Monday, September 10, 2007

Updates

Another Ohioan has been killed in Iraq. LINK: Spc. Jason J. Hernandez, 21, of Streetsboro, Ohio. He died Sept. 7 in Mosul. According to ICasualties, 159 Ohioans have been killed in Iraq.

Things are getting better for labor in Ohio.
Dayton Daily News:

....On a Labor Day that finds union membership continuing to decline, Strickland's presence in the governor's office has given organized labor in Ohio a boost.

In addition to the executive order affecting health care workers, the Ohio School Facilities Commission reversed a policy that blocked payment of union-based prevailing wage for school building projects and the use of union-friendly project labor agreements on these projects.

Also, Strickland's Commerce Department determined that Ohio's minimum wage — which voters last November raised from $5.15 to $6.85 an hour — applies to home health care workers, farm workers and amusement park workers, despite Republican-backed legislation to exclude these groups.....

It is no wonder that Strickland's popularity is so strong in Ohio. The Republicans, however, just want to keep workers underpaid and unprotected.