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Ohio Farmers Union Favors Repeal of S.B. 5

September 6, 2011 By Ron Sylvester 2 Comments

Family Farmer & Consumer Group Urges ‘No’ Vote on State Issue 2

The Ohio Farmers Union has come out in support of efforts to repeal S.B. 5 – the unfair attack on Ohio public worker rights – and announced on Tuesday its endorsement of We Are Ohio and a ‘no’ vote on State Issue 2 this fall.

“As we stand in the shadow of Labor Day, there’s no better time for the Ohio Farmers Union to stand up for public servants and the middle class in Ohio,” said Roger Wise, OFU president.

“I would urge every Ohio voter to vote ‘no’ on State Issue 2 in the fall. Senate Bill 5 was an over-reach on the part of the governor and the Ohio General Assembly. Police, Fire Fighters, Teachers, and other public workers are not the source of Ohio’s economic problems,” Wise said.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Ohio Farmers Union, S.B. 5, State Issue 2, Worker Rights

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