Ohio collective bargaining law defeated in blow to GOP governor
ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio— The state's new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment.
In a political blow to GOP Gov. John Kasich, voters handily rejected the law, which would have limited the bargaining abilities of 350,000 unionized public workers.
In a political blow to GOP Gov. John Kasich, voters handily rejected the law, which would have limited the bargaining abilities of 350,000 unionized public workers.
Labor and business interests poured more than $30 million into the nationally watched campaign, and turnout was high for an off-year election.
The law hadn't taken effect yet. Tuesday's result means the state's current union rules will stand, at least until the GOP-controlled Legislature determines its next move. Republican House Speaker William Batchelder predicted last week that the more palatable elements of the collective bargaining bill — such as higher minimum contributions on worker health insurance and pensions — are likely to be revisited after the dust settles.
http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2011/11/08/Ohio-collective-bargaining-law-defeated-in-blow-to-GOP-governor.html
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio voters dealt a sharp rebuke to first-year Gov. John Kasich and his conservative agenda Tuesday by overwhelmingly rejecting the restrictive new collective bargaining law he championed.
"It's clear the people have spoken," the humbled Republican leader said from the Statehouse. "I heard their voices. I understand their decision. And frankly, I respect what the people have to say in an effort like this. And as a result of that, it requires me to take a deep breath and to spend some time to reflect on what happened here."
The state's labor union leaders, meanwhile, praised voters for standing up to Kasich, who they felt bullied them in his rush to create the law, known as Senate Bill 5.
http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/11/ohio_voters_overwhelmingly_rej.html
The difficulties that many communities and school districts face trying to live within their budgets and reform how they do business are not going away. Much like the Big 3 automakers, they need relief from obligations and procedures that are no longer affordable.
http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/11/sb_5_is_dead_issues_remain_edi.html
Unions get revenge as Issue 2 fails
Senate Bill 5, which limited collective bargaining in the name of cost control, was reviled by public employees. Yesterday, voters soundly defeated the proposal and sent a clear message to the governor and the bill’s GOP proponents.
By Jim Siegel and Joe Vardon
A year after Gov. John Kasich and legislative Republicans were swept into office, Ohio voters delivered them a stinging rebuke yesterday, striking down an extensive curtailing of public-union power that Republican leaders had hoped to make a centerpiece accomplishment of 2011.
An effort that started last winter with thousands of Statehouse protestors and gained speed with the collection of a record 915,000 signatures ended with unions and their supporters drubbing Issue 2 by 61 percent to 39 percent, with 99 percent of precincts reporting.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/11/08/1-issue-2-election.html
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/11/08/1-issue-2-election.html
Ohio voters overwhelmingly reject Issue 2, dealing a blow to Gov. John Kasich
Published: Tuesday, November 08, 2011, 11:21 PM Updated: Wednesday, November 09, 2011, 6:23 AM
"It's clear the people have spoken," the humbled Republican leader said from the Statehouse. "I heard their voices. I understand their decision. And frankly, I respect what the people have to say in an effort like this. And as a result of that, it requires me to take a deep breath and to spend some time to reflect on what happened here."
The state's labor union leaders, meanwhile, praised voters for standing up to Kasich, who they felt bullied them in his rush to create the law, known as Senate Bill 5.
http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/11/ohio_voters_overwhelmingly_rej.html
SB 5 is dead; issues remain: editorial
Published: Tuesday, November 08, 2011, 10:58 PM Updated: Wednesday, November 09, 2011, 1:02 AM
In an extraordinarily broad rebuke to Gov. John Kasich and the Republican-run legislature, voters throughout Ohio have decisively rejected Senate Bill 5, the attempt to rewrite the rules for collective bargaining by public employees. Even in many GOP strongholds, this heavy-handed effort to swing the balance of power decisively against unions found so little support that the governor and his allies may be reluctant to reopen the discussion soon.
That would be a mistake. The difficulties that many communities and school districts face trying to live within their budgets and reform how they do business are not going away. Much like the Big 3 automakers, they need relief from obligations and procedures that are no longer affordable.
http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/11/sb_5_is_dead_issues_remain_edi.html
State Issue 2 defeated
By Carol Biliczky
Beacon Journal staff writer
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published: November 9, 2011 - 12:13 AM
State Issue 2 spiraled to defeat by a 2-1 margin Tuesday night, but that might not be the last time Republicans try to curb union power.
