Ohio: 'This is Not the End of a Fight, but the Beginning of a Movement'

IUE-CWA members rallied in Dayton and CWAers joined other solidarity rallies throughout the state.

CWA and other union members who were demonstrating in Ohio even before the Wisconsin protests began, intensified their efforts Tuesday for the fourth hearing on the anti-union Senate Bill 5.

Thousands of demonstrators were left out in the cold as state officials locked the capitol's doors, allowing far fewer people inside than were let in during last week's hearings.

Pushed by Gov. John Kasich, the Senate bill would end public sector bargaining and other rights protecting workers.

"Regardless of what happens on SB5 this is not the end of a fight, but the beginning of a movement," CWA District 4 Vice President Seth Rosen said. "We have many options that will allow us to fight not only for public employee collective bargaining rights but for our entire agenda around good jobs and strong communities. We are prepared to build a growing movement over years not just weeks."

Rosen is spearheading a new coalition, bringing together unions, civic groups, civil rights activists and other allies to fight for Ohio's working families. Find the "Stand Up for Ohio" coalition on Facebook, where it's gained 115,000 friends in less than two weeks.