For decades, American labor law helped working people come together to have a voice on the job, which in turn gave them a say in our economy and in our politics and public life. This freedom to organize, which is enshrined in the National Labor Relations Act (and, by the way, in the U.N. Universal Declaration on Human Rights) helped produce the greatest period of sustained and broad prosperity in... Read more
A group of eight Democratic senators led by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has written this week to major retailers including J.C. Penney, Wal-Mart, Children’s Place and Target Corp., urging them to reconsider signing the global pact drafted by IndustriALL, and other labor groups. Read entire... Read more
So-called “Right To Work”: What we’re facing This so-called “Right to Work” legislation is not what it... Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Just hours after two House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a three-part strategy to make Ohio a "right to work" state, GOP leadership in the Senate killed the idea. Read more
Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga has been saying for months about so-called “right to work” that it is not a matter of if the extremists will try to make Ohio the 25th so-called “right to work” state, but when. If extreme Representatives Kristina Roegner and Ron Maag have their way, it will be very soon. [caption id="attachment_9299" align="alignleft" width="300"] Read more
[caption id="attachment_9333" align="alignright" width="320"] Click for The Workers Song[/caption] Those familiar with the Boston band Read more
The Strongsville Education Association (SEA), representing 383 teachers, guidance counselors, and special education interventionists, is on strike. This strike for a fair and equitable contract began March 4th, and is now in its 8th week. A rally will be held Friday, April 26 at 5PM at the Gazebo in the center of Strongsville, Routes 42 & 82 (Pearl and Royalton Roads). We hope you... Read more
April 22 was the kick-off of a month-long 17-city tour to talk to union members and those who care about Ohio’s middle class about the devastating effects of so-called “right to work” and the detrimental impact it has on workers and their wages, benefits and safety at work. [caption id="attachment_9271" align="alignleft" width="461"] Read more
Akron City Council passed a resolution this week opposing a statewide push to get a right-to-work amendment on the November ballot. "This is union busting," said Councilman Jeff Fusco. "It is driven by the tea party and big money." Read more
Brown and Six Senators Urge U.S. Trade Representative to Craft Disciplinary Language in Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations for State-Owned Enterprises That Put Foreign Government Priorities Above Free and Fair Trade WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the following statement after the Administration announced that Japan would join... Read more
BY: Bruce Bostick Meeting in Columbus, Ohio on 4/9/13, the 300 delegates to the Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) greeted the president’s announcement that his proposed budget would propose cuts to Social Security with outrage! Read more
Submitted by: Bruce Bostick An emotional crowd, estimated at over 2,500, packed the statehouse grounds on Friday in Columbus, Ohio, calling on legislators to support the expansion of Medicaid proposed under “ObamaCare,” (Affordable Care Act). The expansion has been supported by Ohio’s conservative Republican Governor John Kasich, but it is... Read more