Post by Logan on May 4, 2016 22:58:37 GMT -6
Local governments can continue to use project labor agreements on construction projects after the state Senate on Tuesday squashed a House-passed bill that would have largely banned them.
A House chamber dominated 65-34 by Republicans voted 51-42 for a union-related bill that would have prevented state and local governments from requiring the use of project labor agreements on projects that include state funding.
But in a scenario that House Republicans have seen play out before, the GOP-dominated Senate voted 25-8 less than an hour later to reject changes to Senate Bill 152.
The overwhelming Senate vote, combined with the narrow House vote, which included some heartburn among a few Republicans who voted yes, means the bill is probably dead.
Read more: www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/05/04/ohio-senate-rejects-house-ban-on-project-labor-pacts.html
A House chamber dominated 65-34 by Republicans voted 51-42 for a union-related bill that would have prevented state and local governments from requiring the use of project labor agreements on projects that include state funding.
But in a scenario that House Republicans have seen play out before, the GOP-dominated Senate voted 25-8 less than an hour later to reject changes to Senate Bill 152.
The overwhelming Senate vote, combined with the narrow House vote, which included some heartburn among a few Republicans who voted yes, means the bill is probably dead.
Read more: www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/05/04/ohio-senate-rejects-house-ban-on-project-labor-pacts.html