In acknowledging defeat, Gov. John Kasich said he and like-minded colleagues “strive for bigger rewards than the fleeting praise of the here and now.”
“Ohio’s problems developed over time because too many people cared more about popularity than about making the tough — and sometimes unpopular — choices Ohio needed,” he said.
House Speaker William Batchelder, R-Medina, already has said lawmakers will try to resurrect some parts of the bill next year.
Try, try, try again
Published: November 8, 2011 - 06:45 PM
Akron Beacon Journal
The Republican majority in the Ohio House failed last week to advance its revised plan for congressional district boundaries. Republicans need Democratic support to pass a new redistricting bill as an emergency measure, giving candidates time to meet a Dec. 7 filing deadline for the March primary, thus avoiding a separate primary in June for U.S. House and presidential candidates.
Published: 11/9/2011
Toledo Blade
Editorial
Map to nowhere
To crib from Joe Louis: Republicans in the General Assembly can run from accountability for the mess they have made of Ohio's congressional map and 2012 election calendar. But they can't hide their partisan power grab from the state's voters/taxpayers.
House Republicans melodramatically stalked out of the chamber last week after Democrats in the minority blocked a vote on cosmetic improvements to a GOP plan to set new boundaries for Ohio's 16 U.S. House districts. In one of the most closely contested states in the nation, Republicans designed the map to reserve 12 of the seats for their party.
Democrats are collecting petition signatures aimed at enabling voters to repeal the GOP plan in November, 2012. The sequence has created uncertainty about when the state can slate next year's party primaries in U.S. House districts.
New Redistricting Plan Set for First Hearing
Hannah Report 11/8/11
The new congressional redistricting plan introduced by House Republicans last week is up for its first hearing Wednesday.
HB369 (Huffman), which House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) said would address concerns raised by Democrats and the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus concerning the map created by HB319 (Huffman), is set for a first hearing before the House Rules and Reference Committee at 12:30 p.m. in Statehouse Hearing Room 313.
The bill was introduced last Thursday as legislative Republicans attempted to bring it up for an immediate vote on the House floor. After it failed to clear a procedural vote to suspend the rules and begin debate, both sides of the aisle entered into a shouting match after legislators tried to comment on the bill despite the failed vote. (See The Hannah Report, 11/3/11.)
The new congressional redistricting plan introduced by House Republicans last week is up for its first hearing Wednesday.
HB369 (Huffman), which House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) said would address concerns raised by Democrats and the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus concerning the map created by HB319 (Huffman), is set for a first hearing before the House Rules and Reference Committee at 12:30 p.m. in Statehouse Hearing Room 313.
The bill was introduced last Thursday as legislative Republicans attempted to bring it up for an immediate vote on the House floor. After it failed to clear a procedural vote to suspend the rules and begin debate, both sides of the aisle entered into a shouting match after legislators tried to comment on the bill despite the failed vote. (See The Hannah Report, 11/3/11.)
http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=187675
The culmination of months of oftentimes bitterly partisan wrangling emanating from the Statehouse to every corner of Ohio, the vote on Issue 2, the referendum over the labor law rewrite (SB 5 ), found more than 60% in favor of rejection.
http://www.gongwer-oh.com/programming/news_articledisplay.cfm?article_ID=802160201&newsedition_id=8021602&locid=2
ISSUE 2: VOTERS SOUNDLY REJECT GOP'S COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RESTRICTIONS
Gongwer 11/8/11
Ohioans voted decisively Tuesday to block the Republican-backed plan to curb collective bargaining rights for public employees, prompting Democrats to declare a resurgence of the middle class with the victory and Gov. John Kasich to call for a pause before deciding how to proceed with helping local governments contain their costs.The culmination of months of oftentimes bitterly partisan wrangling emanating from the Statehouse to every corner of Ohio, the vote on Issue 2, the referendum over the labor law rewrite (SB 5
http://www.gongwer-oh.com/programming/news_articledisplay.cfm?article_ID=802160201&newsedition_id=8021602&locid=2
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