| [i]n Ohio, the House and Senate require only that a majority of members be present: 17 in the Senate and 50 in the House. Republicans hold big majorities in each chamber and presumably would have no trouble meeting those thresholds even if all Democratic legislators took off for the Caribbean.
A vote has not been scheduled on Senate Bill 5, the proposal to end collective bargaining for state workers and weaken bargaining rights for police officers, firefighters, teachers and other local public workers. Eliminating collective bargaining from state government would directly affect about 42,000 state workers and more than 19,500 others employed in higher education. Restricting collective bargaining for local governments would impact nearly 300,000 employees, who are covered by about 3,200 contracts with municipalities, schools, counties, townships and other entities. |
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