Oklahoma set to repeal collective bargaining law

[The Northerner]

Source: Reuters

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate dealt organized labor another defeat on Tuesday when it voted to repeal a collective bargaining law.

The 29-19 vote means that some of the state's fastest-growing cities no longer will be required to collectively bargain with sanitation workers and other non-uniformed workers.

The measure already passed the Oklahoma House and now goes to Governor Mary Fallin, a Republican, who is expected to sign it into law.

The bill would repeal a law passed in 2004, when the Oklahoma Legislature and the governorship were controlled by Democrats. The law required cities with populations over 35,000 to engage in collective bargaining with non-uniformed workers, though it did not affect Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman and Muskogee, which already were engaged in collective bargaining.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110419/us_nm/us_unions_oklahoma

[plumbob]

1. My dad always begged us never to reveal that he was born in Oklahoma.

Wanted us to say that he was a foundling in a whorehouse in Ojinaga...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. lol

[kooth]

2. Oklahoma ...

I'm glad I moved to Florida in 2004. This is very sad!

[Earth_First]

3. Florida is in it's own race to the bottom... n/t

[okieinpain]

6. ha so how you liking that florida now.

[liberal N proud]

4. Like dominoes, workers rights are falling state by state

100+ years erased in labor history in 4 months.

:cry:

[okieinpain]

7. well that is what happens when you don't vote. all the same my butt.

[freshwest]

10. Yep, ain't that the truth! No difference indeed!

[lib2DaBone]

5. Monkey see.. Monkey do.. If Wisconsin can get away with it...

So can Ohio, Florida, Michigan. These Teabag Repukes KNOW that they can get away with anything. But there comes a time.. when the American workers.... just may say.."enough".

[merwin]

9. Why don't they just vote to wear uniforms?

Simple solution!