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Franklin County Board of Elections in need of poll workers
Feb. 8, 2016
The Franklin County Board of Elections is in need of Franklin County voters to work at polling locations during the upcoming primary. 

Former National City customer with PNC? Update payroll direct deposit
Feb. 3, 2016
State of Ohio employees who still use National City Bank accounts must update to a PNC account immediately in order to continue direct deposit of their paychecks.

Save the date! OCSEA Retiree luncheon
Feb. 3, 2016
Save the date for the upcoming OCSEA Retiree Luncheon on March 29. It will take place at IAM Local Lodge 1943 in Middletown, Ohio.

S.B. 5, five years later: Keeping the fight alive
Feb. 2, 2016
We Are Ohio, the group behind the defeat of Senate Bill 5, is using the five-year anniversary of the anti-labor legislation’s creation to remind public workers and their supporters to stay “active and engaged” to fight off worker attacks.

Feb. 4 Right-to-work meeting in Athens
Jan. 26, 2016
Join We Are Ohio and the Ohio AFL-CIO at the Athens Community Center on Thursday, Feb. 4 to learn about the threat of right-to-work in our community.

See photos from The Right to Unite showing
Jan. 26, 2016
Trade unionists from around the state were united last night for the Columbus premier of The Right to Unite at an OSU campus theatre.

Anti-union in WV move closer to RTW, mock activists
Jan. 26, 2016
The political wheels are in motion and tensions are high in neighboring West Virginia as anti-worker politicians position themselves closer to a dangerous Right to Work law, and mock union activists

RSVP today for Oct. 14 Retiree Luncheon
Oct. 6, 2015
Retired OCSEA members (and the soon-to-be-retired!) are invited to a special retiree luncheon in Northeast Ohio on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Pathways to Excellence registration closed
Oct. 6, 2015
Pathways to Excellence is a day of workshops, speakers and networking for state employees. This year's conference will be held at OCSEA Headquarters on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The theme is "Live lean daily as a lean thinker."

Take a stand against vision benefit attacks
Oct. 6, 2015
An Ohio House hearing may be scheduled next week on the unfair vision bill, Ohio House Bill 275, that would increase out-of-pocket costs for your vision benefits. Contact your legislator now and tell them to leave your benefits alone!

Keep Marty’s union fight alive!
Oct. 5, 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?

Know your OCSEA contract: Federal shutdown edition
Sept. 29, 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. 28, 2015
Join We Are Ohio for a special meeting about right-to-work, the dangerous attack on middle class families.

Oct. 12 Legislative Town Hall in Akron
Sept. 27, 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. 22, 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. 22, 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. 21, 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. 8, 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. 1, 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. 1, 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.