Retired OAPSE member and current AFSCME 1184 Retiree activist Frank Weglarz needs your help. He is collecting signatures from retirees in the School Employees Retirement System (SERS) to get on the pension system’s ballot.

Next year, SERS will hold an election for a retiree Board seat and Frank would like to continue being your representative. Frank currently serves on the SERS Board and needs 150 signatures to get on the ballot for another term. Frank is one of the Board members who has pushed for cost of living adjustments (COLA) the last few years, and voted for the 2.5% increase retirees received this year and the 2.5% increase coming in 2025.

Please support Frank’s re-election and sign his petition today. The link below will take you right to Frank’s online petition.

NOTICE OF OAPSE STATE OFFICERS ELECTION

Elections for OAPSE State Officers will be conducted in 2025.

Click here for more information.

Last night the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the repeal of the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). OAPSE President, Lois Carson, was in Washington working right up to the vote alongside our national union (AFSCME) to secure support for this long-sought goal. The legislation now moves to the U.S. Senate for its consideration.

Many thanks to President Carson, Vice President Lang, Secretary Dawkins-Flinn (who also Chairs OAPSE’s Social Security GPO/WEP Repeal Committee), and all the OAPSE members across the state who circulated and signed petitions, called legislators, and educated co-workers, friends and family about the cruel impact of these unfair laws on retirees.

We will continue our efforts to right this wrong through the last weeks of this Congress. Stay tuned to OAPSE’s website and social media accounts for important updates.

2024 Statewide and Legislative Endorsements

The OAPSE Political Endorsement Committee has made endorsements for the November 5 General Election. We hope you will consider these candidates when you cast your ballot.

Early voting begins October 8. You can vote by mail or in-person at your County Board of Elections.

US Senate Endorsement: Sherrod Brown

VOTE YES ON ISSUE 1!

All other endorsements listed below

As many OAPSE members are aware, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed legal action over the issue of transportation in Columbus City Schools.

Because this dispute could affect our members in Columbus, and in school districts across Ohio, OAPSE has sent a letter to Attorney General Yost outlining our position on his actions.

All of us know that almost all of the problems related to student transportation in Ohio are caused by the shortage of school bus drivers.

The letter OAPSE sent to Attorney General Yost is below. OAPSE will continue to track this situation as it moves forward.