Ohio § 4117.03

§ 4117.03.

(A) Public employees have the right to: (1) Form, join, assist, or participate in, or refrain from forming, joining, assisting,

or participating in, except as otherwise provided in Chapter 4117. of the Revised

Code, any employee organization of their own choosing; (2) Engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or

other mutual aid and protection; (3) Representation by an employee organization; (4) Bargain collectively with their public employers to determine wages, hours, terms

and other conditions of employment and the continuation, modification, or deletion

of an existing provision of a collective bargaining agreement, and enter into collective

bargaining agreements; (5) Present grievances and have them adjusted, without the intervention of the bargaining

representative, as long as the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of the

collective bargaining agreement then in effect and as long as the bargaining representatives

have the opportunity to be present at the adjustment. (B) Persons on active duty or acting in any capacity as members of the organized militia

do not have collective bargaining rights. (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, nothing in Chapter 4117. of the

Revised Code prohibits public employers from electing to engage in collective bargaining,

to meet and confer, to hold discussions, or to engage in any other form of collective

negotiations with public employees who are not subject to Chapter 4117. of the Revised

Code pursuant to division (C) of section 4117.01 of the Revised Code . (D) A public employer shall not engage in collective bargaining or other forms of collective

negotiations with the employees of county boards of elections referred to in division (C)(12) of section 4117.01 of the Revised Code . (E) Employees of public schools may bargain collectively for health care benefits.