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Davida Russell and Cleveland Heights City Council have our back!

This month, Cleveland Heights City Council passed a resolution focused on helping school employees, and all public workers, get the retirement they deserve. Cleveland Heights City Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the unfair GPO and WEP provisions Ohio public sector workers face […]

GPO/WEP Update: OAPSE State Officers Lobby Congress

This week, the Social Security Subcommittee of the US House Ways and Means Committee had a hearing for H.R. 82 and OAPSE was there. OAPSE’s State Officers, Lois Carson (President), Mike Lang (Vice President), and Sheila Dawkins-Flinn (Secretary), were in attendance continuing to fight for the repeal of the unfair GPO and WEP provisions that […]

Another OAPSE Local Gets a Win

Delaware City Schools secretaries and educational aides, OAPSE Local 767, had an extra reason to celebrate during spring break. They secured a huge win and ratified one of the largest raises ever for the local! Local 767 President, Kim Estes, was overjoyed with the outcome. “I’m so grateful that the hard work of our bargaining […]

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 […]