Ohio State vs. Michigan past games
.JPG)
Bengals fall to Steelers
Zoo mommies and babies
Get latest headlines via RSS feeds
Del.icio.us
Digg
Facebook
Furl
Google
Reddit
Stumbleupon
Y! MyWebStrickland and Fisher come out against paid sick-day initiative
Thursday, August 21, 2008
COLUMBUS — Governor Ted Strickland and Lt. Governor Lee Fisher today announced they would oppose Issue 4, the proposed paid sick-day initiative, which is on the ballot this November.
"While important members of the business community and SEIU (Service Employees International Union) participated in good faith discussions, it was, unfortunately, not possible to achieve a compromise acceptable to a sufficient portion of the business community and the proponents to cause its removal from the ballot," the two stated in a release issued from the Governor's office. "We regret that a reasonable compromise was not possible. This reality means that there will be a hard fought campaign centering on this initiative in the coming months. During that campaign, we call upon both sides to avoid portraying Ohio as unfriendly to business and economic development.
"We also recognize it is important to make clear our thoughts on important public policy issues and today are announcing that we cannot support the paid sick-day ballot initiative. While we would hope that all Ohio businesses would make paid sick days available to their employees whenever possible, we believe that this initiative is unworkable, unwieldy and would be detrimental to Ohio's economy, and we will be opposing it and asking Ohioans to oppose it as a result."
The proposal would require Ohio businesses to offer seven paid sick days a year to employees who work at least 30 hours a week.
