United Church of Christ Clergy and Members Rally in Support of Workers' Rights

Hundreds of homemade placards dotted the Ohio Statehouse lawn March 1, each hoisted and waved energetically by a vocal and deeply concerned opponent of Ohio's version of such legislation, Senate Bill 5.

"I don't know when I've ever been in a crowd of people who have felt so totally thrown away," said Janice Resseger, UCC minister for public education and awareness, of the estimated 8,500 people gathered Columbus, Ohio, to protest a bill aimed at restricting collective bargaining.

Passage of the bill – similar to the high-profile bill being debated in Wisconsin and others throughout the country – would weaken legal protection for public employees such as police, firefighters and school teachers; prohibit public workers from striking; and might eliminate binding arbitration for some.

Continued on the National United Church of Christ web site.

Read more and Sign Letters of Support at the National UCC web site.