Talking Points for Phone Calls to Senators Supporting SB5

(Senators Jones, Cates and Niehaus)

• My name is ___________ from __________, [and I am a voter in your district].
• I understand that you are supporting Senate Bill 5 and am calling to express my disappointment and alarm.
•  I don’t believe SB5 will solve any of Ohio’s budget problems. States with public employee collective bargaining are in about the exact same shape as those without it, so saying that Ohio’s budget problems are union employees fault is just not true.
•  It’s hard to see how SB5 is anything other than “payback” for union who voted for Mr. Strickland in 2010. That’s not how American politics should work; we must work together for the common good, even if we disagree on certain issues.
•  SB5 radical and will undoubtedly have many negative, unintended consequences.
•  Ohio needs to keep decent-paying middle class jobs, not destroy them. That will only make our state budget situation worse.
•  Please reconsider your vote. This bill is NOT what Ohio needs right now.

Talking Points for Phone Calls to Senators Still Deciding On SB5

(Senator Seitz)

• My name is ___________ from __________, [and I am a voter in your district].
• I understand that you are considering voting in favor of Senate Bill 5 and I am calling to express my opposition and concern.
• I don’t believe SB5 will solve any of Ohio’s budget problems. States with public employee collective bargaining are in about the exact same shape as those without it, so saying that Ohio’s budget problems are union employees fault is just not true.
• It’s hard to see how SB5 is anything other than “payback” for union who voted for Mr. Strickland in 2010. That’s not how American politics should work; we must work together for the common good, even if we disagree on certain issues.
•  SB5 radical and will undoubtedly have many negative, unintended consequences.
•  Ohio needs to keep decent-paying middle class jobs, not destroy them. That will only make our state budget situation worse.
•  Please vote “no” on SB5. Thank you.

Talking Points for Phone Calls to Senators Opposed to SB5

(Senator Kearney)

• My name is ___________ from __________, [and I am a voter in your district].
• I understand that you are opposed to Senate Bill 5 and am calling to express my thanks.
• SB5 won’t solve any of Ohio’s budget problems. States with public employee collective bargaining are in about the exact same shape as those without it, so saying that Ohio’s budget problems are union employees fault is just not true.
• SB5 radical and will undoubtedly have many negative, unintended consequences.
• Ohio needs to keep decent-paying middle class jobs, not destroy them. That will only make our state budget situation worse.
• I greatly appreciate your opposition to this radical bill and hope you are able to rally your colleagues, both Democrats and reasonable Republicans, to stop it.
• Thanks again.