by Mike Hall, Apr 15, 2011
The drive to repeal a law backed and recently signed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) that eliminates the rights of 350,000 public employees to bargain for middle-class jobs, got the official go ahead this morning. The Ohio attorney general and secretary of state certified the 1,000 signatures needed and approved the petition language submitted earlier this month.
The action now allows opponents of the bill to begin collecting signatures to put the repeal of SB. 5 on the November ballot. Workers and their allies need to gather 231,000 signatures by June 30 to qualify. If they do, the law will not go into effect and its fate will be decided by the voters.
We Are Ohio, a coalition of unions, community, student and other groups, is mobilizing volunteers to gather the signatures. If you live in Ohio, click here to find training sessions near you.
Last Saturday, more than 11,000 people rallied at the Capitol in Columbus to kick off the repeal campaign. Click here, here and here for more on the right against S.B. 5.
