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Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Voters in Ohio overturn union-limiting law

A new law in the US state of Ohio, limiting the collective bargaining abilities of 350,000 unionised public workers, has been defeated after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the state's Republican establishment.

The unpopular anti-union law, which had not yet taken effect, was thrown out on Tuesday after voters overturned it in a referendum by a margin of 62 to 38, elections officials reported in preliminary results.

Current union rules will stand until the Republican-controlled legislature decides its next move.   More Read

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