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Keep Marty’s union fight alive!
Oct. 6, 2015
Brother Marty Beil was an AFSCME leader for 40 years, and a fierce and courageous advocate for working people in the state of Wisconsin and across our nation. Marty passed away unexpectedly last Thursday. Will you help keep his fight alive?

Four questions to stay the course for retirement
Oct. 6, 2015

Only 22 percent of workers are confident they will have enough money in retirement, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 25th annual Retirement Confidence Survey. How do you get on the right path to retirement? Time.com says you need to get these four questions right for a secure retirement.

Know your OCSEA contract: Federal shutdown edition
Sept. 30, 2015
After the federal government shutdown in 2013, OCSEA fought to add language to the contract that would protect worker health care and limit uncertainty for employees in federally funded agencies.

Oct. 14 right-to-work meeting in Columbus
Sept. 29, 2015
Join We Are Ohio for a special meeting about right-to-work, the dangerous attack on middle class families.

New Directions: Convention Wrap-up
Sept. 28, 2015
Download the latest issue of New Directions, OCSEA's monthly newsletter for leaders.

Oct. 12 Legislative Town Hall in Akron
Sept. 28, 2015
Learn about right-to-work, prevailing wage and how lawmakers are chipping away at your rights, wages and safety on the job.

Are you ready for Election Day?
Sept. 23, 2015
The Nov. 3 election will be here before we know it. Now is the time to make sure that your voter registration is up-to-date. The deadline to register to vote or update you registration information is quickly approaching on Oct. 3.

RiCI officers, staff intercept dangerous contraband package
Sept. 23, 2015
Correction Officers and staff at Richland Correctional Institution stopped an attempt to smuggle a gun and other contraband into the prison on Sunday morning.

A Night of Entertainment with USW Local 1046
Sept. 22, 2015
The members of USW Local 1046 would like to thank OCSEA members and staff for their generous donation and support at the solidarity march on Sunday.

Solidarity March with USW Local 1046
Sept. 9, 2015
Stand in solidarity with the Steelworkers who have been unfairly locked out of the Louisville, Ohio plant where they work.

2015 OCSEA Veterans Conference
Sept. 2, 2015
The annual OCSEA Veterans Conference will be held Sept. 11-12 in Cleveland. The event is sponsored by the OCSEA Veterans Committee, and is open to all OCSEA members to say thanks to OCSEA brothers and sisters who are veterans and those currently serving in the armed forces.

Signs point to privatization attempts at Ohio Lottery...again
Sept. 2, 2015
Four years after an attempt to privatize the Ohio Lottery Commission, OCSEA and its coalition partners against privatization fear that another attempt could be in the works.

Mabe, Jones and Stewart re-elected for four more years
Aug. 28, 2015
Congratulations to the winners of today's election: OCSEA President Christopher Mabe, Vice President Kelvin Jones and Secretary-Treasurer Kathy Stewart were all re-elected. 

OH Grievance down for scheduled maintenance Aug. 23
Aug. 19, 2015
The OH Grievance system will be down for scheduled maintenance from noon-8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23.

AG employees to begin bargaining Aug. 25
Aug. 19, 2015
Employees of the Attorney General's Office have undergone training and will begin bargaining their new contract on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

August 21 Workers’ Rally in Columbus
Aug. 17, 2015
OCSEA members are invited to the Rally to Defend the American Dream in Columbus on Friday, August 21 to protest the gathering of an extreme anti-worker group that wants to make America a "right to work" nation.

Contract signing bonus to be included with Aug. 21 paycheck
Aug. 12, 2015
The Office of Collective Bargaining has issued clarification on the $750 contract ratification bonus as negotiated in OCSEA’s contract with the State of Ohio.

Become an AFSCME All-Star at Convention
Aug. 12, 2015
Sign up early to participate in the AFSCME Strong Workshop at Convention and become a certified AFSCME All-Star. A limited number of seats are available for this 2-part workshop.

Public Employee Benefit: Access to Deferred Compensation
Aug. 11, 2015
Studies suggest that your pension only may provide 62-66 percent of your working income in retirement, while most experts recommend that you will need 75-85 percent.

Congress fails to make long-term commitment to federal transportation funding
Aug. 5, 2015
Last week, Congress passed yet another short-term extension of federal transportation funding that pays for highway and mass transit projects around the country. This is the 34th short-term extension of the Highway Trust Fund in six years.