A new coalition of Ohio’s public employee unions has formed to fight against legislative attacks on their pension systems—but on cleveland.com’s Today in Ohio podcast , hosts asked why these powerful groups aren’t taking the more direct approach of voting out the lawmakers targeting them.

The podcasters discussed the formation of an umbrella group including the Ohio Federation of Teachers, the Ohio Education Association, Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters, AFSCME Council 8, and the Ohio Association of Public School Employees. The organizations are uniting to protect their retirement systems from legislative interference.

But Chris Quinn challenged the strategy’s effectiveness, pointing out the raw political power these groups could wield if prope

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