Taking a stand for the middle class - OCSEA

AFSCME LOCAL 11/AFL-CIO 

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE QUARTERLY Volume 68, No. 3 • SUMMER 2012 

Gerrymandering 

ODOT 

Privatization 

Prison 

Privatization 

Prison 

Privatization 

Prison 

Privatization 

Taking a stand 

for the 

middle class

Union files lawsuit 

A family speaks out against 

prison privatization 

The Ohio Civil 

Service Employees 

Association has filed 

a lawsuit on behalf of over 270 

members who were laid off or 

otherwise negatively affected 

by the privatization of North 

Central Correctional Institution 

in Marion and the sale of Lake 

Erie Correctional Facility in 

Conneaut. 

The complaint, filed in 

the Franklin County Court 

of Common Pleas in June, 

names 11 employee plaintiffs 

who have lost their jobs, been 

uprooted from their communities 

or were wrongfully 

excluded from employment 

because of the privatization of 

these prisons. 

Rebecca Sayers, a laid 

off Correction Officer who 

transferred to the Toledo 

Correctional Institution due to 

the privatization of NCCI, is one 

of those plaintiffs. Sayers travels 

twice a week to Toledo and 

must stay for days away from 

her family. 

As a results, she can no 

longer babysit her grandkids or 

attend their school or sporting 

events. 

The union is seeking an end 

to the prison contracts and full 

reinstatement of the affected 

employees. 

CO Rebecca Sayers misses spending time with her family. Her transfer to 

Toledo takes her away from home for days at a time. 

Tucked into Ohio’s budget 

bill (House Bill 153) last year 

were numerous changes to 

Ohio law that would allow for 

the first-ever outright sale of 

a state prison as well as the 

expansion of the number of 

leased prisons in Ohio. 

The complaint filed 

by OCSEA indicates 

that the sale of 

Conneaut and the 

leasing of NCCI are in 

violation of numerous 

Ohio constitutional 

laws, including one 

that prohibits the 

state from lending its 

credit to private companies. 

The lawsuit 

also questions the 

constitutionality of 

privatizing prisons on 

the basis of closing 

a budget gap. More 

than $72 million 

from the sale of the 

Conneaut prison that 

was supposed to offset a hole 

in the state budget remains in a 

state retiree bond fund. 

“While we believe that privatization 

is unlawful, our bigger 

concern is the impact that privatization 

has on our members’ 

lives,” said OCSEA President 

Christopher Mabe. “Not only 

is privatization unsafe and bad 

public business, it’s devastating 

for the lives of these employees. 

These public servants did nothing 

wrong and now are being 

punished by these bad public 

policies.” 

Sayers recently told the 

Marion Star that she “misses 

doing the things that grandmas 

are supposed to do.” 

Sayers also has had to secure 

housing in Toledo at an extra 

cost of $500 a month. “No 

family should have to live like 

this. This has turned my life and 

the lives of my family members 

upside down.” 

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Understaffed and 

Overstressed 

Assaults on female COs at ToCI 

the latest problem 

Violence in the state’s 

newest prison has 

exploded, but this 

time, with a twist. In May, some 

female Correction Officers 

at the Toledo Correctional 

Institution were warned about 

a list of names of female COs 

who were being targeted by 

inmates. By June, three of the 

five women had already been 

assaulted. Michelle Deiley was 

one of those women. 

“This should never have happened. 

I did nothing to upset 

this inmate nor did I deserve 

this,” said CO Deiley, a single 

mom with two young children. 

Deiley, a model employee 

with more than 12 years under 

her belt, was working mandatory 

overtime when she was 

attacked and hit more than 20 

times in the head by an inmate. 

She was working alone in a 

Level 4 maximum security unit. 

The first hit went right to the 

eye, blinding her temporarily 

and making her unable to reach 

for her man down alarm. She 

suffered multiple contusions to 

her head and face, rendering 

her unidentifiable. 

“I don’t feel safe working by 

myself anymore,” said Deiley. 

Lucky for Deiley, another 

inmate pulled the assailant off of 

her. “If that inmate hadn’t come 

along, I might be dead.” 

Two other female Correction 

Officers were also targeted by 

maximum security inmates. 

