Archive 2009 Budget
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Tell Ohio lawmakers not to give lump of coal for Christmas; Urge state senators to wrap up budget fix before holidays
Dec. 16, 2009 - OCSEA is urging state legislators to pass H.B. 318 before the holiday break this year. You can make an impact by sending an email now. Without Senate support of HB 318, however, more budget cuts for vital public services is imminent. FULL STORY

Budget impasse hurts all Ohioans
Dec. 9, 2009 - A group of Senate Republicans have stubbornly dug their heels in and are refusing to budge in providing any answer to the state’s latest budget deficit. Gov. Ted Strickland proposed back in October a fix that would help fill an $850 million dollar budget divot by stalling the last phase of an income tax cut for 2009 — a proposal OCSEA supports and believes is a responsible solution to the state’s dilemma. FULL STORY

OCSEA opposes substitute budget bill, reiterates support for governor’s tax freeze
Nov. 19, 2009 - Senate Republicans yesterday rejected a plan that would provide a sensible budget fix and offered instead an irresponsible substitute version of House Bill 318. For starters, their plan ignores Ohio’s needs, increases government spending, and diverts dollars from the poor to the rich. State employee union members who serve our communities, local schools and most needy citizens, on the other hand, know best that Ohio needs long-term budget solutions that promote economic development and protect vital public services, not more program slashing. FULL STORY

Support government efficiency study and tax freeze over massive consolidations, job cuts
Nov. 3, 2009 - Join with OCSEA and urge state legislators to:

• SUPPORT HB 343 to study government operations and spending to identify opportunities for creating efficiencies while preserving and maximizing services.
• SUPPORT House Bill 318 to freeze a tax cut that Ohio just can't afford. 
• OPPOSE Senate Bill 52 to avoid putting thousands of Ohioans at risk by slicing vital state services.

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Gov. Ted Strickland's Executive Budget Proposal for Fiscal Years 2010 - 11 signed
Check out the official Office of Budget and Management (OBM) documents or view below the union's blogs, news, action alerts, and more.

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More Budget News...

• Union helps get pension reduction off table (July 8, 2009)

• Pension reduction tabled (June 23, 2009)

• OCSEA to testify during extended budget term (July 2, 2009)

• Lawmakers fail to compromise; Interim budget to pass this week (June 29, 2009)

• Budget Alert: Union concerned over governor's "framework" to balance budget (June 20, 2009)

• Will your job be spared? (June 18, 2009)

• Activists team up to spread word about Action Day (May 18, 2009)

• Ohio Senate strips Statehouse employees of collective bargaining after picket over inmate labor (June 4, 2009)

• New budget forecast grim; OCSEA leaders brace for news (May 15, 2009)

• OCSEA activists informed public, gathered petition signatures to oppose displacement of laid-off Statehouse workers with inmates (May 2, 2009)
  
  
• ODJFS office consolidation (May 7, 2009)

• Union president thanks OCSEA members who impacted stimulus bill with legislative action on restoring state aide (Feb. 17, 2009)

• Union proposes cuts to middle management, delay of tax policy (Feb. 2, 2009)

• OCSEA petition drive urges Congress to deliver fiscal aid, economic recovery package (Jan. 26, 2009)

• State employee layoffs not answer to budget hole

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Budget Blogs...

• Governor vetos 61 items, signs budget

• Conference committee reports deal; Lawmakers to send budget to governor

• Budget deal reached

• ODOT 'disappointed' in Boehner

• Lawmakers are listening

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Take Action...

• Add extra impact to the June 23 Day of Action; Keep calling, writing your legislators

• Thank 2 lawmakers who helped OCSEA derail BWC privatization
  
  
• Protect Statehouse employees' collective bargaining rights
  
  
• Sign petition to save union jobs, services at Ohio Civil Rights Commission

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More budget news, blogs and links from 2008 and 2009...

State of Ohio announces growing deficit as nation's recession made official
States ask Obama for federal aid

Do your part to help Make America Happen... Again; Sign petition for economic recovery package

International union surveys members about economic impact on union families, state services

Federal aid crucial to avert closings, service loss; Offer survey feedback

Ohio must keep good jobs to maintain vital public services; Support aid for Big 3

Proposed legislation to impact record-high prison population

No word yet on specific cuts; Last 4 years resulted in 6 facility closings  

Obama to governors: Let's work together to rescue states

Recession label official; Strickland reveals more cuts, asks Obama for federal aid, fiscal relief

State to cut $640 million more by June 30;
Ohio predicts $7-billion hole in next budget

Ohio seeks interest-free loan to revive parched unemployment fund

Federal aid crucial to avert closings, service loss; Offer survey feedback

Ohio must keep good jobs to maintain vital public services; Support aid for Big 3

Proposed legislation to impact record-high prison population

No word yet on specific cuts; Last 4 years resulted in 6 facility closings  

Obama to governors: Let's work together to rescue states

Recession label official; Strickland reveals more cuts, asks Obama for federal aid, fiscal relief

State to cut $640 million more by June 30;
Ohio predicts $7-billion hole in next budget

Ohio seeks interest-free loan to revive parched unemployment fund

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