Speaker Bosma: "Right to Work; Back to Work"

From a statement issued by the Indiana General Assembly today, Monday, November 21, 2011:

House Speaker Brian Bosma (R-Indianapolis) issued the following statement following a joint press conference where he announced he will pursue Right to Work legislation this session to bring more economic development opportunity for Hoosiers:

STATEHOUSE- “Today marks the beginning of the freedom campaign for Hoosier workers. While we are the envy of the Midwest in our job creation efforts, economic development experts tell us that removing the last barriers to job creation in our state will help the quarter of a million unemployed Hoosiers get back to work. That is why my top priority this session is the make Indiana the 23rd Right to Work state in the nation.

“Right to work isn’t about Unions – it is about freedom and economic opportunity. It is about giving all Hoosiers the freedom to choose a job, decide how their hard-earned money is spent and bring more employment opportunity to Indiana.

“With the national economic malaise, and our unemployment rate stubbornly hovering around 9 percent, we can’t afford not to address this issue this session. Right to Work means back to work for the unemployed. This is American, Hoosiers deserve freedom.”

For more information, visit www.in.gov/legislative/House_Republicans.