Ad: Ohio Public Workers Have Sacrificed Hundreds of Millions for State

A TV ad shows how Ohio's public workers have sacrificed for the state financially and urges voters to repeal the law that strips the workers' collective bargaining rights.

A TV ad in the campaign to overturn Ohio's new anti-collective bargaining law describes the economic sacrifices public employees have made repeatedly to try to help the state and local communities balance their budgets.

Produced by the We Are Ohio coalition of unions and allies, the 30-second ad urges voters to repeal the anti-worker law by voting "No" on Issue 2 on the Nov. 8 ballot. The ad illustrates that the public workers under attack have sacrificed $350 million in pay and benefits by agreeing to wage freezes, furlough days and health care cuts. "In Ohio, we don't turn our backs on those who watch ours," the ad concludes.

CWA has been one of the leaders in the fight to repeal the law, and Ohio members helped gather many of the 1.3 million petition signatures that put the referendum on November's ballot

Click here or go to www.weareohio.com to view the ad.