OCSEA members at the Ohio Auditor's Office voted last week to ratify their separate union contract. The membership at the agency voted to approve a four-year contract (from three-year contract) with a wage package of 5%, 4.5%, and 3%. The fourth year of the contract will include a wage only increase re-opener, 90 days prior to July 1, 2027. The contract runs from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2028. The three-year wage increase aligns with raises negotiated in the main state contract.
The union was able to hold off several harmful proposals by management. This included employer attempts at adding “cost savings days” in the event that management was required to take them. The union valiantly opposed the proposal that would erode the union contract and could potentially lead to wage losses to the members of the agency. Additionally, the union fought off management's proposal to trade one year of disability leave for guaranteed teleworking days.