rights protesters who would be protesting that decision wouldn t get their case to make their case to an audience that couldn t get a chance to mick their case to an audience of several dozen million americans. legislators in indiana have been boycotting that vote off and on, pushing the vote closer and closer to game time. long enough for the country to see the protests, long enough for the union members who play in the super bowl to register disapproval of union stripping plans. today, the indiana legislature finished passing this bill to strip union rights in indiana. governor mitch daniels used to say he was against the policy, but today he signed it right away. almost as if he was in some kind of a hurry. and thousands, thousands of union protesters pro-union rights, indianans took their case where the governor feared he would take it. they marched in the heart of ind in the middle of super bowl village.
rights protesters who would be protesting that decision wouldn t get their case to make their case to an audience that couldn t get a chance to mick their case to an audience of several dozen million americans. legislators in indiana have been boycotting that vote off and on, pushing the vote closer and closer to game time. long enough for the country to see the protests, long enough for the union members who play in the super bowl to register disapproval of union stripping plans. today, the indiana legislature finished passing this bill to strip union rights in indiana. governor mitch daniels used to say he was against the policy, but today he signed it right away. almost as if he was in some kind of a hurry. and thousands, thousands of union protesters pro-union rights, indianans took their case where the governor feared he would take it. they marched in the heart of ind in the middle of super bowl village. mr. pelath, thank you for being
that bill now heads to the house. if approved, washington will join iowa, new york, new hampshire, mahmoud, and connecticut where marriage equality is legal. lawmakers in new jersey and maryland are due to debate that issue this year. and maine could have a similar proposal on the november ballot. i blog ged about this issue on the huffington post website having recently interviewed the governors. check it out when you have a chance. thousands of union protesters rallying at indiana s super bowl village. sending a message to its legislature hours after it pass ed a bill of stripping union rights. much to the chagrin of the governor who signed the bill. that makes indiana not just the 23rd union-busting state, but the first new right to work state in ten years. indiana state senate democrat leader vi simpson joins us.
as we were looking at those images, thousands of workers are marching on lucas stadium and super bowl village. the governor didn t waste the time signing the measure. tell us about the impact of this bill and what can be done to reverse it with such an outcry? there is a huge outcry. and yesterday s rally was just partial evidence of how many people are opposed to this legislation. we had thousands of people at the state house every single day for the last month protesting this vote. and the republicans for the most part turned their back on their own constituents. it was a sad sight to see. but i appreciated all of those people being there to express their voice. as we talk about the political landscape, democrats are the minority. you tried to stall the vote by boycotting it on and off to push it closer to this sunday s big
standing shoulder to shoulder with men and women who want to collectively protect themselves. do you see some kind of statement coming during the super bowl on sunday from the players? workers are now planning to go occupy the super bowl. today they marched in solidarity. hundreds of protesters marched in the super bowl village shortly after right to work pasd. this ain t right for the state of indiana. it s wrong. all the way around wrong. keep in mind, indiana is the first right to work state in the rust belt. i think it s always good publicity for a republican if in an argument with me. first, she picked a fight with the president. now jan brewer and arizona republicans are picking a fight with teachers, firefighters and police. the radical republican war on workers has a new battle ground, we re going to arizona next.