OHIO CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
UNION NEWS / JULY 25, 2025

To OCSEA Subordinate Body Presidents and Secretaries

 

From: Chris Mabe, OCSEA President

 

Re: Convention amendments and registration deadlines

The OCSEA 36th Biennial Convention will take place August 28 through August 30, 2025, at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown, 100 Lakeside Avenue East, Cleveland, OH 44114. See information below on proposed constitutional amendments, registration reminders, lodging updates and committee preference requests.

The proposed OCSEA constitutional amendments that were submitted for the 2025 Biennial Convention can now be downloaded HERE. Please note, a MyOCSEA login is required to access this information. Please distribute these proposed amendments to your convention delegates as soon as possible. They will be voted on at the upcoming convention. The OCSEA 36th Biennial Convention will take place Aug. 28-30, 2025 in Cleveland.

 

If you have questions about proposed amendments, please contact Layne Reed at 614-865-4719 or by e-mail at lreed@ocsea.org.

Proposed Amendments

The deadline to register for the OCSEA Convention is Friday, August, 8. Registration forms must be received at OCSEA Headquarters by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 8. However, because of processing, we encourage you to get those in now or as soon as possible.

 

All late delegates will have to go to Credentials at the start of Convention to be seated, so get those registrations in now. If you have questions about registration, contact Theresa Smith at tsmith@ocsea.org.

 

Also, to maintain in "active status" as a chapter, all chapters must send at least one (1) delegate to convention, even if it's just the president. More information on active status can be found in Article VII of the OCSEA State Constitution. 

Registration Information

Delegates must reserve their hotel rooms by Tuesday, August 5 to receive the discounted rate.

 

Lodging will be available at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown, 100 Lakeside Avenue East, Cleveland, OH 44114. For reservations, please contact the hotel directly at 216-413-5000, ext. 1 (Mention OCSEA when booking) or visit https://book.passkey.com/go/OHCSEA. 

 

The room rate is $189.00 plus tax for single/double and $214.00 plus tax for triple occupancy. Plan to pay by Business (Chapter) check? Read the guidelines for submitting a check to the Hilton.

 

For any questions regarding the hotel, please contact Gina Ison at gison@ocsea.org or Theresa Smith at tsmith@ocsea.org. 

There's still time for elected convention delegates to submit their committee preference requests. Please note: Given the size of our convention delegation, not all delegates will receive a committee assignment.

 

Click HERE for access to the official Committee Preference Form. Also, please share this link with all of the elected convention delegates within your subordinate body.

 

Contact Gina Ison at gison@ocsea.org with any questions.

Committee Preference Requests

Visit ocsea.org/convention to get all pre-convention news and updates, including lodging information and deadlines.

 

Click HERE to download the official OCSEA 36th Biennial Convention Call.

 

Have additional questions about convention? Contact the OCSEA Member Resource Center (MRC) at 888-OCSEA-11 or MRC@ocsea.org, and they can connect you with our convention team.

In Solidarity,

Chris Mabe, OCSEA President

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