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Post-Janus: The Fight and Work Continue

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 is unfortunate and wrong, but it doesn’t change the mission of OAPSE: to work for justice and dignity for all workers in our public schools, libraries and other public institutions and to fight for our members, who provide critical services for families, children […]

SERS Board Gives Staff Raises After Freezing Retiree COLAs

In a move that ignores OAPSE members and retirees and the basic mission of SERS, the SERS Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to give staff merit-based raises of at least 3 percent. This move comes on the heels of the same board members freezing the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 80,000 retired school employees. State […]

Save $$ With Members-Only Discounts

It’s summer 2018, and that means family fun for OAPSE members. Thanks to your OAPSE membership, you and your family have  access to great deals for summer fun! OAPSE has negotiated special pricing at Ohio’s amusement parks, water parks, zoos and the Columbus science center, and the deals are good through the end of the […]

OMAD Donates to Zanesville Elementary Students

OAPSE Making a Difference (OMAD) donates food to 2,000 pre-school and elementary students at Zanesville City Schools; Union members raise thousands each year through the OMAD foundation to feed hungry children  ZANESVILLE – Leaders from the Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4) distributed meals and snacks to all pre-school and elementary students […]

OAPSE Conference Delegates Take Care of Business

More than 400 OAPSE delegates, officers, executive board members and guests gathered in Columbus May 9-11 to do the official business of the union under the theme, “We are OAPSE — AFSCME Strong!” During the 76th OAPSE/AFSCME Delegate Conference, participants heard from President JoAnn Johntony and Executive Director Joe Rugola about the state of OAPSE […]