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Witnesses back bill to create workplace poster listing veterans benefits; committee hears testimony on Senate Bill 39
Summary
Witnesses including United Steelworkers members testified in support of Senate Bill 39, which would direct state departments to develop an informational poster on veterans benefits and provide free copies to employers on request; committee members questioned whether posting should be mandatory.
The Veterans and Military Development Committee heard testimony in support of Senate Bill 39, a proposal that would have the Ohio Departments of Commerce and Veterans Services create a poster listing available veterans benefits and provide a free copy to any employer that requests one.
James Crawford, unit president of United Steelworkers Local 3372-07 and a Marine Corps veteran who works at Hunt Valve in Salem, Ohio, testified in support of the bill on behalf of the United Steelworkers. “Having trustworthy information jointly developed by the Ohio Department of Veterans Services and Commerce will help veterans cut through all the clutter out there,” Crawford said. He described difficulty he and other veterans faced in…
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