Lehman opposes RTW referendum

Decatur Daily Democrat:

State Rep. Matt Lehman on Saturday morning told a crowd comprised mostly of organized labor members that he will vote against a proposal to allow Hoosiers to determine at the ballot box the fate of a contentious right-to-work bill now being debated in the Indiana General Assembly.

The response from union supporters was perhaps summed up best by Decatur resident Daniel Jaurigue, a member of carpenters' union Local 232, who said: "We are watching how you vote, and we're going to fire you."

Lehman, R-Berne, and State Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, met with constituents Saturday for the second time in a month at the public library in Decatur. And just like a Dec. 10 meeting held there by the lawmakers, the main topic for discussion on Saturday was a right-to-work bill that state Republican leaders have made the focal point of the current General Assembly session.