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Ohio Senate Passes Bill to Restrict Public Unions

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The bargaining rights of public workers in Ohio would be dramatically reduced and strikes would be banned under a bill narrowly passed by the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. A GOP-backed measure that would restrict the collective bargaining rights of roughly 350,000 teachers, firefighters, police officers and...

Ohio SB 5: The Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill Explained

Today the Ohio Senate will consider Senate Bill 5, which was just approved by the state's Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee in a 7-5 vote. SB 5, as it's known, is sponsored by Sen. Shannon Jones, a first-term Republican from Ohio's 7th District. The bill takes aim at state collective bargaining laws, and opponents...