SB5, Ohio’s bill stripping public employee union’s of collective bargaining rights, will have it’s fate decided this November by Ohio voters:
Ohio voters will have the chance this November to decide whether the state’s contentious new collective bargaining law should be repealed.
The state’s elections chief said Thursday that opponents had gathered enough valid signatures to put the question before voters. The measure is now suspended from taking effect until voters have their say.
The law signed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich in late March bans public employee strikes and restricts collective bargaining rights for more than 350,000 teachers, police officers and other public workers. While unions can continue to negotiate wages, they cannot bargain on health care, sick time or pension benefits.
The group We Are Ohio delivered more than 1.3 million signatures to Secretary of State Jon Husted, though the opponents needed roughly 231,000 valid signatures to get the question on the ballot.
This is excellent news for Ohio workers and the state overall. It’s a chance to shove it back in the face of our pompous Governor and restore basic rights to our public employees.