Ohio Anti-Union Bill will CRIMINALIZE striking - strikers could face fines and/or jail time

[phleshdef]

As an Ohioan thats been following this pretty closely, I have no idea how this got past me until today.

Senators passed the legislation on a 17-16 vote Wednesday, with all 'yes' votes coming from the GOP. Six Republicans voted against the bill.

The bill establishes fines and jail time for those who participate in strikes. Unionized workers could negotiate wages, hours and certain work conditions - but not health care, sick time or pension benefits.

http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/mar/02/22/union-bill-would-ban-worker-strikes-punish-walkout-ar-410944/

I think its time to shut down the whole damn state.

[liberal N proud]

1. Damn!

Years and years of hard fought rights down the fucking drain in an instant.

[leftstreet]

2. What bullshit. If you can't strike, you can't 'negotiate' anything

:grr:

[inademv]

3. I can't see this actually becoming law

The backlash from this would be of epic proportions. Picture if you will, Ohioans striking en masse and calling their collective bluff.

[Rochester]

4. This is bullshit!!! What does the terrain in the Ohio House look like?

That's our last hope of stopping it in Oh., if it gets through there, their idiot governor will sign it in an instant.

[doc03]

5. The Rethugs have a huge majority and Kasich will no doubt

sign it.

[Divine Discontent]

6. with a big smile on his pompous jerk face!

I met him when I was almost a teen - didn't like him then (found him creepy, was glad he wasn't riding on my parade float), can't stand him now!

[slay]

7. Most UNDER-REPORTED story of the day!

Check out tonight's Lawrence O'Donnell for just how SHITTY and SLIMY this crap was!! :mad:

[steve2470]

8. k&r nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. This part SHOULD be shut down by the NLBR

but welcome back to 1934, before the Wagner Act. These guys want to go back to 1880. If they can, all the way to 1750 when we had MAXIMUM wage laws, not minimum wage laws.

[lonestarnot]

10. K & R.

Where are the people of Ohio on this, apparently not as concerned about it as they would be over missing a nasty car race or a suckeye game.

[coalition_unwilling]

11. Are Ohio's public sector unions going to take this lying down? It's

time for them to call a general strike and shut the state's adminsitrative functions down.

WTF???

[we can do it]

13. Police and Fire Already Were Denied the Right To Strike

so all they had was collective bargaining

[Initech]

12. We need to recall every fucking republican ever "elected."

It's clear now that they're not in it for the people. God damn them. Every last fucking one of 'em.