Julie Harris works recreation 

and was blasted in the side of 

CO Michelle Deiley during happier times with her son Jimmy at 

a Cleveland Cavaliers game. Deiley was brutally attacked by an 

inmate in June 2012. 

the face with a basketball, and 

Caroline Powers was punched 

in the face while working in the 

“chow hall.” 

Deiley, along with ToCI 

union leadership, believe staffing 

shortages as well as staffing 

policies are mostly to blame. 

Even in the maximum security 

cell blocks, COs 

work alone with 

only the back up 

of roving staff. 

Support staff must 

cover multiple 

units and transport 

inmates to 

other areas of the 

prison, which 

leaves many COs 

alone in their units for much of 

their shift. In addition, the shortages 

are causing security staff to 

work back-to-back shifts, sometimes 

for days at a time. 

“My whole issue is staffing. 

It’s to the point where it’s dangerous. 

Our people are worn 

out from being frozen. We’re 

getting frozen for overtime two 

and three days in a row. We 

went into second shift today 

with seven people short,” said 

ToCI Chap. 4818 President 

Randy Deeble. “That’s on top 

of the positions that aren’t currently 

filled.” 

ToCI is running at least 23 

Correction Officers short. Their 

Table of Organization allows 

for 245, but we’re operating at 

around 212 COs, according to 

Deeble. 

When mandatory overtime is 

high, sick leave typically goes 

up, compromising security. 

“Employees are so stressed 

from the overtime and violence 

that they’re going out on stress 

leave,” said Deeble. 

“I don’t feel safe 

working by myself 

anymore,” 

~Michelle Deiley 

Corrections Officer, 

Toledo Correctional Institution 

Leaders like Deeble’s Vice 

President, Dawn Schaber-Goa, 

also are asking why? “If management 

knew the women were 

being targeted, why weren’t 

they better protected?” said 

Schaber-Goa. “These women 

need to be on a protected 

or non-inmate post. It’s not 

enough just to warn them that 

they are being targeted.” 

“One thing I can say, regardless 

of the trouble we are 

having, ToCI employees are 

still coming to work. They still 

are professionals. But they are 

beat down and tired. We don’t 

see any hope in the next three 

months,” said Deeble. 

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OCSEA-endorsed candidates 2012 

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districts. NOTE: OCSEA did not endorse anyone who supported SB 5. 

LOCAL 

AFL-CIO 

Ohio Civil Service 

Employees Association 

www.OCSEA.org 

U.S. Congressional Districts 

U.S. President 

Barack Obama 

Ohio Supreme Court 

Yvette McGee Brown (D) 

WIlliam (Bill) O’Neill (D) 

Mike Skindell (D) 

Ohio Senate 

Dist. 

