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Let's see what Kasich's 'speed of business' looks like when big Ohio cities have to eliminate many bus routes and employers lose a sizeable chunk of their workforce.
Ohio collective bargaining overhaul could jeopardize federal transit money
by Sabrina Eaton
The Cleveland Plain-Dealer
WASHINGTON, D.C.  Ohio could lose a significant portion of its $171 million in yearly federal transit money if state legislators adopt a proposal that would curtail collective bargaining powers for transit workers and other public employees.
Federal law forbids the Federal Transit Administration from dispensing money for transit operation, acquisition or improvements without Department of Labor certification that the collective bargaining rights and work conditions of affected transit employees have not been diminished...."
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/02/ohio_collective_barganing_over.html
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