Ohio Coverage of SB5

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Ohio has successfully fought back SB5.

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Safeyyah Edwards, striking Red Cross worker


13:38 minutes (9.36 MB)
 
 

ATU President Larry Hanley on workers' rights, OWS, and the 1%


16:28 minutes (11.31 MB)

Vincent Alvarez, President of the NYC CLC on Solidarity


13:25 minutes (9.22 MB)

Rev Tim Ahrens on why religion and organized labor are one


14:32 minutes (9.99 MB)

He talks about how the right wing has lost Jesus along the way when they preach to benefit the wealth class. He talks about Matthrew 25 "When did I see you hungry." He says that if you aren't feeding the hungry and caring for the poor then YOU aren't a Christian! He notes that if the unions are broken in Ohio it will be like a tsunami against the poor in Ohio. We remind everyone that this is NOT about the budget. Unions have been the only way to rise up and Kasich is trying to keep those people down.

Former Ohio State legislature Marian Harris


12:24 minutes (8.52 MB)

She tells us how much the political landscape has changed inside the Ohio legislature. This isn't the change that people voted for. We didn't make the recession but Gov. Kasich and his billionaire friends seem to want to keep us here. Similar to PA it seems like the right wing of the Ohio legislature is more interested in attacking womens' rights and giving tax breaks to big business than helping get people back to work. She reminds us that we don't just need to win tomorrow, we need to be big.

Alisia Combs, TWU member, on the need for collective bargaining


10:53 minutes (7.48 MB)

A little over a year ago Kasich claimed if you got in his way he'd run you over with a bus. Alisia is a bus driver(TWU Member), and she tells us why he needs try driving one before throwing out some harsh rhetoric

She talks about how they need collective bargaining so bus drivers can bring people safely to work. She notes that this isn't about wages.

Stewart Acuff of the UWUA the final push to defeat Issue 2


16:50 minutes (38.52 MB)

Stewart Acuff of the UWUA on the final push to vote NO on Issue 2


15:35 minutes (10.7 MB)

Debbie Kline of Cleveland Jobs with Justice on the Anti-Voting Actions in Ohio


12:03 minutes (8.28 MB)

Ohio AFLCIO President Tim Burga on where Ohio goes now that SB1 passed the Senate: March 2nd


17:37 minutes (12.1 MB)
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