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Ohio House Prepares to Gut Public Workers' Bargaining Rights
'Good Jobs, Strong Communities' Coalition Planning Rallies Statewide Tuesday
CWA Local 4340 EVP Keith Estes and Secretary-Treasurer Anita Blackwell rally against Ohio's union-busting legislation. Younger demonstrators included Johnia Martin, daughter of Ebony Martin, Local 4320. Many more rallies are planned statewide Tuesday, March 15.
CWA and its allies in Ohio will rally throughout the state on Tuesday, as the Ohio House prepares to vote on the bill the Senate passed last week that strips public workers of their bargaining rights and other job protections.
Thousands of CWA members have already spent weeks demonstrating at the capitol and in cities across Ohio. On Tuesday, March 15, a coalition that CWA helped launch, Stand Up for Ohio: Good Jobs and Strong Communities, will be holding a major series of events statewide.
See the chart below to find the event nearest to you. Also check the coalition's Facebook page.
| City | Location | Time | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin | Corner of N. Main Street and W. Lorain Street | 5:00 p.m. | Neal 732-646-1664 |
| Akron | Tri County CLC — 720 Wolf Ledges | 4:30 p.m. | Kathleen 330-612-5573 |
| Vandalia | Corner of Maple Street and E. National Road | 5:00 p.m. | Marcia 937-461-9983 |
| Maumee | 601 Conant Street | 5:30 p.m. | Shannon 202-577-4424 |
| Strongsville | Pearl Road and Route 82 | 5:30 p.m. | Debbie 440-333-7007 |
| Portsmouth | Shawnee State — Flohr Lecture Hall | 5:00 p.m. | Deb 740-357-1202 |
| Westerville | Westerville Library — 126 South State Street | 6:00 p.m. | Deb 614-323-1703 |
| Cincinnati | Fountain Square — 5th and Vine | 5:00 p.m. | Julie 513-961-2272 |
| Salem | St. Paul Church — 935 E. State Street | 5:00 p.m. | Kirk 330-743-1196 |
| Ashtabula | East Jefferson Street & South Market | 5:00 p.m. | Diane 440-415-2925 |
| Steubenville | 227S. 3rd Street | 5:00 p.m. | Gary 330-794-7570 |
| Mansfield | Main Street Town Square | 5:00 p.m. | Travis 419-468-9836 |
| Cambridge | TBA | 5:00 p.m. | TBA |