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Cost-savings day for retirees, new hires
July 21, 2009 - The Department of Administrative Services has created two charts to explain how new employees will be treated with regard to cost-savings days (CSDs) and how many retiring employees will have to take. A complete FAQ on CSDs, included in the summer issue of the union's magazine, will be available online soon.
CSD NEW HIRE CHART (PDF)
CSD RETIREE CHART (PDF)
Get facts on Holidays, Cost Savings Days; Register online now
May 5, 2009 - Union leaders and managers gathered May 4 for a joint training and reviewed the jointly annotated contract. Register now for a training scheduled in your area and get the facts on the contract. FULL STORY | REGISTER | HANDOUTS | ANNOTATIONS
 Download, keep until contract available
April 16, 2009 - Approved by the membership last month, the 2009 - 2012 Contract between OCSEA and the State of Ohio is effective April 16, 2009 through February 2012. Until new contract books are printed and distributed, refer to the Tentative Agreement (Articles 1 - 44 and Appendices A - R) and Fact Finder's Report document PDFs at right.
TA (PDF)
Dispatch runs correction on sick leave;
Download contract FAQ
April 9, 2009 - At OCSEA’s request, the Columbus Dispatch has run a correction to its Tues., April 8 article, "State worker concessions to pay off; Employee contract mostly givebacks, but with 3rd-year bonus," regarding the OCSEA contract. The paper mistakenly indicated that members’ sick leave accruals will be frozen for the next two years of the contract. FULL STORY
Register for training
April 1, 2009 - OCSEA is offering a three-hour
course on the elements of major contract articles in several cities across Ohio. The Advanced Steward / New Contract Training class has been
updated to reflect current issues affecting changing workplaces and the new contract language. Check the schedule for a class location near you and register online today. REGISTER ONLINE
OCSEA members vote to accept contract
March 31, 2009 - The Ohio Civil Service Employees Association / AFSCME Local 11 announced today that its union members voted to accept a new three-year contract that will run through February 2012. FULL STORY
Controlling Board gives thumbs up to tentative agreement
March 24, 2009 - The Controlling Board, which provides legislative oversight over certain capital and operating expenditures by state agencies, is the legislative arm that must approve the budget. On Monday, the seven-member Board voiced no objections to the tentative contract agreement bargained by the Governor. FULL STORY
Chapter voting results due to OCSEA today
March 30, 2009 - Contract ratification wrapped up March 29 at the chapter level, where OCSEA members have the final say in regard to whether the contract is ratified. FULL STORY
Controlling Board gives thumbs up to tentative agreement
March 24, 2009 - The Controlling Board, which provides legislative oversight over certain capital and operating expenditures by state agencies, is the legislative arm that must approve the budget. On Monday, the seven-member Board voiced no objections to the tentative contract agreement bargained by the Governor. FULL STORY
Check out archived weekly updates below
Union's BWC Assembly meets, identifies agency-specific issues
Dec. 9, 2008 - The OCSEA / Bureau of Workers Compensation Assembly met Saturday, Dec. 6, and selected five issues they wish to bring to the table when their agency-specific negotiations begin Tuesday morning. FULL STORY
Union's Ohio EPA Assembly drafts letter to director, prepares for bargaining
Dec. 9, 2008 - The OCSEA / Ohio EPA Assembly met Saturday, Dec. 6, and discussed the upcoming start of its agency-specific negotiations. FULL STORY
State revamps flextime policy; Union input makes a difference
Nov. 25, 2008 - For months now, OCSEA has been working with Gov. Ted Strickland’s office to address concerns with the time and attendance policy released in February of this year that took away flextime for many bargaining unit state employees.The revised policy—as recommended by the union—gives more latitude on compressed work weeks and supports the implementation of flexible schedules. FULL STORY
PEQ Extra
Bargaining the OCSEA Contract... A whole new ball game?
Fall 2008 - Beginning [Dec. 2], OCSEA and
the State of Ohio will
sit down to bargain the OCSEA
contract – the collective bargaining
agreement that determines
everything from wages
and employment security to
health care and sick leave. FULL STORY
Agency specific teams formed, preparing for bargaining
Nov. 19, 2008 - A tremendous effort goes into the union's planning and preparing for contract negotiations. OCSEA and the State of Ohio will begin bargaining the week of Dec. 2. Find out who is representing your agency-specific concerns. FULL STORY
Stay connected, support bargaining team
Nov. 19, 2008 - As the Dec. 2 contract negotiations start date quickly approaches, members
of the OCSEA bargaining
team are making final
preparations and asking for
the support of all OCSEA
members. FULL STORY
Will flextime make it to bargaining table?
Oct. 27, 2008 - Union members
ranked flex time
as one of their top
contract concerns. OCSEA
leaders, however, say
recent problems that drove
this ranking will likely be
resolved before the union
and the state ever sit down
at the bargaining table in
November. FULL STORY
Pre-negotiations discussions underway;
New approach to bargaining “on table”
Oct. 23, 2008 - Members of the OCSEA team
and representatives
of management
recently sat down to
begin pre-bargaining
conversations and
to attend a historical
two-day joint training
on interest-based
bargaining. IBB, a less
traditional approach
to bargaining that is
being considered for
the first time, could potentially
make negotiations
less hostile and more productive. FULL STORY
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
Bargaining Council registrations due ASAP for July 12 event
July 9, 2008 - Subordinate bodies that have not completed their representative registration forms for this weekend's Bargaining Council meeting are urged to do so immediately. Contact Tracy Tackett today. 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
Bargaining Advisory Committee met June 21 to review surveys, provide input
June 26, 2008 – The union's Bargaining Advisory Committee met on Saturday, June 21, following the OCSEA Board of Directors meeting to review membership bargaining survey data and provide input from the subordinate bodies. FULL STORY
Bargaining Council meets July 12
Representatives to
elect team, set priorities based on survey results, and identify mobilization strategies
May 13, 2008 - A meeting of the Bargaining Council is set for Saturday, July 12, 2008, to elect the OCSEA Negotiating Team. Registration deadline is July 3, 2008. FULL STORY
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
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