Patriotic Americans are standing up for workers in Ohio!

There’s a historic fight going on across the country and Ohio is a key battle ground. Today black, white and brown Ohioans of all ages and walks of life stood out in the cold rain to send a message to Gov. Kasich and the Tea “Party” Republicans. “We are patriotic Americans that support workers and public employees!”

If you can go to Columbus tomorrow and need a ride please contact us ASAP and we will try to find you a ride. (You can email justinjeffre@gmail.com.) Many organizations are sending up buses and many people are car pooling.

The rally in Columbus starts at 1-4pm but it will also go into the night. Some people are going early and coming back early and some are going up a little later. If you can’t make it please call your 33 State Senators. (It doesn’t take long!)

If you already have contacted your State Senators we thank you and urge you to please call them again tomorrow as soon as you can. If you have limited time please start with your own Sen. which you can find at this link http://www.ohiosenate.gov/ by simply entering your zip code. Then click on Senators at the top and start by calling the Republicans.

You don’t need to follow a script and it’s better to sound unscripted. If you’ve never spoken to your Senators here’s an easy example of what I said. It doesn’t take long and you’ll likely get a voice mail.

Hi my name is (Justin Jeffre), I’m an Independent (you don’t have to say that if you aren’t) and I’m calling to urge Sen. (xxxx) to vote no on Senate Bill 5 (SB5) because it’s bad for working people in Ohio. I applaud common sense Republicans like Sen. Bill Seitz for standing up against this extreme bill which hurts workers and students in Ohio. Teachers, fire fighters, police officers and public employees aren’t overpaid or the problem. Tax cuts for corporations and the rich are.
Thanks for your service (It’s good to be polite), I’ll be watching this vote closely and please have a great day.

There are only 33 State Sen. and most are Republicans. I also called all the Democrats, but if you’re limited on time please start with the Republicans. I hope to see you in Columbus for this historic fight.

The Republicans know what they are doing, but when politicians see and hear the public roar they can be moved to stop what they’re doing. Bush backed of his scheme to privatize Social Security; Nixon ended the war in Vietnam and signed a lot of progressive legislation because the public roar. Let’s roar. You can be the change you wish to see in the world!

"A time comes when silence is betrayal"- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.