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From [HERE] COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate is expected this week to consider a revised version of a bill to end collective bargaining for public-sector workers, and thousands of union members who gathered outside the Statehouse here Tuesday said they were bracing for the worst.

“This is going to get passed and people will sit back and say, ‘What happened?’ ” said Mark Horton, a retired firefighter who is treasurer of the Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters. “Once it’s done, there’s no putting the genie back in the bottle.”

Unlike similar legislation in Wisconsin, which exempts police officers and firefighters, the Ohio bill includes them, making the measure particularly contentious. The bill is expected to be taken up by the Ohio Senate as soon as Thursday

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