Opinions vary on latest poll on SB5

COLUMBUS

Opponents of controversial collective bargaining reform say new poll results are further proof that a majority of Ohioans don’t support the direction taken by Gov. John Kasich and Republican lawmakers.

Among respondents in a survey released Wednesday by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, 54 percent said they believe Senate Bill 5 should be repealed, while 36 percent said the new law should go into effect.

“The Quinnipiac Poll confirms what we are seeing on the ground in cities all across Ohio: Working and middle class families support repealing SB 5,” Melissa Fazekas, spokeswoman for We Are Ohio, the group spearheading a petition drive to place the legislation on the November ballot, said in a released statement.

The Kasich administration declined comment on the poll.

But Sen. Shannon Jones, the Republican sponsor of Senate Bill 5, cautioned that it’s hard to gauge public opinion on statewide ballot issues.

“I’m confident that when Ohioans learn more about the substance of Senate Bill 5, they’ll be with us,” she said in a released statement. “We’re hearing from people across the state who are angry that they’ve been grossly misinformed by opponents of the bill.

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