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Ohio Association of Public School Employees

AFSCME Local 4/AFL-CIO
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Welcome to the OAPSE/AFSCME web site!

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.

Senate Passes Budget Bill
The Ohio Senate has passed its version of the state budget along party lines, and although schools will see more money than in the Ohio House version or Governor Kasich’s blueprint, the measure still leaves a funding gap for education, as well as local governments, libraries and the poor and elder
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Family Fun Days Coupons Available
OAPSE members can score great deals at Ohio's zoos and theme parks as part of specially-negotiated pricing for members only.
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OAPSE Members Dominate Roadeo
OAPSE members took the top three places in the Ohio Department of Education's statewide bus roadeo.
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State Officers Elected
OAPSE members have re-elected the union's top officers. JoAnn Johntony, Davida Russell and Sandra Wheeler retained their positions.
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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 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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