Endorsement 

2 Randy Gardner (R) 

6 Rick McKiddy (D) 

10 Jeff Robertson (D) 

16 Jim Hughes* (R) 

18 Jim Mueller (D) 

20 Teresa Scarmack (D) 

22 James E Riley (D) 

24 Tom Patton* (R) 

26 Tanyce Addison (D) 

28 Tom Sawyer* (D 

30 Lou Gentile* (D) 

32 Capri Cafaro* (D) 

* Incumbents 

Ohio Senate Districts 

U.S. Senate 

Endorsement 

Sherrod Brown (D)* 

U.S. Congress 

Dist. Endorsement 

2 William R. Smith (D) 

3 Joyce Beatty (D) 

4 Jim Slone (D) 

5 Angela Zimmerman (D) 

6 Charlie Wilson (D) 

7 Joyce Abrams (D) 

9 Marcy Kaptur* (D) 

10 Sharon Neuhardt (D) 

11 Marcia Fudge* (D) 

* Incumbents 


Ohio House of Representatives Districts 

Dist. Endorsement 

2 Ellen Haring (D) 

3 Kelly Wicks (D) 

4 Robert Huenke (D) 

5 Nick Barborak (D) 

6 Anthony Fossaceca (D) 

7 Matt Patten (D) 

8 Armond Budish* (D 

9 Barbara Boyd* (D) 

10 Bill Pattmon* (D) 

11 Sandra Williams* (D) 

12 John Barnes Jr. * (D) 

13 Nickie Antonio* (D) 

14 Mike Foley* (D) 

15 Nicholas Celebrezze* (D) 

16 Andrew Meyer (D) 

18 Michael Stinziano* (D) 

19 Ryan Jolley (D) 

20 Heather Bishoff (D) 

21 Donna O’Connor (D) 

22 John Patrick Carney* (D) 

23 Traci Johnson (D) 

24 Maureen Reedy (D) 

25 Kevin Boyce* (D) 

26 Tracy Heard* (D) 

27 Nathan Wissman (D) 

28 Connie Pillich* (D) 

29 Hubert Brown (D) 

31 Denise Driehaus (D) 

32 Dale Mallory* (D) 

33 Alicia Reece*(D) 

34 Vern Sykes* (D) 

35 Zach Milkovich* (D) 

36 Paul Colavecchio (D) 

37 Tom Schmida (D) 

38 Michael Kaplan (D) 

39 Clayton Luckie* (D) 

40 Carl Fisher (D) 

41 Caroline Gentry (D) 

43 Roland Winburn* (D) 

44 Michael Ashford* (D) 

45 Teresa Fedor (D) 

46 Matt Szollosi* (D) 

47 Jeffery Bunck (D) 

48 Amanda Trump (D) 

49 Stephen Slesnick* (D) 

50 Sue Ryan 

51 Mark Hardig (D) 

53 Suzi Rubin (D) 

55 Matt Lundy* (D) 

56 Dan Ramos* (D) 

57 Matthew Lark (D) 

58 Robert Hagan* (D) 

59 Ron Gerberry* (D) 

60 Dan Troy (D) 

61 Susan McGuinness (D) 

62 Mike Kassalen (D) 

63 Sean O’Brien* (D) 

64 Tom Letson* (D) 

65 Steve Myers (D) 

66 Ken McNeely (D) 

67 David Hogan (D) 

69 Judith A. Cross (D) 

71 Brady Jones (D) 

72 David Dilly (D) 

73 Bill Conner (D) 

75 Kathleen Clyde* (D) 

76 Tom Warren (D) 

77 Kelly Bryant (D) 

78 Jeremy VanMeter (D) 

80 Dave Fisher (D) 

81 John Vanover (D) 

83 John Kostyo (D) 

84 Ronald Hammons (D) 

86 Cheryl Johncox (D) 

87 Jeff Lehart (D) 

88 William Young (D) 

89 Chris Redfern (D) 

90 John Haas (D) 

91 Peter Pence (D) 

92 Robert Armstrong (D) 

93 Luke Scott (D) 

94 Debbie Phillips* (D) 

95 Charles Daniels (D) 

96 Jack Cera (D) 

97 Frank Fleischer (D) 

98 Josh O’Farrell (D) 

99 John Patterson (D) 

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In Solidarity, we win 

CHRISTOPHER MABE 

President 

Between fighting 

privatization, lobbying 

for our pensions, 

fighting for a member’s 

right to run for the state 

House of Representatives and 

trying to get a redistricting 

measure on the ballot, it’s 

been as busy this year, as it 

was last year. 

Last year, we saved collective 

bargaining with our 

defeat of Senate Bill 5. This 

year, we’ve been working 

just as hard to save members’ 

jobs. 

The Kasich administration 

continues to plow forward 

with plans to privatize anything 

not nailed down. But 

mostly, the governor’s not 

making the kind of headway 

he thought he would. OCSEA 

activists deserve the credit 

for that. 

For one, a plan to privatize 

Ohio’s rest areas didn’t turn 

up one bid. ODOT put out 

a “Request For Proposal” 

for six of the 59 rest areas it 

is seeking to privatize--but 

didn’t have one taker. We 

know it’s a bad deal for business, 

it’s a bad deal for jobs 

and it’s a bad deal for motorists. 

Now, even the private 

sector believes it’s a bad deal 

for them (page 12). 

This is not the only time 

Kasich tried to sell off state 

assets without getting anyone 

to bite. While he eventually 

got Corrections Corporations 

of America to buy the 

Conneaut prison, the original 

proposal was to sell off five 

prisons. But only one private 

company took the bait. 

That’s because this 

union and our 

activists have 

kept up the pressure. 

Even though, 

public sector 

workers continue 

to suffer unprecedented 

attacks, 

OCSEA is out there 

fighting--in the 

news media, in the 

courtroom and on Main 

Street to keep quality 

public services. 

