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Union members to picket on Dec. 8 outside prison in Lucasville
Dec. 3, 2009 - OCSEA activists say closing guard towers is bad for Ohio’s prison security and bad for community safety.  FULL STORY

Prison staff calling for lock down of Mansfield prison at picket today
Nov. 2, 2010 - Correction Officers and other staff at the Mansfield Correctional Institution who are members of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association are walking a picket line today, Nov. 2, 2009 from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. in protest of dangerous conditions inside the prison. FULL STORY

DRC union assembly uses Facebook to educate public about safe, efficient prisons
Oct. 5, 2009 - Help OCSEA inform your co-workers, friends and neighbors about the need for safe and efficient prisons in our Ohio communities. Over the last year, OCSEA Correction and Rehabilitation Assembly has been participating in joint budget discussions with DR&C management.
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Swine flu FAQ featured in October's joint health and safety newsletter
Oct. 5, 2009 - Check out the October issue of the Hands On Safety: Being Safe Is No Accident newsletter from your labor-management health and safety committee. Topics include: H1N1 Swine Flu FAQ, Maintaining your fireplace, home maintenance tasks, stowing summer tools and equipment, annual award nominations, and committee members. DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER (PDF)

OCSEA member from Lorain name CO of year
May 5, 2009 - Ralph Lloyd from the Lorain Correctional Institution was recently named Correction Officer of the Year by the Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction. FULL STORY

Union mourns loss of JCO Hesson
May 4, 2009 - OCSEA and the larger AFSCME family are mourning the loss of one of their own.  Juvenile Correction Officer William L. “Bill” Hesson, who worked at the Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility, died on the job April 29, 2009. FULL STORY

OCSEA warns legislators: No more cuts in DR&C
March 17, 2009 - Testifying before the House Finance Transportation and Justice Subcommittee, DR&C Assembly Vice President and State Board of Director’s member Tim Roberts cautioned legislators not to make any decisions that would further erode the staffing ratios in Ohio’s state prison system. DR&C Director Terry Collins indicated in testimony in April that the department may be forced to close a prison unless proposed sentencing reform was passed. FULL STORY

Belmont picket pays off; Inmate contraband identified, removed from prison
May 8, 2008 - A picket and media day at Belmont Chapter 710 has paid off for union leadership. Local union leaders walked the picket line on Friday, May 2, protesting employee cuts and the increasing violence at the prison. Now this week, management called for a “clear out” at BeCI using Special Response Teams from 12 institutions. FULL STORY

DRC management releases layoff timeline
May 8, 2008 - In preparation for the agency’s proposed layoffs, the management at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction released the a timeline. FULL STORY

Union members protested prison job cuts outside of Belmont Correctional Institution
May 7, 2008 - OCSEA members picketed from dawn until dusk outside of the Belmont Correctional Institution on Friday, May 2. The group was protesting agency budget cuts designed to eliminate 701 positions statewide in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. FULL STORY

Correction Officer of Year: Veeda Rucker, WCI
May 5, 2008 - Veeda Rucker was named the 2008 Correction Officer of Year at a May 2 awards ceremony held at the Reginald A. Wilkinson Corrections Training Academy in Orient. A Correction Officer from each of Ohio's 30 state-operated prisons, along with their family members, friends, DRC staff, and union leaders were present for the announcement of the recipient of the Ronald C. Marshall Award. FULL STORY | PHOTO ALBUM

Union leaders say cuts could affect security
May 2, 2008 (Orient) - Union members who work in the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction today participated in the 2008 Ronald C. Marshall Award ceremony recognizing correctional employees statewide. Ironically, the annual awards ceremony takes place just weeks after the announcement that 701 employees would be laid off in DR&C. FULL STORY

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