Gov. John Kasich talked about one of his favorite subjects 鈥� partnering with community colleges to develop workers鈥� high tech skills 鈥� as he opened the workforce summit Wednesday. He also talked about what he said won鈥檛 be changing when it comes to Ohio鈥檚 workforce.
Eight of the 12 midwestern states are so-called states, which ban requiring that workers pay union dues as a condition of employment. But Kasich 鈥� who was a key backer of the collective bargaining reform law that was repealed by voters in 2011 鈥� told attendees that Ohio won鈥檛 be.
鈥淲e are not a right to work state. We don鈥檛 intend to be, at least as long as I鈥檓 here 鈥� but I鈥檓 only here four more months. But I didn鈥檛 see it as any kind of advantage at all. And I hope we can maintain the integrity and respect our organized labor in our state,鈥� he said.
The group also heard from Ford CEO Jim Hackett about another of 鈥� autonomous vehicles 鈥� which Hackett says will dramatically redesign roads and transportation systems.
