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Jessica Seeley is Union Strong!

Jessica Seeley is union strong! The 17-year member of Local 768 at Whitehall City Schools is a secretary at Etna Road Elementary School. President of her local union, Jessica is proud of the work she does to assist students, staff and families every day. And she is proud of her union – which is at […]

Valuing Their Students AND Their Union!

The childcare attendants and intervention aides in Columbus City Schools work with disabled students and are members of Local 336. They love the students they work with, and they love their union. Local 336 Vice President Stephanie Wiley said she and her coworkers “take pride in everything we do,” including the summer work to clean […]

State Budget Impacts OAPSE Members

Ohio has a new two-year state spending budget, even though it took legislators almost three weeks longer than state law allows to finalize it and have the governor sign off. Among the highlights is good news for the free college program offered to OAPSE members. The budget provides a one-year phase-in to changing the SSI […]

Donna Ragland: Our Union is Our Strength

Donna Ragland has an important job. A 20-year OAPSE member, she is a food service manager at Columbus Downtown High School. Donna values her work and the impact she has on students everyday – students who often face food insecurity and even homelessness. “Serving kids every day, that’s how we make a difference. That’s what […]

Carson, Lang and Wheeler are New Leadership Team

Experienced New Team to Lead OAPSE   Carson, Lang, Wheeler to serve as the union’s top officers   After 34 historic years as OAPSE State President, JoAnn Johntony has retired from her job with Girard City Schools and resigned her position as the union’s top officer. She has been named President Emeritus by the State […]