Communism alive and well in Ohio

[SemperFiUSMC]

The people of Ohio voted down common sense reforms of their government, which has been taken over by unions at every level. They get what they deserve.

Ohio Voters Reject Republican-Backed Union Limits | Fox News

 

[Stickfight]

Wait, it says they voted to overturn a government ban, not instituted one. How does that further communism?

 

[steveh_131]

The bill still allowed bargaining on wages, working conditions and some equipment but banned strikes, scrapped binding arbitration and dropped promotions based solely on seniority, among other provisions.

Interesting. I wonder how a bill can ban strikes? Would this mean that if the teachers did go on strike there would be repercussions, or...? I'm not informed enough on the inner workings of these government unions.

 

[Expat]

The state will have to pay the price at some point. None of the states can afford to continue paying the wages, benefits, retirement of their employees any more. The day of reckoning is coming. Obama has been siphoning money to the states in the guise of stimulus to postpone that day, but it will get here sooner or later.

 

[badwolf.usmc]

Interesting. I wonder how a bill can ban strikes? Would this mean that if the teachers did go on strike there would be repercussions, or...? I'm not informed enough on the inner workings of these government unions.

From what i can tell, Public employees are prohibited from striking by law, it looks like there is no proscribed punishment.

Here is an article about a proposed bill that would fine a teacher 2 days pay for each day on strike, and $5000 against who started the strike.

Bills to ban teacher strikes could move in fall - The Indiana Gazette Online: Regional, State, National, World News

 

[ZombieApocolypse]

The state will have to pay the price at some point. None of the states can afford to continue paying the wages, benefits, retirement of their employees any more. The day of reckoning is coming. Obama has been siphoning money to the states in the guise of stimulus to postpone that day, but it will get here sooner or later.

Will Republicans blame Obama like Dems are now blaming Bush?

 

[Expat]

Will Republicans blame Obama like Dems are now blaming Bush?

Why would anyone blame Bush or Obama for their state budget deficit? I swear you don't make sense.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

The public sector union/democrat party game is nothing more than money laundering. They fuel each other. Democrats give our tax money to the unions, the unions vote in the democrats who give our money to the unions, who give money to the democrats, and so on, and so on, and so on.

The idea that public employees can even unionize is wrong. There is no check or balance. The members vote in those that will support them and their unions and it just spirals out of control. Local municipalities are broke because of the lavish pay, pensions and benefits the public unions are given by the politicians to keep their support for re-election.

Pols that have suggesteed that PS union members should have to pay a small amount for their health care benefits sets off rioting in the streets.

Kasich was trying to do the right thing for the municipalities and the unions went ape sh*t They flooded the state with advertising money and paid union hacks to get the public to dupe themselves. And guess what? It worked!

Kasich told them last night, and he means it, "hey you cities and towns, if you want to keep things the same, that's fine. Just know that there will be no state bailout for you. There is no money for this to be sustained. You made your bed..." (paraphrasing there).