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We Are Ohio Airs Second Television Ad
Politicians didn’t have to attack Ohio workers like parole officers, nurses, librarians and more — they could have chosen a different path. Instead, while they were asking hardworking Ohioans like you to make ‘shared sacrifices,’ these same politicians were literally giving out huge pay raises and bonuses to their staff members.
Our coalition to repeal Senate Bill 5 – We Are Ohio – hit the airwaves to call out these politicians for their blatant hypocrisy. You can get a peek of the video at the link above
But we can’t win this war on television alone. I need your commitment that you will put your feet in the streets. We need to knock doors, make calls and talks to our friends and family between now and Election Day.
A few hours of your time may be the difference between repealing Senate Bill 5 or having rights taken away from 360,000 Ohio workers.
Unions and Activists Protest Verizon
Crowds gathered outside Verizon Wireless Stores in Columbus and Cleveland on Thursday, June 9 to rally against the corporate tax breaks the company has been handed.
Citizens for Tax Justice found that Verizon reported a $12 billion profit in 2010, but paid nothing in taxes and actually received a $700 million refund. http://www.ctj.org/pdf/12corps060111.pdf. Demonstrators held signs and demanded Verizon pay its fair share.
During the event, a 25-feet tall Corporate Pig was inflated as a symbol of the demonstration.
It affects families. It affects you.
International Association of Fire Fighters and Fraternal Order of Police local unions in Ohio teamed up to produce a video featuring some of their members’ families describing the far-reaching effects of Senate Bill 5. “It affects families. It affects you,” the ad says.
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Flash Mob Takes on Bailed Out Bank’s Political Contributions
The lobby of the Huntington National Bank Building was filled with more than 50 activists singing a variation of “Hang on Sloopy” to call attention to the bank’s use of bailout money to support anti-worker politicians.
“Hey, John Kasich, don’t sell us out,” sang the flash mob. “Hey Ohio, stand up and shout!”
The participants objected to the bank’s large campaign contributions to 15 state senators who voted to gut collective bargaining rights for employees in the public-sector. Making that transaction all the more unseemly is the fact that those contributions were made possible by a $1.4 billion taxpayer-funded bailout to Huntington Bank.
“Taxpayers bailed out the banks, yes Huntington too,” the crowd continued to sing. “But after you got that cash, what’d you turn around and do? Gave to the GOP, and their budget which attacks the middle class and supports the super-rich.”
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SEIU 1199 School Secretary: S.B. 5 Will Make It Too Expensive to Feed Families
The third video of our week-long series — in which SEIU 1199 members describe the likely impact that proposals such as S.B. 5 and budget cuts would have on the services we provide — features Lorraine Bradley, a Cleveland schools secretary.
Passage of S.B. 5 would mean that “[coworkers are] not going to be able to afford the food to feed their families … [or] clothes for their kids,” Bradley says.
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CLICK TO VIEW Live Stream: Senate Bill 5 Passes
LIVE in Columbus, Ohio. “Senate Bill 5 Moves to the House”