We’ve filed a lawsuit 

against the state on behalf 

of the families for privatizing 

the two prisons (page 

2). We’ve been down at the 

Statehouse fighting for your 

pensions, and on the street 

corners around the state getting 

petitions signed for fairer 

legislative districts (pages 

8-9). 

Anti-labor legislators have 

been drooling at the chance 

to cut our pension plans and 

turn them into 401K-type 

plans. But now, the State 

Senate has finally passed a 

measure (and the House will 

be taking it up soon) based 

on the recommendations of 

the pension board of trustees 

that will enable us to keep 

our defined benefit plan. 

“It's only in 

Solidarity that we 

can continue to have 

wins for working 

families. ” 

~ OCSEA Pres. 

Christopher Mabe 

And as of this writing, 

Voters First Ohio has submitted 

more than 750,000 signatures 

to get a measure on the 

fall ballot that will make the 

redistricting process fair and 

citizen-driven. 

We also have an OCSEA 

member who took the 

ultimate bullet. Charlie 

Daniels, a Correction Officer 

at Belmont Correctional 

Institution, decided to 

run for the Ohio House of 

Representatives, even knowing 

he would lose 

his job. But state employees 

shouldn’t be treated as 

second-class citizens. Just 

because you work for the 

State, doesn't mean you give 

up your voice. So we are 

fighting for all the Charlie 

Daniels’s of this state, too, 

because it’s the right thing 

to do. 

Finally, for the first time in 

30 years, our affiliate organization, 

AFSCME, voted in a 

new International President. 

Ohio native Lee Saunders 

was tapped to lead this great 

union and we couldn’t be 

more proud. 

None of this would be 

possible without your efforts 

and without us all working 

together. It’s only in 

Solidarity that we can continue 

to have wins for working 

families. 

WILLIAMS 

DEFIANCE 

PAULDING 

VAN WERT 

MERCER 

DARKE 

FULTON 

HENRY 

PUTNAM 

AUGLAIZE 

SHELBY 

MIAMI 

CLARK 

HAMILTON 

LOCAL 



ALLEN 

LOGAN 

LUCAS 

OCSEA 

DISTRICT 1 

WOOD 

HANCOCK 

HARDIN 

CHAMPAIGN 

UNION 

DELAWARE 


DISTRICT 6 

MADISON 

FAYETTE 

OTTAWA 

SANDUSKY 

SENECA 

HOLMES 

CARROLL 

JEFFER- 

TUSCARAWAS 

SON 

HARRISON 

COSHOCTON 


DISTRICT 5 

GUERNSEY BELMONT 

MUSKINGUM 

ASH- 

WYANDOT CRAWFORD 

LAND 

RICHLAND 

MARION 

FRANKLIN 

ROSS 

ERIE 

MORROW 

HURON 

FAIRFIELD 

KNOX 

LICKING 

HOCKING 

VINTON 

PERRY 

ATHENS 

HIGHLAND 

MEIGS 

PIKE 

JACKSON 

CLERMONT 


DISTRICT 9 

BROWN 

GALLIA 

ADAMS 

SCIOTO 

AFL-CIO 

President 

Christopher Mabe 

Vice President 

Kelvin Jones 

Secretary-Treasurer Kathleen M. Stewart 

Board of Directors: 

District 1: Kate Callahan (ODOT), 

Shawn Gruber (DR&C), Jerry Lugo (ODJFS) 

District 2: Carrie Johnson (MH), 

Michelle Hunter (MR) 

District 3: Doug Mosier (DR&C), Bob Valentine 

(ODOT) 

District 4: Bruce Thompson (DYS), 

Doug Sollitto (DR&C) 

District 5: Cindy Bobbitt (ODJFS), Vacancy 

District 6: Laura Morris (Health), Shirley Hubbert 

(BWC), Louella Jeter (ODPS), Debra King- 

Hutchinson (ODJFS), Annie Person (DYS), 

Tim Roberts (DR&C), Amy Turner (ODOT), 

John Anthony (Taxation) Gerard "Rocky" Jolly 

(School for Blind), Vacancy 

District 7: James LaRocca (Lottery), 

Lawrence McKissic (BWC) 

