Ohio voters dealt a severe blow to the agenda of Governor John Kasich and other anti-union governors by voting to overturn Senate Bill 5 (SB5) by a 61 to 32 percent margin. SB5 was a law championed by Kasich that would severely limit collective bargaining rights for public employees and targets public employee wages and benefits as a means to balance the state's budget.
The next battle in the fight for workers rights looms in Wisconsin.
In September, Wisconsin lost 11,500 public sector jobs. October numbers are not yet in.
Wisconsin Democrats had a different take on the Ohio election. "Today's vote in Ohio is just another indicator that Scott Walker and the Republican Party are out of touch with the will of the people. The vote is just a sign of what is about to happen all over the country to Republicans who follow the ALEC playbook. There is no place in America for right-wing extremist ideals that place politics before people," said Rep. Mark Pocan.
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/11/11118/ohio-voters-reject-kasich-anti-union-bill
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