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ut-AAUP Bulletin

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Issue #55


SB5: What's Next

by UT-AAUP Officers & We Are Ohio 



The Secretary of State confirmed it today. 915,456 valid signatures. Simply amazing!

But now the real fight starts. Out-of-state special interest groups are going to spend tens of millions of dollars to deceive the voters of Ohio, and we must be ready to combat their lies.

We Are Ohio is a grassroots organization that includes public and private sector workers and employees, police officers, firefighters, teachers, nurses, pastors, small business owners, Republicans and Democrats, local elected officials, business leaders and small business owners, students, Moms, Dads, family members and your neighbors.

Together, we will show the special interests that we will not let this attack on Ohio's middle class stand. But to combat what is sure to be an onslaught of misleading TV ads, we need your help now more than ever.

We Are Ohio is extremely proud of the supporters and more than 10,000 volunteers that joined together to collect 1.3 million signatures to fight SB5, and together we will continue to show our opponents that We Are Ohio is a bipartisan effort to defend the middle-class and working class families. This isn't about Republican or Democrat, it isn't about left or right - it's about workers' rights, creating jobs, safety in the work place, fairness and preserving our local communities.

Every day, I am humbled by the strong showing of support and I know that come November, we will repeal this job-killing bill and move Ohio forward.

  

To donate $10, $20, $50 or more today to help the cause, please follow this secure link now.

Sincerely,

A.J. Stokes
Executive Director - We Are Ohio     

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 JUST IN

We just received word that Senate Bill 5 will be ISSUE # 2 on the November 8, 2011 General Election Ballot! Please spread the word and listen close for updates on messaging, literature, and other news regarding the We Are Ohio Campaign to Repeal SB5!


 

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7/29/11
Lucy Duhon, Assoc. Prof. & UT-AAUP Publications Chair,   
M.J. Erard, UT-AAUP executive director and member of Publication Committee
   
UT-AAUP 419.530.7270
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