News

Use OCSEA Discount for new COSI dino exhibit
Dec. 5, 2017
Walk on the wild side and visit COSI's newest dinosaur exhibit with your exclusive member discount tickets.

Get member-only holiday deal to zoo Wildlights
Dec. 4, 2017
Brighten your holiday with more than three million twinkling lights and festive events for the whole family at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's Wildlights.

Nov. 29 update: State bargaining kicks off Dec. 11
Nov. 29, 2017
Dec.11 is the day the union’s bargaining with the State of Ohio will begin. Bargaining communications are restricted to active members only according, so members must create a member-only account to read bargaining updates.

Tell Senators: Stop corporate giveaways, give relief to working families
Nov. 28, 2017
Take action against the GOP Tax plan that gives big businesses and the wealthiest of Americans huge tax cuts while taking away important deductions for the rest.

Knox Licking chapter gives to faith community resource center
Nov. 27, 2017
For Knox-Licking Chapter 4500, giving back to the community is just a part of the chapter's foundation.

Never Quit: ODOT member builds skills, careers and opportunity
Nov. 21, 2017
OCSEA spotlighted ODOT trainer, Mickey Bache, not only for his love of teaching, but his efforts to help build skills for his brothers and sisters who maintain ODOT facilities around the state.

Get the PEOPLE MVP hoodie for a limited time
Nov. 17, 2017
For as little as $4 a pay period, you can become an AFSCME PEOPLE MVP and receive the brand-new OCSEA PEOPLE incentive hoodie! For a limited time only!

Toledo union leaders serve and protect during transition
Nov. 16, 2017
When Toledo Correctional union leaders faced safety concerns after management increased their security level and the number of dangerous inmates, they went to work to find solutions to keep prison employees and communities safe.

Union Education Trust funds at risk under Senate tax plan
Nov. 16, 2017
The GOP tax plan now in the Senate would include the elimination of the $5,250 exemption on employer-provided funds for secondary education, including UET funds.

Make it a union-made Thanksgiving feast
Nov. 15, 2017
When putting together your Thanksgiving and holiday shopping lists, make sure you make it union-made!

Want to get back to normal? Strong Unions are key!
Nov. 15, 2017
Strong unions and workers' rights are key to rebuilding the nation, says national union.

Labor Gives Back: It's the season for giving
Nov. 14, 2017
Tell us your Labor Gives Back stories now for a chance to be spotlighted by the union.

Explore OCSEA New Employee website
Nov. 9, 2017
With state contract bargaining coming up soon, OCSEA is working hard to make sure that OCSEA union members know the power and benefits that come with belonging to and being active in their union. A brand-new website is making it easier to do just that. OCSEA’s New Employee Orientation website is designed for new members but is a terrific resource for all OCSEA members to learn about their union benefits, from health care and wages to safety and benefits. To explore, go to OCSEA.org/newmember and click on New Member.

Download your leader newsletter now
Nov. 9, 2017
In order to get information to leaders as quickly as possible, OCSEA has begun targeting OCSEA leaders with email communications that relates directly to them and the members they serve. This includes leader-focused emails, like this one, that aren’t exactly of interest to the average OCSEA member but ensure that officers and stewards get timely union news. This is something that snail mail can’t always provide.

Veterans receive free meals, discounts on Veteran’s Day
Nov. 9, 2017
Not only are we eternally grateful for our union member veterans, so are many of the country’s largest restaurants chains. On or around Veteran’s Day, Saturday, November 11, those who have served with the armed forces, can eat for free or receive deep discounts for meals, haircuts and more. Here is a list of freebies that honor veterans by providing free or discounted meals, haircuts, carwashes and more on Veteran’s Day. And don’t forget to thank a veteran!

Working Families win big on election night
Nov. 8, 2017
In some big wins for labor, union-endorsed candidates made fierce gains last night in New Jersey, Virginia and around the country. Read more here about working families’ big night.

OCSEA member to Plain Dealer: Unions have value!
Nov. 8, 2017
In a Letter to the Editor, OCSEA Board Member Jim LaRocca tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer that the Janus case, set to be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court next year, is just another attempt to rig the economy in favor of millionaires and large corporations. An unfavorable decision would set the country back decades, he writes, and eliminate the freedoms of public employees to collectively bargain. Read more.

Member never quits: Saving tax dollars, supporting affordable housing
Nov. 8, 2017
Laura Sowards-Carmichael is a doting mom of two, a union steward and proud public employee. A Housing Grant Analyst 2 at the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, Laura is humble about her public service; but the fact that she has saved Ohio taxpayers millions of dollars, in addition to the long-term impact of her job, is anything but unassuming.

OCSEA: GOP tax plan to hurt communities, working families
Nov. 2, 2017
OCSEA President Chris Mabe issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives issued its tax plan that gives millionaires and corporations lavish tax breaks but hurts working families.

Ohio Public employees fight for R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
Nov. 1, 2017
In the latest edition of the OCSEA magazine, union activists talk about how collective power is key to building and holding on to respect at the bargaining table.