Ohioans for Workplace Freedom plan for 2012 amendment
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The Highland County Press
In 2012, Ohio voters may have the opportunity to decide a constitutional amendment that would make Ohio a "right to work" state.
This week a group that included representation from the Highland County TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party submitted petition language and signatures that are needed to start the process with Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office.
The group is calling the proposed ballot issue the “Workplace Freedom Amendment.” The amendment, if passed, would ban mandatory participation in a union or payment of union-related dues as a condition of employment.
Ohio would become the 23rd state in the U.S. to have such an amendment, which is more commonly called a "right to work" act.
The measure is sponsored by Ohioans for Workplace Freedom.
According the group's website, http://ohioansforworkerfreedom.com, "Our goal is to secure workplace freedom for all Ohioans by amending Ohio's Constitution to guarantee the freedom of Ohioans to choose whether to participate in a labor organization as a condition of employment."
Members of Ohioans for Workplace Freedom helped secure passage of State Issue 3 (the health care amendment) on Nov. 8.
They would need to collect approximately 386,000 valid signatures of registered Ohio voters by the first week of July to place the right-to-work amendment on the November 2012 ballot.
The petition language is available at http://ohioansforworkerfreedom.com.[[In-content Ad]]
In 2012, Ohio voters may have the opportunity to decide a constitutional amendment that would make Ohio a "right to work" state.
This week a group that included representation from the Highland County TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party submitted petition language and signatures that are needed to start the process with Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office.
The group is calling the proposed ballot issue the “Workplace Freedom Amendment.” The amendment, if passed, would ban mandatory participation in a union or payment of union-related dues as a condition of employment.
Ohio would become the 23rd state in the U.S. to have such an amendment, which is more commonly called a "right to work" act.
The measure is sponsored by Ohioans for Workplace Freedom.
According the group's website, http://ohioansforworkerfreedom.com, "Our goal is to secure workplace freedom for all Ohioans by amending Ohio's Constitution to guarantee the freedom of Ohioans to choose whether to participate in a labor organization as a condition of employment."
Members of Ohioans for Workplace Freedom helped secure passage of State Issue 3 (the health care amendment) on Nov. 8.
They would need to collect approximately 386,000 valid signatures of registered Ohio voters by the first week of July to place the right-to-work amendment on the November 2012 ballot.
The petition language is available at http://ohioansforworkerfreedom.com.[[In-content Ad]]