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More than 400 OAPSE members and retirees from across Ohio marched on the Statehouse and the School Employees Retirement System (SERS) in opposition to proposed cuts and freezes to cost of living increases for retirees. Chanting “Keep the Promise. Protect our Pensions!,” the group circled the Ohio Statehouse and paused on the west steps to […]
Here’s what you need to know about event parking, traffic, timing, staging and marching! If you are planning to join your OAPSE sisters and brothers in Columbus on June 7 for a rally against pension COLA cuts and freezes, here are the latest details: We will meet at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square, […]
In a huge demonstration of giving back to the community they work in and love, members of OAPSE local unions 137, 443 and 306 at Lima City Schools provided totes full of food to 1,650 elementary students in the district. The May 17 event at Unity Elementary School in Lima was made possible through the […]
OAPSE is fighting to save your pension and your retirement security. We are pushing back against Senate Bill 151 (SB151) and House Bill 242 (HB242), which would freeze and reduce the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for current and future retirees under SERS. We hope you will join us for a rally at the Statehouse […]
A message from Director Joe Rugola on Proposed SERS Pension Cuts: Last year, you received from me a letter concerning proposed drastic cuts in the retirement benefits of OAPSE members covered by SERS. On April 13, I attended a meeting of the Ohio Retirement Study Council, during which the administration of SERS made a formal […]