WASHINGTON - Public employee unions spent most of 2011 suffering setback after setback in negotiating sessions, at state capitols and at the polls, but surveys suggest the labor movement is on the verge of a big win in Ohio next week. If it materializes, it could resonate in other states, as well. Voters will decide whether to endorse a 304-page law, known in Ohio as Senate Bill 5, that Republicans passed to curb the power of unions and reduce the amount local governments spend on retirement and health benefits for police, firefighters, teachers and other public employees.
Ohio has changed its laws on lemon vehicles following the disaster in Japan, extending indefinitely the time a manufacturer has to find spare parts. The modified law, which was released with Ohio's latest two-year state budget, extends the time a manufacturer has to fix a car deemed a lemon. The move was pushed by manufacturers, said Dan Tierney, spokesman for the Ohio Attorney General's Office.
Taking the offensive, a product liability defendant has filed suit against a plaintiffs' law firm alleging false advertising. In a complaint filed in Ohio federal court earlier this month, Zimmer, the maker of NexGen knee implants, alleges that Ohio-based law firm Elk & Elk made misleading statements about the safety of its products in order to solicit clients for possible suits.
Senate Bill 5 -- which changes government collective bargaining laws -- is becoming a controversy between state and local government employees and frustrated voters. I learned two big things back in the 70's that continue today:
Some local and state leaders agree provisions of a state Senate bill that would make sweeping changes to Ohio labor law will give governments more flexibility. But it is unclear if the changes would lead to better fiscal health for a state battling an $8 billion deficit and most local governments struggling financially. State Sen. Shannon Jones, R-Clearcreek Twp., introduced a bill earlier this week that she believes would provide lawmakers more flexibility and help cut the state deficit. If passed and signed by Gov. John Kasich, the major components of Jones' bill would:
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Opponents of Ohio's new collective bargaining law won approval Friday to move forward with their effort to get a referendum on the ballot this November, and they say they have 10,000 volunteers ready to gather signatures. The state's attorney general and secretary of state certified that the group called We Are Ohio can start collecting the more than 231,000 valid signatures needed by June 30 to get the measure before voters.
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