Spend fifteen seconds reading past the union battle-cry, and it’s clear Senate Bill 5 represents commonsense reforms that will empower taxpayers at the expense of union bosses. Surely, a man who resides in Ohio and writes about politics for a living would know that – which is why the editorial’s title must have been a mistake…
Tag: Senate Bill 5
Extremely Expensive Signatures
Ballot initiatives always crow about being “citizen-driven” and “bipartisan,” however inaccurate the statement might be. It’s unseemly to say, for instance, “we spent big bucks pestering voters to sign petitions supporting our privileged status.”
New Albany Begs for Bargaining Reform
Quick: name an industry where employees get two types of pay increase, neither of which is tied to merit. If you came up with an answer that wasn’t “public education,” let me know.
Good News for Wisconsin Taxpayers
Let’s not forget the environment in which Republicans passed Walker’s reform bill: the unions took over Wisconsin’s capital while elected Democrats fled the state.
Unions and Democrats, Joined at the Hippie Hip
The unions don’t need to control the Democratic Party, and vice versa: both slam any (non-defense) spending cut as “extreme,” offer (non-specific) tax increases as the solution to every problem, and insist all conservative arguments are driven by vicious racism because they think the same way.
Ohio’s Unreliable GOP
Any bill that requires any likely Democrat voter to put forth even the tiniest effort is “racist,” as far as totally non-racist Democrat senators like Shirley Smith are concerned… yet these are the colleagues Ohio GOP senators feel compelled to please.
Mean King Kasich and the Local Leaders, Part 2
Last in, first out screws young teachers but works great for the unions. Step increases suck for taxpayers but work great for the unions. Who do you think the unions are looking out for?
Fun With Union Shills
I bet it’s difficult to be a radical leftist in Ohio these days. In the Strickland Times, you could believe devoutly in a government big enough to hold every hand, and that was enough.
Columbus Schools See Solidarity, Union Style
What kind of sacrifices have CEA bosses asked the best-paid teachers and staff to make? Have union “leaders” led by example? Since the CEA marches to the OEA’s drum, we can make an educated guess…
Columbus Begs for Bargaining Reform
Columbus City Schools would save $13.1 million with the sacrifices Superintendent Harris is suggesting. What if desperate times could be answered by the desperate measure of reducing tenured teachers’ pay?