Major Backlash at Right-Wing Ohio Governor Has Him Scrambling for "Compromise" With Progressives
Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet: "Kasich, elected in 2010 with just 49 percent of the vote, pushed through an attack on public workers similar to the one Wisconsin's Scott Walker championed. Senate Bill 5 (SB5) was passed and signed into law in March, and eliminated most collective bargaining for state workers, as well as increased the amount of money they had to pay for their pensions and made it harder for unions to collect dues. It turns out that wholesale attacks on workers' rights aren't nearly as popular in a rough economy as conservative governors thought."
Attacks on labor unions during recession/unemployment periods are exactly the wrong policy for the economy.
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