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Donna Ragland has an important job. A 20-year OAPSE member, she is a food service manager at Columbus Downtown High School. Donna values her work and the impact she has on students everyday – students who often face food insecurity and even homelessness. “Serving kids every day, that’s how we make a difference. That’s what […]
Experienced New Team to Lead OAPSE Carson, Lang, Wheeler to serve as the union’s top officers After 34 historic years as OAPSE State President, JoAnn Johntony has retired from her job with Girard City Schools and resigned her position as the union’s top officer. She has been named President Emeritus by the State […]
The OAPSE/AFSCME Memorial Scholarship Committee has announced the 2019 winners. Eleven children of OAPSE members have been awarded $2,500 scholarships for the fall. Click here to see all the winners. The OAPSE/AFSCME Memorial Scholarship Program is available to children whose parent or legal guardian is a member in good standing of the Ohio Association of […]
TELL THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATORS WE WANT TO KEEP LOCAL CONTROL OF OUR SCHOOLS! Legislators will vote on the state budget this week and must have it completed by June 30. So Take Action Now! OAPSE Members: You can take action to stop the state takeover of our local schools – where thousands […]
Mike Lang has worked at Mt. Vernon City Schools for 10 years, and is an OAPSE local union leader there. Before that, he had a non-union job — so he knows the power and the value of workers speaking with one voice. “I’ve seen both sides, and I can say with confidence that having a […]