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Dec. 21, 2010 - Legislator gives union lump of coal for holidays

Dec. 20, 2010 - OCSEA weighs in on Chamber proposals

Dec. 15, 2010 - Collective bargaining: Why it works

Dec. 10, 2010 - OCSEA members give back big for the holidays

Dec. 10, 2010 - Less than one month left to apply for AFSCME Family scholarship

Dec. 10, 2010 - Register TODAY for Feb. 25-27 CMCA Conference

Dec. 10, 2010 - High Performance Initiative Award deadline is Jan. 14

Dec. 1, 2010 - Collective Bargaining under attack in Middletown

Dec. 1, 2010 - Who will oversee your agency? Kasich moves on several key appointments

Nov. 24, 2010 - Happy Thanksgiving from Pres. Parks

Nov. 17, 2010 - Don’t let Thanksgiving come early for Congress

Nov. 11, 2010 - Leaders take on next stage of OCSEA Leadership Academy

Nov. 11, 2010 - Letter from Pres. Parks: Election Transition

Nov. 3, 2010 - The fight continues: Labor makes historic push this election

Oct. 20 - Over 500 OCSEA members attend GOTV tailgate event

Oct. 6 - Steward Conference makes connection between politics and collective bargaining

Oct. 6 - Foreclosure aid being distributed to needy Ohioans

Sept. 15 - From Pres. Parks: 50 days until Election Day

Sept. 8 - Labor Day picnic highlights

Sept. 1 - AFSCME Projects Massive Video in Ohio Cities Showing What’s At Stake for Voters in November

Sept. 1 - Celebrate American workers this Labor Day!

Aug. 18 - Union officials warn of cronyism, corruption with plans to privatize

Aug. 18 - Mechanic trainings roll out in ODOT districts

Aug. 13 - OCSEA endorses Parks for OPERS board

Aug. 11 - YOU DID IT! Federal jobs bill to bring millions to Ohio

Aug. 11 - First Ohio Next Wave Conference a success

Aug. 11 - Arizona private prison suffers lax security, lack of training

Aug. 9 - The time is now: Call your U.S. Representative today

Aug. 5 - Ohio Veteran bonuses coming soon

Aug. 4 - Pres. Parks: Labor made it happen!

July 22 - A Message from President Parks: Cost Savings Days for Bargaining Units 3, 4 and 5

July 21 - Watch Policy Matters Ohio stands up for public employees

July 21 - Denied your cost savings days? OCB wants to hear about it!

July 19 - Veterans Conference agenda now available

July 15 - Support state parks, get a discount

July 14 - Prior service credit for vacation now in effect

July 13 - Veterans Conference deadline extended

July 8 - AFSCME Convention Highlights

July 2 - OCSEA News Release: Flawed report blames middle class for economic woes

July 1- Pathways a success

June 30 - Anti-Ohio prison privatization Facebook page gains over 4,000 followers

June 28 - Les Best Scholarship Winners Announced

June 23 - OCSEA Corrections activists make calls, write 3,000 letters against private prison plan

June 17 - Corrections Call-In Day June 16, 2010

June 16 - Tell your legislators that Ohio prisons aren't for sale!

June 11 - Register for the OCSEA Veterans Conference

June 9 - State bill targets Ohio prisons for privatization

June 2 - WAC Conference photos now available

May 28 - Don’t let Congress enjoy the beginning of summer while your job is on the line!

May 26 - Social Networking: Friend or Foe?

May 19 - Sign Up Here for Pathways June 10, 11

May 18 - New ODOT, ODNR officers elected

May 13 - President Parks asks you to call Congress now!

May 6 - Union grieved to learn of member’s death on job

May 6 - Choosing the Right Web Browser

April 29 - AFL-CIO Union Summer, Young people: make your union mark

April 29 - OCSEA members invited to attend FREE Smart Money CHoices Conference

April 20 - A Long Way to go for State Fiscal Relief

April 20 - Open Enrollment: May 3-16 NEW! Dependent eligibility expanded under state law

April 13 - Grievants can 'state their case' at OCSEA Arbitration Commitee meeting

April 12 - OCSEA Board of Directors endorses Lee Saunders for AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer

April 6 - Download registration form and conference call for OCSEA Women's Conference

April 6 - OCSEA Constitutions now available online

April 6 - Delta Dental becomes NEW dental carrier July 1

March 17 - Submit prior service credit requests NOW!

March 15 - Gov. Ted Strickland to speak
at BUP10

March 10 - Jobs bill – with aid to states – passes in the U.S. Senate

March 8 - OLA brings chapters closer together

March 4 - Senate passes short-term unemployment benefit extension without much-needed aid to states.

March 4 - Lt. Gov. candidate McGee Brown
tagged as BUP10 Solidarity Dinner speaker

March 3 - BUP10 workshop descriptions now available

Feb. 26 - LIpps elected to OCSEA Board of Directors

Feb. 26 - Town Hall Meetings spur discussions

Winter 2010 - Download the latest issue of the PEQ

Feb. 18, 2010 - National JOBS Call-in Day: Feb. 23

Feb. 18, 2010 - CMCA takes time to help Haiti

Feb. 12, 2010 - Download final agenda for weekend's CMCA conference

Feb. 9, 2010 - AFSCME's McEntee to address BUP10 activists

Feb. 8, 2010 - Calling all chapter leaders: Have you signed up for the OCSEA Leadership Academy?

Feb. 4, 2010 - DAS answers W-2 questions

Feb. 3, 2010 - Activists, staff "get schooled" for upcoming OCSEA Leadership Academy

Feb. 2, 2010 - Town Hall Meetings schedule announced

Jan. 18, 2010 - Your Union: Coming to a town near you

Jan. 15, 2010 - Support Haitian relief at this weekend's CMCA conference

Jan. 13, 2010 - Union revamps website login

Jan. 13, 2010 - Newspaper coverage on state pensions badly off mark; OCSEA retiree sets record straight

Jan. 12, 2010 - Tell Congress: Don't tax middle class health benefits

Jan. 10, 2010 - Winter tips featured in joint health and safety committee's January newsletter 

Jan. 7, 2010 - Union blasts state report on death of JCO Hesson