Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, whose efforts to curtail the rights of public-employee unions have thrust him into the national spotlight, is pushing other new Republican governors to follow his lead.
He said he communicates regularly with Ohio Gov. John Kasich and has spoken with Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval. And Walker has suggested that his counterparts in Michigan and Florida seek to address their budget problems in part by demanding major concessions from public workers....
......FreedomWorks, a Washington-based group led by former House majority leader Richard K. Armey (R-Tex.), said it will send paid workers to Tallahassee; Indianapolis; Harrisburg, Pa.; Columbus, Ohio; and Salt Lake City in coming weeks as part of the effort....
Freedom Works? These corporate funded groups like Freedom Works and Americans for (their own) Prosperity are fighting middle class public employees. The millionaires and billionaires who are bankrolling Freedom Works and Americans for (their own) Prosperity are trying to beat up on teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses, state employees, snowplow drivers, and professors. Those millionaires and billionaires, fueled by their own greed, are waging their campaign against the middle class public employees.
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With what appears to be a grand conspiracy by Republican governors to destroy public employee unions, many citizens are downright disgusted. It is time to do some real homework and examine what the Republicans in Ohio are trying to do.
This link http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_5_PSC_N.html will take you to SB 5 as it appears on line. If you have a chance to read the entire documentary, you will reach the same conclusion that I have----- this is a power grab and an attempt to manipulate public employees.
Here are a few sections I'd like to highlight from SB 5:
...Sec. 3306.01....
...(3) Each city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school district
....Sec. 3317.13. (A) As used in this section
(1) "Years of service" includes the following:
(a) All years of teaching service in the same school district or educational service center, regardless of training level, with each year consisting of at least one hundred twenty days under a teacher's contract;
(b) All years of teaching service in a chartered, nonpublic school located in Ohio as a teacher licensed pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code or in another public school, regardless of training level, with each year consisting of at least one hundred twenty days under a teacher's contract;
(c) All years of teaching service in a chartered school or institution or a school or institution that subsequently became chartered or a chartered special education program or a special education program that subsequently became chartered operated by the state or by a subdivision or other local governmental unit of this state as a teacher licensed pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, regardless of training level, with each year consisting of at least one hundred twenty days; and
(d) All years of active military service in the armed forces of the United States, as defined in section 3307.75 of the Revised Code, to a maximum of five years. For purposes of this calculation, a partial year of active military service of eight continuous months or more in the armed forces shall be counted as a full year.
(2) "Teacher", "teacher" means all teachers employed by the board of education of any school district, including any cooperative education or joint vocational school district and all teachers employed by any educational service center governing board.
... (B)
Ohio teachers need to read the entire document and consult with their union leaders.