District 8: A.J. Frame (DR&C), Beth Sheets 

(ODMR/DD) 

District 9: Mal Corey (DR&C), Jeff Condo (OVH) 

Retiree Representative: Ron Alexander 

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43082 

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OCSEA Public Employee Quarterly is produced 

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To update email and other contact information 

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LAKE 

ASHTABULA 


DISTRICT 7 

CUYAHOGA 

GEAUGA 

TRUMBULL 

LORAIN 

PORTAGE 

MEDINA 


SUMMIT DISTRICT 4 


DISTRICT 3 

MAHONING 

WAYNE 

MONT- 

PREBLE GOMERY 

GREENE 


DISTRICT 2 

BUTLER 

WARREN CLINTON 

MORGAN 


DISTRICT 8 

NOBLE 

STARK 

WASHINGTON 

MONROE 

COLUMBIANA 

LAWRENCE 


Lawsuit filed for fair 

elections in Ohio 

The Obama for America 

campaign, the Democratic 

National Committee and the 

Ohio Democratic Party have 

filed a lawsuit against an Ohio 

law that eliminates in-person 

early voting the last three 

days before the election. 

Proponents are calling the law 

unconstitutional. 

During the last presidential 

election, nearly 100,000 

Ohioans voted in-person 

during the last three days leading 

up to the election. House 

Bill 194, the voter suppression 

bill, was later revamped 

and passed by the General 

Assembly as Senate Bill 295, 

in an effort to avoid a ballot 

referendum. The new law 

continues to prohibit in-person 

voting in the three days prior 

to the Nov. 6 election. 

This is the first of many 

anticipated lawsuits by the 

campaign to speak out against 

nationwide voter suppression. 

AT COLUMBUS CREW 

STADIUM 

Sat. Sept. 29 

Columbus Crew VS. 

Philadelphia Union 

Sat. Sept. 29 

7:30 p.m. 

Participants Will Receive: 

Special Ticket Offer 

• $23 Lower Sideline seats ($9 off of face value) 

• $19 Upper Sideline seats ($8 off of face value) 

• $15 offer for groups of 20 or more!! 

• Reserved Seating for all OCSEA members and their families in the 

same area 

Post game Kick 

• All children (18 and under) will get to come out on the field and 

try a penalty kick after the game. 

to buy your discount tickets go to 

ocsea.org/extras 

CCC kicks off Sept. 5 

Giving to charity is easy 

through participation in 

the statewide Combined 

Charitable Campaign. The 

workplace giving campaign 

kicks off Sept. 5 and runs 

through Oct. 19. The CCC is 

a joint labor and management 

initiative. 

Each year, state employees 

raise millions of dollars for 

charities through voluntary 

payroll deduction and other 

fundraising activities for the 

CCC. 

To learn more about this 

year’s campaign and to download 

a CCC Pledge Form, go to 

das.ohio.gov/hrd/ccc. 

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DAT E: 

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The 2012 OCSEA 

Steward Conference 

will be held on Sept. 29, 

2012 at the Hyatt 

Convention Center in 

downtown Columbus. 

To register, contact 

Judi Ayers, Education Dept. 

at 800-266-5615, ext. 2634. 

Or register online at 

ocsea.org/stewards 

and watch for more updates. 


PEOPLE 

POLITICIANS 

Voters First volunteers file 750,000 signatures 

to put redistricting fix on the ballot 

What would Ohio 

be like if politicians 

actually had 

to be accountable to their 

constituents? What would 

our state or our country 

look like if politicians didn’t 

manipulate their districts to 

get elected over and over 

again? 

“Things would be a lot 

more productive, that’s for 

sure,” said OCSEA President 

Christopher Mabe, “We 

wouldn't have anti-middle 

class bills like SB 5 pushed 

through despite major citizen 

opposition.” 

To change all that and 

put The PEOPLE in charge, 

OCSEA activists and other 

Voters First volunteers 

across the state have hit the 

streets, educating average 

Ohioans about this issue. 

Volunteers gathered over 

750,000 signatures to get the 

amendment on the November 

ballot. This includes signatures 

in 60 counties, exceeding the 

required 44. 

Voters First is currently waiting 

on final word from the 

Secretary of State as to whether 

or not the measure has the 

required signatures to be on the 

fall ballot. 

