Big Victory in Ohio, Mostly Positive Signs Elsewhere

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 07:00 AM PST

As just reported, Gov. John Kasich's anti-collective bargaining law, Senate Bill 5, just got soundly defeated in Ohio, falling with 61.7 percent voting against itas of 10 p.m. Eastern time. With 14 counties still to report, only seven of the state's 88 counties voted in favor of the anti-union bill. More than one million Ohio voters cast their ballot against the extreme bill in an off-year election, showing strong opposition to this type of tactic that targets working families at the expense of the 1 percent.

We Are Ohio, the key group fighting the law, issued the following statement: READ MORE