There's been quite a bit of talk on this and other Progressive sites about Wisconsin and Maine, but I haven't heard much about Ohio here.
I wonder why?
As someone who lived in Cleveland for several years, the recent bill feels personal to me. Under its provisions, public employees can no longer bargain over health care, pensions, and sick days. It moves from automatic cost-of-living raises to merit pay. Even firefighters and police officers are subject to the new bargaining limits.
As AP reports:
Unlike Wisconsin's high-profile effort to limit collective bargaining rights for public workers, Ohio's includes police and firefighters — who say it threatens the safety of officers and the people they protect.Opponents have vowed to put the issue on the November ballot, giving voters a chance to strike the law down. The firefighters' union in Cleveland plans to hit the streets and help gather signatures.
To do that, the bill's opponents need 231,000 signatures in 90 days--by July 1.