Senate Bill 5 would:

• Wipe out, or severely limit, collective bargaining for all state workers — including unionized faculty and staff at Ohio colleges and community colleges.
• Ban public employee strikes.
• Weaken binding arbitration for police and firefighters who cannot strike.
• Limit a local union’s right to bargain for health insurance.
• Eliminate automatic pay increases for public employees.
• Strip teachers of the right to pick their classes or schools.

To help state and local governments, Senate President Tom Niehaus argues new limits must be placed on public unions. Niehaus, a Republican from New Richmond, cautioned that by the time a final bill is agreed upon, it may not be as severe as union leaders fear. With an $8 billion state budget gap forecast this year, cutbacks and hardship must be shared by Ohio’s union workers, according to Kasich.

But stay diligent, this campaign finance bill has huge carve out for unions and special interests, but could cripple donations from grassroots folks like us.