On the recordNovember 5, 1997
Yesterday one of the most important election issues in America was decided in the State of Ohio in favor of working families. Ohio 'Issue 2' sought to reduce and eliminate many benefits accorded injured workers under the workers compensation system. When people are injured on the job, they have a right to fair compensation, but Issue 2 would have taken away that right. A powerful coalition led by labor and other representatives of injured workers rose up to protect the moral, the economic, and the spiritual rights of people to be able to be fairly compensated when they are injured on the job. The defeat of Issue 2 is a lesson for those who would seek to use the legislative process to deprive workers of their rights. It is also a lesson for those who would defy power which seems omnipotent, who believe that they could overcome the odds, assert their rights and triumph on behalf of working men and women.
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