Kasich/GOP continues shameful assault on voting rights in Ohio

Ohio's Republican-run General Assembly has now passed three bills aimed at holding down voting....

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Life IS Worse in Right-To-Work States

University of Oregon labor scholar and EPI research associate Gordon Lafer often points out how relatively poor the quality of life is in right-to-work states, on average, compared to states that don’t restrict union contract rights
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University of Oregon labor scholar and EPI research associate Gordon Lafer often points out how relatively poor the quality of life is in right-to-work states, on average, compared to states that don’t restrict union contract rights - See more at: http://www.epi.org/blog/life-worse-work-states/#sthash.aPBUOFly.dpuf

Take Note Ohians - New report confirms how "Right-To-Work" affects Middle Class

Jefferson City, MO -  "Right to Work" legislation would be harmful to Missouri's middle class families, according to a new report released today.

The report by Dr. Michael Kelsay, an economics professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, demonstrates that Missouri would lose between $4.8 billion and $6.28 billion annually in wages and tax revenue by becoming a "Right to Work" state.
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US Labor Dept. files lawsuit againt AT&T

Workers suspended without pay for reporting workplace injuries has prompted a lawsuit by the US Department of Labor.  The department filed the lawsuit against The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, which operates as AT&T, on behalf of 13 employees who received unpaid suspensions after reporting work place injuries from 2011 to 2013.
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Right-to-Work Laws Aim to Weaken Unions

Republican Gov. John Kasich said last week that so-called right-to-work legislation, which weakens labor unions, isn't on his agenda. 

That's not the same as saying Kasich would fight or veto it

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