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OAPSE/AFSCME is Ohio's largest union representing employees of public and private schools, public libraries, Head Start agencies, boards of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, residential care facilities, community and technical colleges and other private and public institutions. Over 38,000 employees have chosen to join OAPSE. For more on the jobs we do and how you can join the fastest growing union in Ohio, click here.

The OAPSE website contains a vast array of useful and relevant information that will keep you informed of the issues that affect your working lives. If you have not yet organized an OAPSE Local at your worksite, the website will provide you with all of the resources you need to determine if OAPSE is the right union for you.

OAPSE leaders and members are proud of the union we have built together. You can find out more about our history and our plans for the future by searching through this site. And you'll find many opportunities to get involved and help make OAPSE even stronger.

So-Called Right to Work Bill in Works
So-Called Right to Work legislation has been introduced in the Ohio legislature. Don't be fooled. Get the facts on what this will mean for you and all Ohio workers.
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House Budget Cuts School Funding
The Ohio House of Representatives has passed its version of a state budget, HB59, and it contains troubling news for OAPSE members, school employees and middle class families.
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OAPSE: No School Takeover
OAPSE is fighting a power grab by corporations to take over control of Columbus City Schools and get their hands on the district's $1.4 billion budget. To join the fight, go to www.noschooltakeover.com

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Obama Budget Hurts Retirees
While there are various positive elements in President Obama’s budget, they do not negate the harm that would be done to seniors and working families if the proposals for the chained CPI and means testing Medicare premiums were to be adopted.
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Corporate America and Takeovers of Public School Districts
OAPSE has produced a policy paper that takes a comprehensive and detailed look at various school governance experiments which have been implemented across the country and how they have failed urban school children.
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Thanks for Appyling
The application period for the 2013 OAPSE/AFSCME Memorial Scholarship program has ended. Winners will be announced by May 1. Please check the website and your mail in December for next year's information.
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Kasich Budget Will Hurt Middle Class, Education
Governor John Kasich’s new two-year state budget is full of empty promises that will hurt middle class families like those represented by OAPSE. The budget gives more handouts to the wealthy and the governor’s friends in big business. And it funds education at lower levels than when Kasich took
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Kasich Budget Unveiled
Governor Kasich and his administration have released the state's operating budget for fiscal year 2014-2015.
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OAPSE Wins SERS Board Spots
Three OAPSE candidates are expected to be certified by the Ohio Secretary of State as winning seats on the board of trustees of the Ohio School Employees Retirement System.
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OAPSE Members Benefit From Election
OAPSE members went to the polls across Ohio and benefited from the outcome of statewide and local elections.
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How They Voted on Senate Bill 5
As you consider which politicians to support this November, take a look at how incumbent Ohio House and Senate candidates voted on Senate Bill 5.
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