AFSCME
Our union’s school employees work every day to protect and nurture Ohio’s schoolchildren. For many kids, a kind word and a firm presence provide examples of that caring and guidance. It is also a reality that many children depend on the meals they receive at school for their nutritional and learning needs. HELPING THE NEEDIEST […]
GROVEPORT, Ohio, – After six months of collective bargaining, OAPSE Local #686 and the Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools (EFCTS) Board of Education reached an impasse that required the State Employee Relations Board (SERB) to appoint a third-party neutral fact-finder. This Fact-Finder, Gregory Lavelle, Esq., conducted a thorough review based on the district’s financial standing […]
Workplace safety issues are a concern for every OAPSE member across the state. From increasing numbers of assaults on school employees to high profile violent incidents to school bus safety problems, our union is responding to all of these dangers. OAPSE State Vice President Mike Lang has been our union’s leading voice at the state […]
Heather Vermillion, OAPSE Northwest Central District President and Executive Board Alternate, has been appointed by State President Lois Carson, to chair the Union’s PEOPLE Committee. Heather fills the shoes of OAPSE’s longest serving chair, Barb Ward, from the Southeast District. The PEOPLE Committee is charged with fundraising to help OAPSE Locals pass school and other […]
After a years long struggle, OAPSE has won a major victory on retirement security for our members. The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to reverse the unfair Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Those laws took thousands of dollars a year out of the pockets of many OAPSE retirees by reducing pension benefits […]