Author Archives: Jason Perlman

We may as well refer to Right To Work Is Wrong as the zombie law, because no matter how many times we kill it, it keeps coming back to destroy the middle class. Extreme Republican lawmakers in Columbus continue to ...

On Friday March 3rd, United States Senator Sherrod Brown delivered a speech in Columbus, Ohio on restoring the dignity of work.  In response to that speech, Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga issued the following statement: “I commend Senator Brown for ...

COLUMBUS – Today, Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni (D–Boardman) introduced Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJR 4), a bipartisan resolution to address water quality issues throughout Ohio. The resolution would permit the state to issue bonds for sewer and water capital improvements for ...

This invitation to politicians bought-and-paid for by corporations who continue to rig the system against us should be enough to scare you. These fat cats want to sip bourbon and play poker while discussing the decimation of America’s middle class. ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump keeps firing verbal broadsides at Mexico and China, but so far his new administration has not acted to keep specific campaign promises about trade policy. Mr. Trump did not declare China a “currency manipulator” on his ...

02/08/2017 Shaun O’Brien This past Friday, President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Labor to reconsider the Obama administration’s retirement savings protections due to begin taking effect in April, with an eye toward revising or completely eliminating them. Remember, these protections are based on two core ...

Two people, one a retired Elyria firefighter, were killed Sunday in a two-vehicle crash, and State Highway Patrol troopers believe drugs and phone use are factors. Mark Horton, 64, of Sheffield Township, and Cody Wallace, 21, of New London both died in ...

 Justin Miller is a writing fellow for The American Prospect. Follow @by_jmiller The Department of Labor during President Obama’s second term was the epicenter of a domestic policy agenda aimed at helping working families. Shepherding that agenda in the face of ...

This post originally appeared at Medium. I spent 36 years working at the Bridgestone Tire plant in Oklahoma City. The work was hard but rewarding. It afforded me the opportunity to provide for my family, always ensure there was enough ...

Plan would Apply “Buy America” to Taxpayer-Funded Public Works, Infrastructure Projects WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today outlined Ohio infrastructure priorities as he joined his Senate colleagues in releasing a framework for rebuilding and repairing the nation’s ...