The movement to restrict the power of public sector unions chalked up a legislative win today in Ohio. A measure that would ban strikes and greatly restrict collective bargaining rights cleared the state Senate by a 17-16 vote, reports the Columbus Dispatch. It now goes to the House, where Republicans have a sizable majority. If it passes there—figure on a vote in about two weeks—Gov. John Kasich has promised to sign it into law. Unlike their counterparts in Wisconsin, Ohio Republicans could call a vote because they have enough members to make a quorum.
One of the main points of contention in the bill is a change to the collective bargaining process. In the case of an impasse, local legislatures would get the final say, instead of a neutral third party. "I have some concerns with that because as I read it, and I'm an attorney, the legislative body that would be deciding (the final contract) is the same management that is in negotiations with labor," says a GOP senator, one of five who joined Democrats in voting against the measure. (More Ohio stories.)
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