A state House committee has narrowly approved legislation that would repeal collective bargaining rights for municipal employees in Oklahoma’s 13 largest cities.
The House General Government Committee voted 9-7 Wednesday to repeal the Municipal Employees Collective Bargaining Act. The measure was passed by lawmakers in 2004 and requires cities with populations of more than 35,000 to collectively bargain with their workers.
The community services director for Midwest City, Vaughn Sullivan, says the law has divided his city’s workforce and some workers don’t want to be bound by collective bargaining agreements.
Nonsense. They must be REQUIRED to stay bound! For FREEDOM!
Release the Kraken~!
No, I see way too much of Michelle Obama already.
Shouldn’t that headline read, “Extremely White Oklahoma Panel Votes to Repeal Collective Bargaining”? Because of the gooey center of raaaaacism?
I don’t understand all the antipathy toward collective bargaining. I mean, who doesn’t like a bargain?
Same kind of misfits and malcontents who don’t like organized communities, I’m betting.
Mitch Daniels is sending Bon Voyage gift baskets to Democrats who leave Oklahoma to prevent a quorum when the matter comes to the legislative floor.
Dos Okies are OK!
(Coming from someone who proudly calls himself a semi-okie after having been stationed there there for four years:^)
Why does Oklahoma hate the American dream?
For Democrats, failure is a resume enhancement as Rush says.
I believe that those guys in Madison cried havoc and let slip the dogs of war. This is excellent news. Hope it spreads to all states.
Can you imagine if this logic hit the business world?
“There is a toaster oven on your front porch. You owe us $89.99 plus sales tax.”
“But I did not buy a toaster.”
“Stop trying to be a free rider. We gave everyone on your block a toaster so now everyone has to pay us $89.99.
Plus sales tax.”