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Union to launch “Save Ohio” TV ad campaign to prevent “safety net” cuts
SEIU District 1199, a union representing 25,000 health care and social service workers in Ohio, is launching the “Save Ohio” campaign aimed at stopping more cuts in safety net services in Ohio, the union announced on Friday, Oct. 9.
The union will launch a statewide TV campaign across the state on Tuesday, Oct. 13, a press release said. The ads will air in Dayton and other major markets, said Anthony Caldwell, union spokesman. The ad campaign also will be online, Caldwell said.
The union is calling on the legislature to quickly pass Gov. Ted Strickland’s proposed freeze on the final year of state income tax cuts to protect “the critical services that Ohioans need,” the release said.
“Political and community leaders must come together and work on a long-term solution that will protect our communities, invest in safety net services and ensure that Ohio remains a great state to live and work in,” Becky Williams, SEIU District 1199 president, said in a press release.
Strickland proposed the tax freeze to fill an $851 million budget gap. The gap emerged when the state Supreme Court ruled that the plan to put video slot machines at racetracks was subject to a vote of the people, delaying start of the gambling plan.
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By AntiUnionThugs
October 15, 2009 3:15 PM | Link to this
Wanna save Ohio? Get rid of the Unions! Wanna get rid of Jobs? Keep the Unions and it’s a guarantee the jobs will be gone.
By AntiUnionThugs
October 15, 2009 3:14 PM | Link to this
Wanna save Ohio? Get rid of the Unions! Wanna get rid of Jobs? Keep the Unions and it’s a guarantee the jobs will be gone.
By UnionSmart
October 9, 2009 3:44 PM | Link to this
If the SEIU is for something, then it must not be any good. SEIU is nothing more than a political party, definitely not a real workers’ union.
By what??
October 9, 2009 1:15 PM | Link to this
The union could gain support for this by asking it’s members and other government employees to agree to a two year wage and benefit freeze, until government budgets stabilize. What is the union plan when the state budget is rocked by more unfunded medicaid mandates by the federal government? Do they care or will there be more union jobs and union dues.My guess is this union will be supporting additional taxes within two years.