Ohio took its first step Wednesday toward passing sweeping legislation that would curtail collective bargaining rights for public sector workers by banning strikes and putting the power of breaking labor impasses in the hands of local elected officials.
Amid boos and shouts of "shame on you," the Republican-controlled Ohio Senate voted 17 to 16 for Senate Bill 5, with 6 Republicans voting against it.
Opposition From The Right:
Tim Grendell, a Republican who voted against the bill, argued that it was elected bodies that were largely responsible for the country's current budget mess.
"The people we want to entrust the genie of the future to are those who created the morass of problems we are trying to solve," he said. "That's schizophrenic thinking."
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