“Under the current broken 

system, the politicians get to 

retreat to the backrooms and 

draw the lines of their own 

districts – giving them the 

power to rig districts to benefit 

themselves or their friends. It’s 

like letting the foxes guard the 

henhouse – and the results have 

been disastrous for Ohio,” said 

Ann Henkener, director of 

the League of Woman Voters, 

the group backing this bipar- 

tisan amendment to the Ohio 

Constitution. 

Find out more, including how 

to volunteer and contribute at 

votersfirstohio.com. 

People, not politicians. 

OCSEA activists in Mansfield urge drivers to stop and sign 

the Voters First petition. 

Right now, politicians 

are the judge and jury at 

their own trial. Even the 

biggest newspapers in 

Ohio agree that it’s time 

to change the redistricting 

process. 

The Toledo Blade: 

“…the right to vote is meaningless if the politicians get to 

choose their voters.” 

Cleveland Plain Dealer: 

“Ohioans know no party will ever willingly give up its own 

advantages. So why should voters tolerate the status quo 

on apportionment and congressional districting? People are 

entitled to expect self-sacrifice from saints, but only fools 

expect it from the average officeholder. And ‘average’ is 

exactly what many of Ohio’s state legislators, and members 

of Congress, are.” 

Youngstown Vindicator: 

“The system is rigged to benefit the party in power. And 

given today’s extreme partisanship, there is little willingness 

to play fair.” 

Columbus Dispatch: 

“The Voters First amendment scares politicians because 

it would take away their power and require them to be 

accountable to the broad electorate. It would help return 

our misplaced government to its rightful owners.” 


Members of the ODOT Central Office Chap. 2513 and Public 

Safety Chap. 2505 join together to gather signatures. 

A Mount Vernon petition-signing at a local park attracts 

community members driving by. 

Gallipolis Developmental Center Chap. 2710 members 

sign petitions in the city park. 

OCSEA outraged! 

CO fired for partisan political activity 

On the eve of Independence 

Day, OCSEA 

leaders released a statement 

expressing their 

outrage with the firing 

of a state employee 

who had chosen to be 

involved in the political 

process. Belmont Correction 

Officer Charlie 

Daniels – who won his 

primary race in Ohio’s 

95th House District – 

was fired July 2 by the 

Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation 

and Correction for 

his Southeastern Ohio 

District candidacy, a 

violation of Ohio’s “Little” 

Hatch Act. 

“Here’s a life-long 

public servant who 

believes in this country 

enough to not only run 

for political office, but 

also to serve in our nation’s 

navy and to work 

in a state prison, and 

who now is being fired 

despite those efforts 

and that sacrifice,” 

said OCSEA President 

Christopher Mabe. 

Ohio’s Little Hatch Act 

specifically bars classified 

public employees 

from running for public 

office. The law does 

not, however, prevent 

unclassified employees 

from fully participating 

in the political process. 

During the Senate Bill 5 

battle, members of Gov. 

John Kasich’s cabinet 

took leaves of absence 

without any fall-out. 

“All we’re asking is 

that Mr. Daniels, a 17- 

year employee, have 

the same rights as other 

state employees who 

are not prevented from 

participating in this 

most basic of democratic 

activities,” said Mabe. 

OCSEA has endorsed 

Daniels [see endorsements 

page 4-5], who 

was galvanized by last 

year’s fight to save 

Ohio’s collective bargaining 

law. The union 

believes Daniels will 

stand up for working 

families at the Statehouse. 


Affordable Care Act 

A Victory for all Americans! 

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable 

Care Act in its entirety, it’s time to move past the infighting 

and highlight the real benefits that will come about as 

a result of this health care reform. That's according to a recent Kaiser 

Family Foundation poll that has found 56 percent of Americans are 

ready to move on and let the law take effect. 

Here’s what the Affordable Care Act will mean for Americans: 

Access to health insurance for nearly 32 million 

Americans and lower premiums. 

Ability for businesses and individuals to 

purchase comprehensive coverage from a 

regulated market – which means less money 

in insurance companies’ pockets and more 

in yours. 

No medical discrimination based on 

pre-existing conditions. 

Investments in women’s health and provisions 

that prohibit insurers from charging women 

more than men for preventative services. 

