About Us

The Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA) represents 36,000 state and local employees who work in government agencies and institutions.

WE MAKE OHIO HAPPEN OCSEA members work in a variety of blue-collar, semi-professional, professional and security occupations including state highway, security, skilled trades, mental health/ mental retardation/ developmental disabilities direct care, regulatory, clerical, scientific, legal and information technology workers.

The union is affiliated with the 1.4 million-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), under the AFL-CIO.

dedicated to the future  OCSEA / AFSCME Local 11 is a labor organization of public employees that works to ensure that its members are:

• Successful in the job;
• compensated fairly;
• treated with dignity; and
• provided a safe and healthy working environment.

By having a united voice in the workplace, public employees can build their skill sets, enjoy the workplace, and have access to excellent benefits by which they can care for themselves and their families.

The jurisdiction of OCSEA includes all employees of the State of Ohio, excluding university and college employees, and all other non-state employees for whom OCSEA is the sole and exclusive bargaining representative as certified by the State Employment Relations Board as of January 1, 1996.