Kasich Tries to Calm Ohio Unions Pushing Vote on Bargaining Law

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-24/kasich-tries-to-calm-ohio-unions-pushing-vote-on-bargaining-law.html

Since Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a law restricting government unions similar to one backed by Wisconsin’s Scott Walker, he has spent months trying to avoid a divisive referendum on the measure, using private talks and public pressure.

After Walker braved a Capitol occupation and residents began trying to recall his legislative allies, Kasich supported private discussions with labor leaders in June, said Curt Steiner, a Republican consultant who hosted the talks at his Columbus office. When those proved fruitless, Kasich held news conferences last week urging opponents to consider a compromise taking the issue off the Nov. 8 ballot.

Walker and Kasich said after taking office in January that stopping collective bargaining was key to mending state and local budgets. Other governors won concessions without attacking that right, including Republican Chris Christie in New Jersey, who raised worker health-care contributions through legislation in June, and Democrat Dannel P. Malloy in Connecticut, who reached a deal with employees last week. Now, a parley with Ohio unions can avert a “toxic” ballot fight over the law, Steiner said.

“A lot of folks who support Senate Bill 5 would still prefer to see a resolution that would prevent this missile firing that’s going to occur in September and October, potentially doing a lot of collateral damage no matter who wins on Election Day,” Steiner said in a telephone interview.





***must not be moderates kasich is dealing with.

is "toxic and divisive" but not the law itself and the method used to create it - yeah?. Rethuglicans are so stupid that they think most people are as stupid as they themselves are!

October in Ohio...can't wait

more difficult than swaggering through the halls of Faux News bellowing talking points in the echo chamber.

And the cost to him personally as he is trying to appease the Koch's of the world and deliver the death blow to unions.

It's like kicking a dog and then trying to give it a treat. Stay smart Union Members.

before you throw me out of the house?

Tell him to repeal the bill or STFU and take his fugging licks

this election cycle. It should happen but then again we have a GOP SOS. :mad: