History of public employee collective bargaining in Ohio

1947: Hagerman v. Dayton — Ohio Supreme Court rules that local governments could not permit voluntary deduction of union dues from employees’ paychecks; declares municipal contracts improper delegation of governmental authority.

Ferguson Act: Bans public employee strikes and provides for dismissal of strikers.

1958: Voters reject right-to-work initiative, which would have prohibited adoption of union contracts that set union membership as condition of employment.

1959: Legislature authorizes union dues checkoff for public employees, overturning that part of 1947 Hagerman ruling....