November 20, 2009 - Ohio AFL-CIO
OHIO AFL-CIO PROMISES TO LITIGATE ANY DIVERSION OF GAMING DOLLARS INTENDED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION; STATE’S LARGEST LABOR ORGANIZATION SEES SENATE PLAN AS A VIOLATION OF VOTER INTENT
The Ohio AFL-CIO, an early and strong supporter of Issue 3, the successful casino gambling measure, has promised to litigate any attempt by the Ohio Senate Republicans to divert casino licensing fees away from what voters intended when they overwhelmingly passed the issue on November 3. Read more>>

November 4, 2009 - Ohio AFL-CIO
WORKING FAMILIES VOTE FOR ISSUE 3; LABOR GROUND GAME PROVIDES MARGIN FOR CASINO ISSUE
Early support for Issue 3 from Ohio’s labor organizations and an absentee ballot plan that urged early voting for union members were “huge contributing factors in the passage of the constitutional amendment to allow casino gambling in our state,” said Ohio AFL-CIO President Joe Rugola. Read more>>

October 14, 2009 - Ohio AFL-CIO
OHIO AFL-CIO ENDORSES GOVERNOR STRICKLAND FOR RE-ELECTION; STATE’S TOP LABOR ORGANIZATION ALSO BACKS CORDRAY, PEPPER, GARRISON AND BOYCE IN 2010
The state’s most powerful labor organization has endorsed Governor Ted Strickland for re-election; Richard Cordray for his first full term as Ohio Attorney General; Kevin Boyce for his first full term as Ohio Treasurer; David Pepper for Ohio Auditor; and Jennifer Garrison for Ohio Secretary of State. Read more>>