AFSCME
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 […]
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. […]
NOTICE OF OAPSE STATE OFFICERS ELECTION Elections for OAPSE State Officers will be conducted in 2025. Click here for more information.