RECLAIM OHIO--Members of District 1199 of the Service Employees International Union march on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, onTuesday, Aug. 5, 1997. The 4, 500 member union called for a one day, state-wide strike to protest the State's latest contract offer. The union represents workers from the health care field, parol officers, and prison workers.

REMEMBER NOVEMBER--Wally Obert, a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, wears a Remember November shirt as he sits in the gallery of the House Chamber, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, May 15, 1997. Obert is listening to the House debate S.B. 102, which would strike the prevailing wage law for public school construction from the books. The bill passed by a 57-39 margine.

SCARECROW TACTICS--A scarecrow sits in a lawn chair with a strike sign in front of the Ohio Education Association building, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997. The OEA's Professional Staff Union, which represents labor relations consultants, and the Ohio Associates Union, made up of support staff personel, have been striking state-wide against the OEA since Sept. 1.

A LOUD NO FOR ISSUE 2--Jackie Smith joins in a demonstration by organized labor against State Issue 2, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997.

UPS STRIKE--Teamster Larry Drake pickets near a UPS truck making a delivery, in downtown Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Aug. 11, 1997. The nation-wide strike by the 185,000 member union has entered its 2nd week.