Feb. 27, 2011, Mansfield News Journal
STORY BY JESSICA ALAIMO • CentralOhio.com
COLUMBUS — In all likelihood, voters will get to weigh in on collective bargaining for public employees in November.
But that possibility hasn’t stopped the issue from getting an explosive reaction in Columbus in recent days.
Senate Bill 5, sponsored by Sen. Shannon Jones, R-Springboro, would curtail collective bargaining rights for public employees. All pay scales would be replaced with a merit pay system.
Employees would no longer be able to bargain for health insurance benefits, and the binding arbitration process would be eliminated.