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CANTON – On May 21, OAPSE local and district leaders in Canton and the North Central District provided meals and snacks to all pre-K-second grade elementary students in Canton City Schools as part of the union’s OAPSE Making a Difference (OMAD) program. The charitable foundation has helped feed more than 12,000 hungry students throughout Ohio […]
Jackie Leisure has worked in the child nutrition department at Canton City Schools for 32 years. She takes great pride in her job – providing healthy breakfasts, lunches and after-school snacks to the hundreds of students at Canton McKinley High School. Jackie knows that some students rely on her and her coworkers for the only […]
Lois Carson has been a secretary at Columbus City Schools for 32 years. Her union has been there for her every step of the way with negotiated pay raises, health insurance, strong contract language — and most importantly for her — sick leave that allowed her to care for her husband when he was gravely […]
Over the last year, our union has faced many challenges in Ohio and across the country. In spite of the obstacles put before us by the courts, some employers, and the anti-union organizations which promote so-called right to work, OAPSE membership continues to grow stronger every day. In fact, 3,055 new members have signed up […]
When President Buck Cottrell and the new leadership team of OAPSE Local 391 at New Philadelphia City Schools were elected, they were looking for a fresh start for their local. After a period of membership decline, the local membership was at its lowest level in years. Few members came to meetings. “Over time, people thought […]