Last night, Ohio voters delivered a bona fide victory for public sector workers everywhere.
After months of advocacy and organizing, the people of Ohio have defeated a law that would have silenced the middle class and curtailed the collective bargaining rights of thousands of teachers, firefighters and police officers. Ohio has made it clear: these dedicated public servants still need a seat at the table to demand fairness, dignity and respect--especially in tough economic times. Through their unions, they have a voice in their workplace, in their future and, most importantly, in our future.
In my time as Labor Secretary, I've seen firsthand time and time again how unions make remarkable contributions to the strength and prosperity of our nation. In workplaces across the country, collective bargaining is helping businesses improve their bottom line, providing tax payers with high quality services, making workplaces safer and more productive, and ensuring that all Americans have the opportunity to make it into the middle class.
I am proud to join everyone in Ohio and across the country in celebrating the voice of workers, which can only be guaranteed when they have the right to organize and bargain collectively. Congratulations to all who contributed their time, passion and dedication to achieve this incredible feat for working families.
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And what does the private sector gain? The privilege of funding their own retirement as well as the retirement of government workers?
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Act now before the 2012 elections, in fact before Christmas, to eliminate President Obama's and current legislators sellouts to Wall Street operators which have death spiraled our nation to the brink of bankruptcy.
Hire Elliot Spitzer to head a squad of untouchables to remove any crooks he can find from government the banks, Wall Street, Main Street or wherever they are discovered.
Get rid of the IRS and all of it's special interest rules that kill job creation and replace it with the FAIR TAX H.R 25 S.13.
Reinstate Glass-Steagle HR 1489, repeal Grahm-Leach-Bliley, repeal the unlimited Fannie and Freddie Christmas guarantees, audit the Fed, and then eliminate the Fed, repeal Obama Care and add a government option to compete with private insurers and care providers for patients by offering free care to everyone asking for government funded care which would be given from low cost, government operated, VA style better patient outcome, hospitals for civilians, all paid for with a national sales tax, no insurance, no copays, free period, complete birth to death healthcare including free medications, dental and eye care, this could save $1trillion annually from the $2.6trillion spent last year and prevent private health insurers and providers from bankrupting us, our states and the Federal Government.
Pass The Buffett Congressional Reform Law and Constitutional Amendment.
Breakup the too big to fail banks and other too big to fail institutions.