Meant to post this last week, but it got lost in the shuffle. Here’s some audio of Gov. Ted Strickland, talking to reporters after the Paid Sick Days press conference. Covers the sick days issue, Sarah Palin and the Ohio … Continue reading
Guest column released this morning by David Zanotti, President/CEO The Ohio Roundtable: When the Service Employees International Union pulled their mandatory sick leave measure from the Ohio ballot, their disappointment was obvious. They tried hard to put a good face on their … Continue reading
From the Rep.: COLUMBUS – State Representative Stephen Dyer (D-Green) today praised the decision by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to pull its sick days issue from Ohio’s November ballot. The measure, which would have been Issue 4, would … Continue reading
See earlier post for more details….
That’s the audio from the press conference this a.m. Here are a few video clips (apologies: my batteries were dying from the start and I didn’t have any new ones on hand, so there aren’t very many):
Here’s the official statement: Columbus, Ohio – Governor Ted Strickland and Lt. Governor Lee Fisher today issued the following statement regarding their opposition to Issue 4, the proposed paid sick-day initiative, on the ballot this November:
In reaction to Gov. Ted Strickland’s office’s announcement late Wednesday that a compromise to keep Paid Sick Days off the November ballot was dead: Columbus…..Ohioans for Healthy Families — the 220 organization coalition trying to bring paid sick days … Continue reading
From the Campaign: Hartford, Conn…..An Associated Press wire story released nationally today reports that a spokesperson for a major business association in San Francisco regards the paid sick day law enacted in that city as “successful.” Kevin Westlye, Executive … Continue reading
Here are the clips from a press conference this morning (8/19) at the Statehouse in which the National Federation of Independent Business/Ohio unveiled a study concerning the impact of the Paid Sick Days ballot issue (six clips total, click on … Continue reading
Here’s Claudia Kovach, vice president of City Machine Technology in Youngstown, talking about what the Paid Sick Days ballot issue would do to her family’s business (press conference was in the “crypt” at the Statehouse, so the lighting isn’t the … Continue reading