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OAPSE Locals Are Winning Around the State

OAPSE members understand that winning the wages and benefits they deserve happens when we stand together. Members look to their OAPSE local to fight for them when it matters most. Strong OAPSE locals have been putting in the work and winning at the negotiating table across the state recently. Below are just a few highlights […]

Long Time OAPSE Leader Takes on State Secretary Role

Sheila Dawkins-Flinn has been elected by the OAPSE State Executive Board to serve out the remainder of the current term of our union’s State Secretary position. Since 2015, Sheila has held the Executive Board seat from the Northeast District and has held numerous state and local positions in OAPSE. In recent years, she has chaired […]

OAPSE State Secretary Sandra Wheeler Retires After 32 Years In Leadership

Sandra Wheeler, who held the position of State Secretary in our union for 32 years, has retired effective December 31, 2023. Sandy held numerous local and OAPSE Northwest Central District positions over a long career as a secretary with the Lima City Schools. OAPSE State President Lois Carson spoke of Sandy’s contributions to OAPSE and […]

New Higher Education Program for OAPSE Members

OAPSE is pleased to announce a partnership with Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C). OAPSE members, their children, and their grandchildren are able to take advantage of this member ONLY benefit now! Tri-C will be offering exclusive discounts to OAPSE members and their families, on top of federal and state grants, and merit-based, needs-based, and program-based scholarships. […]

OAPSE Member Recognized in Local News

OAPSE Executive Board Alternate and Eastern District President, John Sindeldecker, received some local notoriety this past week. WTOV-9, a Steubenville area TV station, highlighted John’s career as a bus driver in Buckeye Local Schools and his recent appointment to OAPSE’s Transportation Safety Committee. John has been driving bus and a part of Buckeye Local Schools […]