Ohio House passes Senate Bill 5

[upstatecajun]

Source: Columbus Dispatch

After hours of debate, the Ohio House voted 53-44 today to pass Senate Bill 5, sending the controversial collective bargaining measure back to the Senate, which is expected to give it a final concurrence vote this evening.

House Speaker William G. Batchelder called it an end to three decades of no changes to collective bargaining in Ohio, which have led to "expensive, overly restrictive union contracts which are simply unsustainable."



Read more: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/30/ohio-house-expected-to-approve-sb5-this-afternoon.html?sid=101

[highplainsdem]

1. And now there will be a referendum...

[liberal N proud]

2. Ohio joins Wisconsin in the den of fascism

[highplainsdem]

3. Wow, read what the inaptly named Republican Rep. Louis "Blessing" said:

Asked about concerns from workers that they will see pay cuts under the bill, particularly with local governments and schools facing major state budget cuts over the next two years, Rep. Louis Blessing, R-Cincinnati, said it's better than layoffs.

"They shouldn't be concerned about their level of pay," he said. "They should be concerned about the fact that they have a job. We've got 10 percent of people without jobs. Be glad you have a job.

"Would you rather have no job or a pay cut of 4 percent? That's basically what we're telling public employees. Congratulations, you've done a great job since (collective bargaining) was enacted 27 years ago, but the party's over. We can't afford it anymore."

He's going to find out that HIS party is over -- the GOP has overreached.

[monmouth]

4. Wish I could rec your post...n/t

[upstatecajun]

7. here it is in a post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x776055

[Iliyah]

5. A lie is a lie

Before the end of the year, the voters will restore it. Shame on the gopers, what assholes.

[aquart]

9. Don't be too sure.

Once something is undone, getting it back is never simple.

[Doctor_J]

8. His party is over?

They just swept into office, and they aren't going anywhere. Wake up!

[Doctor_J]

6. Another useless protest by passionate, dedicated Ohioans

Think we'll ever catch on that they're not going to go peacefully?

[bulloney]

10. If this stands, let's see how strong Ohio's economy will be in a few years.

Kasich is also proposing draconian cuts in state contributions to local governments, affecting things like local police and fire protection in communities all over the state. But Kasich immediately warned that those cuts should not automatically lead to increases in local taxes.

Just how does this asshole Kasich expect services to be maintained under this scenario of state cuts but not allowing local tax hikes to compensate? Bake sales?