Unlike my opponent, I’m not afraid to say the word “union.” I am a proud member of a union family – my grandfather was a union steelworker in Youngstown, and my husband is a proud 43-year public school teacher.
I’ve walked the picket line with UAW members in Cincinnati and Teamsters in Dublin. I am the only pro-labor candidate in this race – my opponent wants to eliminate teacher’s unions and called to end federal worker unions.
As governor, I will protect our unions and ensure that Ohio never becomes a right-to-work state. I will always have working families’ backs and fight to keep Ohio’s unions strong.
I’ll combat the constant SB 5- style efforts to attack our unions and collective bargaining rights , and I will use the Commerce Department and other offices to ensure that employers follow collective bargaining laws, crack down on wage theft, worker misclassification, and other abuses that deprive workers of their hard-earned wages. I will always be a steadfast pro-union, pro-worker Governor.