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Convicts To Replace Laid-Off Janitors In Ohio
April 18, 2009COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio wants to use prisoners to replace Statehouse janitors and groundskeepers who were laid off because of budget cuts.
The state board that operates the building said it will probably use two inmates to do groundswork and another five for night cleaning.
The Ohio Civil Service Employees Association filed a grievance Wednesday to reverse the plan. It's the state's largest public employees' union and the one that represented the laid-off workers.
The union said it's wrong to substitute inmate labor for good-paying union jobs. It also questions the wisdom of allowing inmates to work in the frequently visited Statehouse.
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