Ohio Firefighters Battle Brownout, Layoffs

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Just as organized workers rallied the masses to defeat Ohio's union-opposed Issue 2 on Nov. 8, Middletown firefighters took to the streets last week to gather signatures to present to city leaders, asking them not to close Fire Station 84 or lay off workers. The signatures were intended to be presented to council on Tuesday night by Jon Harvey, president of Middletown Firefighters Local 336. The signatures -- about 500, according to Harvey -- were held in the 11th hour.