Thousands of workers and community members converged on the Statehouse yesterday to voice their opposition to Senate Bill 5 and Gov. Kasich's assault on working families and the middle class—but they were shut out. Yesterday, the doors were literally closed to thousands who were rallying in opposition to the bill. And now, they’re even rejecting our emails. That's right: the state legislature is preventing emails being sent by our members from reaching our state senators and representatives. Call toll-free today at 1-888-218-5931 and tell your state senator: I am a constituent who wants to see the Senate focus on jobs—not anti-worker bills like SB5 that will move Ohio’s economy backward.

The reason given for locking the doors Tuesday? They were supposedly “over capacity”—but as an AP story confirms, this argument holds no water. It wasn’t until Democratic lawmakers threatened legal action that the doors were opened at 4 p.m.

Sadly, this is just another example of the attempts to silence the voices of Ohioans who oppose anti-worker bills like SB 5:

Because of the partisan games on the part of some members of the Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee, thousands of Ohioan who want to provide personal testimonials have been shut out of the process.

Meanwhile, proponents of the anti-worker bill SB 5 have been given substantial opportunities to testify—the committee even heard from proponents on Tuesday, a day that was allocated to hear from opponents to the bill!

AND NOW they’re even rejecting our emails. That's right: the state legislature is preventing emails being sent by our members from reaching our state senators and representatives.

Enough is enough. Our state legislators were elected to represent Ohioans—not corporate CEOs. Call toll-free today at 1-888-218-5931 and tell your state senator:

You are a constituent who wants to see the Senate focus on jobs—not anti-worker bills like SB5 that will move Ohio’s economy backward.

Ohio’s middle class deserves a full and fair debate on legislation affecting workers’ rights and the state budget—the voices of all Ohioans need to be heard on SB5 before it is brought to a vote. In Solidarity,

Your Friends at the Ohio AFL-CIO