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Ohio voters say NO to Issue 1 on August 8
Aug. 9, 2023
Ohioans overwhelmingly vote No on Issue 1 to protect citizen initiatives and the people’s voice!

Chapters! Help support the OCSEA School Supply Drive
Aug. 7, 2023
OCSEA is proud to be hosting it’s School Supply Drive once again. OCSEA will be collecting school supplies through August 31, 2023. Chapters and members are welcome to donate!

Your union newsletter - August 2, 2023
Aug. 2, 2023
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Special Election Early Vote continues through this weekend
July 31, 2023
Early voting for the Ohio August 8 Special Election continues through August 6—and we’re urging you to vote early if you're able to defeat Issue 1.

Your union newsletter - July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023
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Proud member revels in School for the Blind band trip of a lifetime
July 26, 2023
The Ohio State School for the Blind's marching band headed for Boston earlier this month to participate in the Lions Club International Parade of Nations as a part of the Lions Club International Convention. And OCSEA members who work at the school, like Natasha Knight, were marching right along there with them.

Celebrating 40 years of Ohio collective bargaining
July 26, 2023
Let's celebrate! Forty years ago this month, Ohio Collective Bargaining was signed into law, giving Ohio's public union members the legal right to sit down and negotiate the terms of their employment.

Your union newsletter - July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023
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Your union newsletter - July 12, 2023
July 12, 2023
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Your union newsletter - July 6, 2023
July 6, 2023
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Announcing our 2023 OCSEA Scholarship winners!
July 3, 2023
Congratulations to the 2023 OCSEA Les Best Scholarship Winners!

Union-negotiated State wage increase effective July 1
July 1, 2023
It pays to be in a union. Literally. Thanks to the power of union bargaining, OCSEA state members will see their 3 percent wage increase effective with the pay period which includes July 1, 2023.

Victory on remote work for OCSEA members!
June 30, 2023
A deal has been reached between the House of Representatives and Ohio Senate on the state budget that takes out the Senate language that would have all but done away with remote work.

Your union newsletter - June 28, 2023
June 29, 2023
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Grow your career, skills with your Union Education Trust
June 26, 2023
Start planning your year now. The new Union Education Trust fiscal year kicks off Saturday, July 1.

Your union newsletter - June 21, 2023
June 22, 2023
Get this week's email newsletter including actions on Remote Work, the State Contract Bargaining Survey link, No on Issue 1 Community Meetings and more. Only members receive union emails. Sign up for the full emails at OCSEA.org.

August 8 Special Election: Important Voting Information
June 20, 2023
Get important voting information as we head to the polls to defeat Issue 1 at the August 8 Special Election and protect One Person One Vote.

Get member-only deals to Ohio zoos and aquariums
June 19, 2023
Member-only deals available in Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo

A celebration of Juneteenth, dignity of work
June 16, 2023
Juneteenth reminds us that we are independent of those who hire us, who seek to control us and who view us as objects with costs instead of as human beings with inherent dignity and worth.

Your union newsletter - June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023
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