Effort To Repeal Ohio Bargaining Law Gains Ground

by Bill Cohen (Ohio Public Radio), NPR

In Ohio, there's a bitter battle over a new collective bargaining law that Republicans pushed through, slashing the negotiating power of public employee unions. But the battlefield is totally different than Wisconsin's. While Wisconsin voters can recall only the politicians who passed the law, Ohio voters can repeal the law itself in a referendum. In fact, the repeal forces, led by unions and minority Democrats, are way ahead in the polls.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, November 2, 2011