Young adults will be able to stay on their 

parents’ health care plans through age 26. 

Closes the donut hole for seniors. Discounts for 

seniors on brand-name drugs. 

Affordable health care for lower- and middleincome 

Americans (up to 400 percent of the 

federal poverty line) and coverage for the 

sickest Americans. 

Tax credits for small businesses that 

offer insurance. 

As a mother of three daughters, Mansfield 

Correction Officer Debbie Davis is glad that the 

Affordable Care Act is looking out for women, 

including prohibiting insurance companies for 

charging more simply because they are women. 

A healthy 22-year old woman, the exact age 

of one of Debbie’s daughters, can currently be 

charged 150 percent more for care than a man 

the same age. Debbie is also relieved that she 

has the option to cover her girls under her health 

insurance through the age of 26. 

So you think ACA is all about requiring 

Americans to buy health insurance? 

According to Kaiser Health News, there 

are hundreds of pages in the ACA 

legislation that touch on a variety of health 

subjects beyond health care, including: 

Assistance for businesses that provide health 

benefits to early retirees. 

While there will be no changes to OCSEA members’ health care 

as a result, OCSEA is proud to have been working for years to make 

sure that affordable health care is within every American’s reach, said 

OCSEA Joint Health Care Committee member Debra King-Hutchinson. 

“It’s important that everyone have access to insurance coverage,” 

said King-Hutchinson. “Sharing the costs will bring health care costs 

down for all Americans. It’s a win-win for working families – with and 

without health insurance.” 

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nursing mothers 

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AFSCME delegates 

tap Saunders 

to lead 

Los Angeles 2012 

Delegates to the 

American Federation 

of State, County 

and Municipal Employees 40 th 

International Convention voted 

in June to replace retiring- 

President Gerald McEntee 

with a native Ohioan and 

former OCSEA member. Former 

AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer 

Lee Saunders was picked 

to lead the union of 1.6 million 

members of AFSCME. His 

running mate, Laura Reyes, 

from AFSCME Local 3930, of 

the United Domestic Workers 

(UDW), was elected AFSCME 

Secretary-Treasurer 

Saunders was endorsed by all 

three AFSCME affiliates in Ohio, 

including OCSEA. 

“Saunders has the skills and 

the experience to lead. He 

rolled up his sleeves during our 

Senate Bill 5 fight in Ohio and 

he’ll roll up his sleeves working 

for the middle class every day. 

We are committed to working 

with President Saunders 

to move this union forward. 

It is our belief he will bring us 

together and that AFSCME will 

be a strong, united front for the 

challenges ahead,” said OCSEA 

President Christopher Mabe, 

who gave Saunders’ seconding 

speech. 

In related AFSCME 

Convention news, President 

Mabe was elected as one of 

35 AFSCME International Vice 

Presidents, and OCSEA was 

one of six locals nationally to 

receive an award for signing up 

10 percent of its membership 

for AFSCME’s PEOPLE political 

action committee. 

Lee Saunders waves to the crowd after announcing his bid for 

AFSCME International President. (Photo courtesy of Joe Weidner) 

(Above) AFSCME Pres. Gerald McEntee gives his 

final address at the AFSCME Convention. McEntee 

headed AFSCME for 30 years. (Photo courtesy of 

Joe Weidner) 

OCSEA Pres. Chris Mabe gives the seconding speech to elect 

Lee Saunders as the next AFSCME International President. 

(Photo courtesy of Joe Weidner) 


This isn’t the first time activists 

at the Mount Vernon 

Developmental Center 

have had to deal with downsizing at 

their facility. Developmental Centers 

around the state have been targeted 

for cutbacks. 

But until now, job loss had come 

only through attrition. Now, the 

brutal cut of 30 OCSEA bargaining 

unit staff not only puts vulnerable 

individuals at risk, it also proves 

that this administration is after one 

thing and one thing only: cutting the 

middle class. 

Many of the targeted full-time 

employees will be made to bump 

into lower paid, part-time positions, 

making their health care pro-rated. 

“This is an obvious attempt to 

reduce the pay and benefits of fulltime 

employees,” said OCSEA MH/ 

DD/OVH Assembly President Jeana 

Campolo, who’s a Therapeutic 

Program Worker at MVDC. “This is 

not what this community is about – 

lowering the standard of living for 

middle-income folks and making 

health care unaffordable.” 

