Columbus - Chants of “Kill the Bill!,” “Recall!” and “O-H-I-O, Kasich’s Ass Has Got To Go!” were the soundtrack for thousands of protesters who descended on Ohio’s State Capitol Tuesday morning to demonstrate against Republican efforts to strip public employees of their collective bargaining rights.
Senate Bill 5, which passed by the narrowest of margins in a 17-16 vote last week, would allow state and municipal employees to bargain only for wages. Health benefits, pension plans, hours, vacation time, working conditions and all other terms of employment would be off the table.