Issue 2: Ohio Public Unions Try to Overturn SB5 at the Ballot Box
Ohio voters prepare for intense and historic campaign over collective bargaining for public workers
John Morris walked down the tree-lined streets of Shaker Heights, knocking on doors and buttonholing residents. An English teacher at the high school, Morris had a simple message to share: "We are dealing with cutbacks like every other citizen," Morris said. "We just want a place at the table." Get ready, Ohio. Morris, and many others like him, will be coming soon to a door near you. Thanks to Issue 2, this will not be a sleepy off-year election. On Nov. 8, Ohio voters will decide on the controversial law, championed by Gov. John Kasich and originally passed by the GOP-dominated Legislature as Senate Bill 5, to dramatically restrict the collective bargaining rights of the state's public workers. Ohio residents will have front-row seats to …
Denny Halderstein
10:24 pm on Sunday, October 23, 2011
A yes vote on Issue 2 will NOT lower your taxes...the money that normally goes to your schools, police and fire will be 'given' to corporations who will continue to move your jobs to China, but will support Kasich in the next election. The part in Issue 2 about pensions and healthcare is fine. It wouldn't hurt too many because they already pay into it. It is the lack of a say in safety for … more ›