Ohio Protests

Politicians Should Consider The Poor

Troy Jackson | Posted 11.07.2011

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Troy Jackson

In Ohio and around this nation, it is time we voted "No" to the politics of "considering the rich." I pray that we commit ourselves to the ancient wisdom: "Happy are those who consider the poor..."

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Amanda Terkel

Progressives Plot Ballot Initiative Strategy

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 10.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by grassroots energy from the protests in Wisconsin earlier this year, progressives are now planning an offensive strategy. Organ...

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MLK Invoked As Ohio Union Fight Moves To Cities

AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH | Posted 06.01.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Opponents of bills in Ohio, Wisconsin and other states curtailing public employees' collective bargaining rights have planned a...

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Ohio Police, Firefighters Decry Collective Bargaining Limits

AP | MEGHAN BARR and THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 05.31.2011

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(AP) CLEVELAND — Unlike Wisconsin's high-profile effort to limit collective bargaining rights for public workers, Ohio's includes police and fir...

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Ohio Anti-Union Bill Signed Into Law By John Kasich

Posted 05.31.2011

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(AP) CLEVELAND - Gov. John Kasich on Thursday signed into law a limit on the collective bargaining rights of 350,000 public workers, defying Democrats...

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Ohio Collective Bargaining Restrictions Prevail, But Unions Vow Fight

AP | MEGHAN BARR and THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 05.31.2011

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Unlike Wisconsin's high-profile effort to limit collective bargaining rights for public workers, Ohio's includes police and fir...

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Ohio Union Bill Poised To Become Law

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 05.30.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Labor stronghold Ohio assumed center stage Wednesday in the fight over collective bargaining rights for public workers as the s...

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Ohio Union Bill Passes House Vote

AP | By ANN SANNER | Posted 05.30.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A bill that would limit collective bargaining rights for 350,000 Ohio public workers cleared the Republican-controlled House on Wedn...

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Ohio Panel Approves Public Worker Union Bill

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 05.29.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A panel of Ohio lawmakers made a bill to limit collective bargaining rights for 350,000 public workers even tougher for unions ...

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GOP Gov's State Of State Doesn't Solve State's Budget Mystery

AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John Kasich gave one of the longest State of the State addresses in recent memory, yet he provided few specifics as to how...

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Pomp, Protests To Mix On Day Of Ohio Gov's Speech

AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amid pro-labor protests Tuesday, Gov. John Kasich said in his first State of the State address that big changes are ahead for O...

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Anger Brews Over Government Workers' Benefits

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Erin McFarlane looks at public workers, she sees lucrative pension benefits she doesn't ever expect to get. And it makes her mad. "I don't think...

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Ohio Union Protests Preface GOP Governor's First State Of State

AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH and ANN SANNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Outcry over collective bargaining proposals in Ohio threatened to overshadow Republican Gov. John Kasich's first State of the S...

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Hundreds Of Ohio Students Protest Funding Cuts

The Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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About 250 people marched across campus chanting phrases such as "no ifs, no buts, no education cuts" this afternoon as part of an organized protest of...

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Laura Bassett

After Two Heart Attacks On The Job, Ohio Worker Wants Health Insurance

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sandy Dailey, 53, has been classified as a part-time worker at the food-service company Sodexo for 11 years. She cleans the stands at Oh...

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Amanda Terkel

DNC Expands Role In Labor Protests To Ohio, Indiana

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Building on the momentum in Wisconsin, where tens of thousands of protesters have turned out to oppose Republican Gov. Scott Walker's ef...

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