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A celebration of YOU: Labor Day 2023
Sept. 6, 2023
Get your 2023 Labor Day news here and celebrate YOU and all the hard-working union members across our nation.

Convention wrap up: Mabe, Jolly, & Gersper re-elected
Sept. 3, 2023
OCSEA 35th Biennial Convention wrap up

Your union newsletter - August 30, 2023
Aug. 31, 2023
Get this week's union news, including a convention wrap up and Labor Day news.

60 year anniversary: "I Have a Dream," march on Washington
Aug. 28, 2023
On August 28 we commemorate the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Supporting striking Youngstown teachers
Aug. 25, 2023
We stand in solidarity with the Youngstown Education Association (YEA) that commenced a strike on August 23.

Your union newsletter - August 16, 2023
Aug. 16, 2023
Gte this week's union news, including information on the OCSEA Convention, the Combined Charitable Campaign, Maui relief efforts and Labor Day.

Donate to union members impacted by Hawaii wildfires
Aug. 15, 2023
More than 300 AFSCME members live in Lahaina, a city on the Hawaiian island of Maui, which was devastated by wildfires. See how to help Maui union families in need!!!

Your union newsletter - August 9, 2023
Aug. 9, 2023
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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 11, 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.