April 23 - May 15: Open Enrollment Fairs; Download Schedule for Locations and Dates by Agency (PDF)

May 2, 2009 (Saturday) - OCSEA / Taxation Assenbly Meeting; OCSEA, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio 43082.

May 2, 2009 (Saturday) - New Contract, 10am-1pm, Bowman A & B, OCSEA, 390 Westerville Rd., Ste. A, Westerville, Ohio 43082

May 4, 2009 (Monday) - New Contract, 6-9pm, Hampton Inn, 986 East State Street, Athens, Ohio 4570

May 4, 2009 (Monday) - OCSEA District Council 6 - General Membership Meeting; 6 p.m.; OCSEA HQ, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio.

May 4, 2009 (Monday) - OCSEA District 6 / PEOPLE Seminar; 6:30 p.m. at OCSEA HQ, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio. For details, contact the OCSEA PEOPLE Coordinator, Sharon Reese, at sreese@ocsea.org, 614-865-2646 or toll free 1-800-266-5615, ext. 2646. ABOUT PEOPLE

May 4, 2009 (Monday) - OCSEA District Council 8; executive board at 5:30 p.m. and Membership / Grassroots meeting at 6 p.m.; Hampton Inn, 986 East State Street, Athens, Ohio.

May 5 - Spring Primary Election

May 5, 2009 (Tuesday) - Basic Steward Pt. 1, 6-9pm, Room 195, OCSEA, 390 Westerville Rd., Ste. A, Westerville, Ohio 43082

May 5, 2009 (Tuesday) - Lucas County Chapter 4800 Meeting; 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the AFSCME Council 9 Union Hall, 420 N. Reynolds Rd. Toledo, Ohio 43619.

May 6, 2009 (Wednesday) - New Contract, 6-9pm, Holiday Inn – Independence, 6001 Rockside Rd., Independence, Ohio  44131

May 6, 2009 (Wednesday) - Jefferson / Belmont Chapter 4100 Election for Delegates to OCSEA AFSCME 28th Biennial Convention; 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Zalenski's Eatery; 547 Cadiz Rd. Wintersville, OH 43952.

May 7, 2009 (Thursday) - Basic Steward Pt. 2, 6-9pm, Room 195, OCSEA, 390 Westerville Rd., Ste. A, Westerville, Ohio 43082.

May 7, 2009 (Thursday) - New Contract, 6-9pm Hampton Inn, Toledo South, 1409 Reynolds Road, Maumee, Ohio 43537

May 9, 2009 (Saturday) - OCSEA / DRC Assembly; 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.; OCSEA HQ, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio

May 9, 2009 (Saturday) - OCSEA / DYS Assembly; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; OCSEA HQ, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio.

May 11, 2009 (Monday) - OCSEA Mahoning Chapter 5000 Executive Board Meeting; 5 p.m. at Davidson's Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Youngstown, OH 44511.

May 12, 2009 (Tuesday) - New Contract, 6-9pm, Holiday Inn, 116 Park Avenue, West,  Mansfield, Ohio 44902

May 13, 2009 (Wednesday) - OCSEA / Firefighters' Assembly; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; OCSEA, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio 43082.

May 13, 2009 (Wednesday) - DRC Central Office Chapter 2597 Meeting; Noon - 1 p.m. at DRC Central Office, 770 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43222.

May 14, 2009 (Thursday) - New Contract, 6-9pm, Holiday Inn – Youngstown, Metroplex, 1620 Motor Inn Dirve (Belmont Ave), Girard, Ohio 44420.

May 15, 2009 (Friday) - OCSEA / MH-MR-OVH Assembly; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; OCSEA, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio 43082.

May 15, 2009 (Friday) - OCSEA / ODJFS Statewide L-M Health and Safety Committee Meeting; 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.; OCSEA, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio 43082.

May 16, 2009 (Saturday) - New Contract,10am-1pm, Bowman A, OCSEA, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio 43082

May 16, 2009 (Saturday) - Industrial Commission Assembly; 9 - 10 a.m. followed by New Contract Training 10 a.m. - 1 p.m..; OCSEA, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio 43082. Please register for New Contract Training to be held directly after our meeting from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

May 16, 2009 (Saturday) - OCSEA / ODOT Assembly; 10 a.m..; OCSEA, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio 43082.

May 16, 2009 (Saturday) - OCSEA / ODNR Assembly; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.; OCSEA, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio 43082.

May 18, 2009 (Monday) - OCSEA District Council VI - Executive Board Meeting; 6 - 8 p.m.; OCSEA HQ, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville, Ohio.

May 18, 2009 (Monday) - Basic Steward Pt. 1, 6-9pm, Holiday Inn Elyria-Lorain, 1825 Lorain Blvd., Elyria, OH 44035

May 18, 2009 (Monday) - New Contract, 6-9 pm, at Baymont Inn & Suites, 61595 Southgate Road, Cambridge, OH 43725.

May 19, 2009 (Tuesday) - New Contract, 6-9 pm, Holiday Inn, 701 Pike St., Marietta, Ohio 45750

May 19, 2009 (Tuesday) - OCSEA District 2 / PEOPLE Seminar - food and beverages served; 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the UAW Hall, 10708 Reading Rd. Cincinnati, Ohio 45241. For details, contact the OCSEA PEOPLE Coordinator, Sharon Reese, at sreese@ocsea.org, 614-865-2646 or toll free 1-800-266-5615, ext. 2646. ABOUT PEOPLE

May 19, 2009 (Tuesday) - OCSEA Wood Chapter 8700 Meeting; 5:30 p.m. at the Best Western Falcon Plaza on East Wooster Street in Bowling Green.

May 20, 2009 (Wednesday) - "Help Statehouse employees get jobs back" Take Action Event: Flier Distribution and Petition Gathering; 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at all four corners around the Statehouse and in front of the Rhodes SOT and Riffe SOT in downtown Columbus. T-shirts distributed to first 100 volunteer activists who show up. Download Flier (PDF) | FULL STORY

May 20, 2009 (Wednesday) - Basic Steward Pt. 2, 6-9pm, Holiday Inn Elyria-Lorain, 1825 Lorain Blvd., Elyria, OH 44035

May 20, 2009 (Wednesday) - Ohio Quality Network; 1 - 4 p.m.; OCSEA HQ, 390 Worthington Rd., Westerville.

May 20, 2009 (Wednesday) - OCSEA Chapter 6100 Muskingum-Coshocton; Exec. Bd 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.; General Membership 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the Golden Corral in Zanesville; 1586 Northpointe Dr. Zanesville, Ohio 43701.

May 21, 2009 (Thursday) - New Contract, 6-9pm, Room 195, OCSEA, 390 Westerville Rd., Ste. A, Westerville, Ohio 43082

May 21, 2009 (Thursday) - OCSEA Chapter 7130 Meeting; Two shifts 5:30 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. and 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at RCI in Chillicothe, Ohio 45601.

May 21, 2009 (Thursday) - ODOT Central Office Chapter 2513 Meeting; 5 p.m. at ODOT Central Office Hilltop (lower level conference room GA), 1980 W. Broad St. Columbus, Ohio 43223.

May 25, 2009 (Monday) - Memorial Day Observed; OCSEA HQ closed.

May 25, 2009 (Monday) - Memorial Day Observed; OCSEA HQ closed.

May 26, 2009 (Tuesday) - Webinar: Health Care Reform & OCSEA; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

May 26, 2009 (Tuesday) - Tiffin Developmental Center Chapter 7410 Convention Delegate Nominations 4:00 p.m. Tiffin Developmental Center West Virginia Cottage 600 N River Rd Tiffin Ohio 44883

May 26, 2009 (Tuesday) - OCSEA Chapter 4550 Reynoldsburg; Convention Delegate Nominations / Elections 6:30 p.m. STATE FIRE ACADEMY ROOM TO BE DETERMINED 8895 E MAIN REYNOLDSBURG Ohio 43076

May 28, 2009 (Thursday) - Webinar: Health Care Reform & OCSEA; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

May 29, 2009 (Friday) - DRC Statewide L-M Meeting.

May 29 – 31, 2009 (Friday - Sunday) - Womens Action Committee Conference (WAC); Maumee Bay State Park.

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