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I'm voting because...

Read about the issues that four OCSEA members are weighing as they prepare to head to the ballot box this election season. For them it means focusing on dignity of work, empowering public employees and lifting up the middle class from the bottom up and the middle out.

Voting our jobs and our union

VOTING OUR JOBS is how we make real progress in this nation for working people! This means prioritizing the issues that impact us as union members––in the workplace, at the bargaining table, at home, and in the communities that we serve as public employees.

Sen. Brown Sherrod Brown champions fight to repeal WEP/GPO

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown continues to champion the fight to repeal WEP/GPO. Why? Because Sen. Brown, the incumbent candidate for Ohio's U.S. Senator, cares about public employees and their ability to retire with dignity!

Justice O'Connor answers key questions on Issue 1, urges Yes vote

What is State Issue 1? How would voting "Yes" end gerrymandering in Ohio? Maureen O'Connor, the former Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, knows ! Click to read more about YES on Issue 1 and watch a Q & A video with Justice O'Connor.

Join Pres. Mabe in Columbus to learn about Issue 1

OCSEA President Chris Mabe will join bipartisan leaders on Thursday, October 24, in Columbus to talk about the importance of Yes on Issue 1 for union workers and their families. 

National labor leaders hold rally for Sen. Sherrod Brown

A Who’s Who of national labor leaders held a rally in Columbus this week to show their support for Sen. Sherrod Brown and his reelection to the United States Senate. The speakers included the presidents of AFSCME, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the National Education Association (NEA).

Join in solidarity at Labor Votes Rally Monday Oct. 14

AFSCME President Lee Saunders invites all OCSEA/AFSCME members to attend the Labor Votes Rally this coming Monday, October 14 in Columbus.

Early voting kicks off in Ohio

Early Voting in Ohio kicked off Tuesday, October 8, and runs through Sunday, November 3.You can vote early at your county Board of Election.

OCSEA President’s Conference: Vote like your union rights depend on it

OCSEA leaders packed the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Lewis Center Sept. 14 for the 2024 President’s Conference to hear about key issues on the ballot in November and learn more about our new state contract. 

Public employees CAN participate in the democratic process

OCSEA members ask all the time: As a public employee, can I be involved in political activities? And the answer is YES!

Voting on the issues that matter

AFSCME members are committed to supporting elected officials who put public employees, their families and their issues first.

From an economy for working people to from protecting public service members' freedoms, voting our jobs––issues that affect us in the workplace, at the bargaining table, at home and in our communities––is how we mak real progress in this nation for working people.