(TOLEDO, Ohio) - Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa will join thousands of Ohioans on Wed., Oct. 12, 2011, in Toledo, Ohio, to rally to defeat Issue 2 and repeal Senate Bill 5 - the anti-union legislation that limits collective bargaining rights for public employees in Ohio.
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Hoffa, a vocal opponent of SB 5, will attend the "We Are Ohio" rally at Teamsters Local 20 in Toledo at 5:30 p.m. Thousands of Issue 2 opponents are expected to attend the event as a groundswell of opposition has grown in anticipation of the November vote on the referendum.
WHO: Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President
Thousands of Issue 2 opponents
WHAT: We Are Ohio Rally
WHEN: Wed., Oct. 12
5:30 p.m.
WHERE:Teamsters Local 20
435 S. Hawley St.
Toledo, Ohio 43609
Contacts:
Galen Munroe (202) 624-6904
gmunroe@teamster.org
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SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters