May 1, 2013 1 min read

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Senate President Keith Faber says newly proposed right-to-work legislation isn’t part of his agenda and lacks support in the General Assembly.

Faber’s statement Wednesday evening says the only purpose such discussion has is to fundraising appeals from Ohio Democrats who oppose it.

Proposals from GOP state Reps. Kristina Roegner and Ron Maag would strip Ohio unions of the ability to compel membership and automatically collect dues. But Republican leaders including Gov. John Kasich and House Speaker William Batchelder didn’t endorse the bills.

Unions organized protests Wednesday even before Roegner and Maag held an event to introduce their proposals.

Twenty-four states, including neighboring Indiana and Michigan, have such right-to-work provisions in place.