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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.


STATE-WIDE STRIKE--Mike Hennessey, center, a parol officer from Cincinnati, joins about a thousand members of District 1199 of the Service Employees International Union at a rally, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997. The union, which represents parol officers, health care workers and prison personnel, called a one day state-wide strike to protest the State's latest contract offer.


POINTING THE WAY--Ohio AFL-CIO Pres. Bill Burga gestures as he speaks during a labor rally at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997. The rally was held in conjunction with a one day state-wide strike by 4,500 members of District 1199 of the Service Employees International Union. The union represents health care workers, parol officers, and prison personnel.


1199 STRIKES--Dave Regan, Pres. of District 1199 of the Service Employees International Union, speaks during a rally of union members, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997.


PROFESSIONALS STRIKE--Fr. Bill Keene, left, and Dr. Joe Dittmer from the North Coast Behavior Health Care System, located in Northfield, Ohio, prepare to join about a thousand members of District 1199 of the Service Employees International Union for a rally at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997.

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