state's unions.

The action left more than 23,000 state employees represented by unions no longer able to negotiate pay, benefits and work rules with state officials. However, pay raises granted for 2005 are not affected by Daniels' actions.

The workers' bargaining power expired with Democrat Joe Kernan's term in office.

The negotiating authority, not found in state law, depends on each incoming governor to sign a new executive order. Daniels chose not to renew the order.

http://www.indystar.com/articles/8/208588-1048-092.html

-For those of us wondering how My Man Mitch would do things differently than a Democrat, here's a glaring example. Ugh.