Take action on remote work NOW!
If you’ve already taken action on the attack on remote work for State of Ohio employees, thank you. But it’s time to take action again!!! A Conference Committee of representatives from the Ohio House and Ohio Senate is currently considering HB 33 to try to come up with a compromised state budget. It is these conferees who we are asking you to call! Please call them all, even if you have already made one set of calls! See Conference Committee names and contact info listed below.
OCSEA Bargaining Survey: Submit your priorities for 2024 state bargaining
At the end of this year, your elected OCSEA State Contract bargaining team is expected to begin negotiating the next three-year State contract that runs from 2024-2027. That’s why it’s critical that we gather your member feedback NOW about YOUR priorities for your State contract.
Below is a link to an OCSEA State Contract member bargaining survey* that asks what’s most important to YOU. This will help guide the member bargaining team when they face off with management at the bargaining table. This survey is for OCSEA bargaining unit members under the State of Ohio contract only!* Please share with other OCSEA union co-workers.
Disclaimer: If you are receiving this email at a State of Ohio work email address, please note that your State email is on file with the union per your request. We highly recommend that you update your personal email address with OCSEA as soon as possible. Bargaining 2024 updates will ONLY be sent to personal email addresses, not State of Ohio emails. Update your personal email HERE or log on to your MyOCSEA account to view your profile. Haven't created your MyOCSEA account yet? Create one HERE.
* This bargaining survey is for State of Ohio Bargaining Unit members who fall under the State Contract ONLY. This does not include OCSEA members in the Auditors, Treasurers or Attorney Generals offices.
Special events! Join labor for No on Issue 1 Community Meeting in Cleveland and Cincinnati
Calling all union members! It's time to show up, stand up and fight for your rights and freedoms. Attend an upcoming Community Meeting near you to learn why we need to vote No on Issue 1 on August 8 to protect majority rule and preserve the sacred principle of One person One vote.
The first No on Issue 1 Community Meeting will be held in Cleveland THIS Thursday, June 22 at 5:30 PM. The next Community Meeting will be held in Cincinnati on Thursday, June 29 at 5:30 PM. Join your friends in labor, including OCSEA union members, and see why it's important to get involved and learn how YOU can fight back to protect majority rule in the Ohio Constitution.
RSVP CLEVELAND
Download and SHARE the Cleveland Community Meeting flyer!
RSVP CINCINNATI
Download and SHARE the Cincinnati Community Meeting flyer!
Almost every union in Ohio opposes Issue 1 on August 8 and here's why:
- For more than 110 years, Ohio voters have had the freedom to put Constitutional amendments directly on the ballot with a simple majority.
- Ohio unions support preserving this sacred principle of one person one vote.
Issue 1 is undemocratic, plain and simple! It gives the majority of Ohio voters—40 percent—the ability to block the majority. That’s unfair.
- Issue 1 undermines the progress unions are working toward, like spurring bipartisan policy for job creation and economic development that helps working families. With so much opportunity in front of us, we believe Issue 1 is unnecessary and divisive. We must push for MORE collaboration and LESS conflict.
- About a decade ago, extreme politicians in Columbus tried to take away our collective bargaining rights with Senate Bill 5. We defeated them at the ballot box and showed that Ohioans stood for union rights!
- This year marks 40 years of collective bargaining rights in Ohio. Union members know all about fighting for what’s right in this state, whether at the bargaining table or the ballot box!
Learn more and get involved at VoteNoInAugust.org.
EARLY VOTE by mail and request an absentee ballot by going to the Secretary of State website HERE.
Get your union discount at the Newport Aquarium
Looking for even more summer fun? OCSEA members get discounted ticketed to the Newport Aquarium near Cincinnati. See thousands of aquatic creatures, touch amazing sea life and explore the wonders of an underwater world. All exhibits plus Shark Bridge are included for a discounted ticket price for members only. Download the Newport Aquarium flyer HERE.
Purchasing discounted tickets.
- Login at OCSEA.org/Extras and scroll to Newport Aquarium discount for Promo Code
- With your Promo Code handy, visit the Newport Aquarium link provided.
- Click the “Buy Now” button.
- Input promo code to get your special discounted ticket price
- Select your visit date
- Select your entry time
Please note, popular days and times can sell out. Save now on General Admission pricing and get your tickets TODAY!
Looking for more to do in the Cincinnati area? Check out discounts to Kings Island and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden at OCSEA.org/extras. Looking for more zoo and aquarium deals? Discounts are also available for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the Greater Cleveland Aquarium and the Toledo Zoo (printable coupon required). See all member deals at OCSEA.org/extras.