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Bargaining Council selects team
July 14, 2008 - More than 350 people attended this week’s Bargaining Council meeting. The group of OCSEA activist members gathered to select a bargaining team and to prioritize the issues for the upcoming state contract negotiations. FULL STORY

Union convinces state to increase mileage rate; Win provides financial relief at pumps
July 1, 2008 - Starting today OCSEA members who use their own vehicles for agency-required travel will get some financial relief from sky-high gasoline prices. State officials last week agreed to OCSEA's strong and persistent request to increase the mileage reimbursement rate to 50.5 cents per mile. FULL STORY

Union-negotiated pay raise kicks in July 1
July 1, 2008 - With consumer prices rising on everything from gasoline to grapes, OCSEA members are sure to welcome the third wage hike of the current OCSEA and State of Ohio contract. FULL STORY

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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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