Demonstrations swell in Ohio as lawmakers mull amended budget bill

[Hannah Bell]

(CNN) -- Thousands gathered in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday to protest a Republican-backed proposal that would curtail public workers' bargaining rights and strip their right to strike.

The measure, known as Senate Bill 5, is supported by Republican Gov. John Kasichin and would curb a 1983 Ohio state law that gave collective bargaining rights to public workers.

The near 500-page bill was modified Tuesday with 15 Republican-supported amendments, leaving Democrats to pour over the changes.

The amended version would also restore collective bargaining rights on wages, but ban strikes by all public sector workers...Senate lawmakers are expected to reconvene Wednesday morning at 10a.m. ET.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/01/ohio.budget/

[leftstreet]

1. LOL You can bargain on wages, but you can't strike

What's the fucking point

K&R

You're back!!
:-)

[Hannah Bell]

3. thanks for noticing. :>)

[Newsjock]

2. 'pour' over the changes

Sheesh, CNN apparently doesn't want to pay copy editors anymore.

[Hannah Bell]

4. copy editor = spellcheck.

[gateley]

5. I heard about this on Norman Goldman - although I thought he said it had

been passed by the State Senate today. It's even worse than Walker's! NO EXEMPTION for Fire or Police!

Why hasn't this been big news? How have I missed this? Boehner is probably thrilled with his home state peeps. :grr:

Get down to the Capitol people of Ohio -- We'll send pizzas! :headbang: