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Bargaining Advisory Committee to meet after June board meeting
April 22, 2008 – The union's Bargaining Advisory Committee is set to meet on Saturday, June 21, following the OCSEA Board of Directors meeting. This committee — comprised of board members, district council presidents and assembly presidents — gives input and reviews membership feedback on contract negotiations. FULL STORY

Bargaining surveys mailed to members
April 1, 2008 - Although the current contract between OCSEA and the State of Ohio does not expire until Feb. 28, 2009, the union is asking members to complete a bargaining survey now. Surveys were mailed to members' homes last week. Return your completed survey to OCSEA headquarters by May 1. If you didn't receive one, you may download it now.
Survey (PDF) or FULL STORY

State of Ohio contract books available
The current contract between the State of Ohio and OCSEA was negotiated late-2005 through early 2006. The agreement is effective March 1, 2006, through Feb. 28, 2009. The union's contract negotiations efforts are led by Executive Director Andy Douglas, the Negotiations Team, the Bargaining Advisory Committee, and the Bargaining Council.

Download Contract (PDF) - Use the bookmarks to navigate file.

For spiral-bound contract books, please contact Jessica Parker, 614-865-4711 or 800-266-5616, ext. 4711. The cost is $2 per copy.

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