“According to the Kasich administration, 

Ohio’s Rainy Day Fund has 

plenty of money,” said Campolo. 

“With resources like that, we 

shouldn’t be cutting crucial state services 

for people in need, nor eliminating 

full-time jobs. I thought this 

was the ‘jobs’ governor.” 

Mt. Vernon DC has already been 

downsized by nearly 100 individuals 

in the last four years. The census 

at the center stands at 122, but it’s 

anticipated it will reduce to 112 by 

next summer. 

OCSEA leader 

for the Dept. of 

Developmental 

Disabilities, Jeana 

Campolo recently 

spoke out to local 

news media about 

how downsizing 

puts vulnerable 

individuals at risk. 

Privatization frenzy: ODOT jobs under attack 

You’ve heard the ODOT Travel Counselors 

phrase, “everything located at 12 rest areas around 

but the kitchen sink”? the state were the latest ODOT 

That’s what’s happening at the service in line for the privatization 

ax….that is, until the gov- 

Ohio Dept. of Transportation 

when it comes to privatization. ernor figured out how vital they 

It appears ODOT wants to privatize 

everything – including the Information Center (TIC) in 

are. An incident at the Travel 

kitchen sink! 

Bowling Green caught the 

attention of Governor Kasich 

and has seemed to have put the 

“I was 

just doing 

my job.” 

~ Henry Vento 

ODOT Travel 

Counselor 

ODOT's Henry Vento 

recently saved the 

lives of two young 

women at a NW Ohio 

rest area. 

privatization plan on hold – for 

now. 

Travel Counselor Henry 

Vento thwarted the human 

trafficking and kidnapping of 

two young girls who showed 

up at a TIC this year, which 

prompted the governor to recognize 

Vento for his heroism 

at a ceremony. “Without you 

[Vento], we have two girls who 

may have lost their lives,” said 

Governor Kasich. 

What this administration 

did not realize in the midst 

of their privatization frenzy is 

that Travel Centers offer more 

than just maps and brochures 

to Ohio motorists, said Kate 

Callahan, an OCSEA Board of 

Directors member who works 

along side Vento. “TICs offer 

a safe place and dedicated 

employees who care about 

what’s happening in their rest 

areas, giving back to their communities 

and the Ohioans they 

serve.” said Callahan. 

In addition to the TICs, parts, 

rest area upkeep, and heavy 

equipment training are also 

on the privatization chopping 

block. ODOT has already privatized 

emergency roadside assistance 

and attempted to contract 

out its sign shop -- but failed 

miserably when it was discovered 

ODOT employees could do 

it more efficiently. 

“Henry is just another example 

of ODOT employees doing 

something better and safer,” 

said ODOT Assembly President 

Gary Apanasewicz. “The 

question is: when will ODOT 

learn?” 


Award winning efforts 

OCSEA can’t spend dues money on their political work, 

so a political action committee, called PEOPLE, takes 

voluntary donations to get labor-friendly candidates 

elected. OCSEA was one of only six winners across the country 

honored at the AFSCME International Convention in June 

for their work raising money for AFSCME’s PEOPLE PAC. The 

union received a national PEOPLE MVP award for Outstanding 

Achievement. The honor comes off the heels of a revamped 

OCSEA PEOPLE program, which includes new OCSEA-branded 

merchandise and the creation of a chapter PEOPLE Captains 

program. 

The fight against Senate Bill 5 nearly drained the union coffers, 

but thanks to activists stepping up to the plate, participation 

in OCSEA’s PAC is growing across all agencies, attracting more 

members and raising more money than ever before. OCSEA has 

been working hard to identify PEOPLE Captains in every chapter 

and increase PEOPLE visibility on the chapter level. 

“Giving ownership to the chapters builds trust and familiarity,” 

said Montgomery Developmental Center PEOPLE Captain 

Richard Garrison. This is done by identifying PEOPLE Captains 

– local leaders in the effort – to spread the word about how 

politics impacts the job of every OCSEA member. “Members are 

more likely to contribute when there’s a familiar face staffing the 

PEOPLE table,” said Garrison. 

Interested in becoming a PEOPLE Captain or hosting a local 

event? Visit ocsea.org/PEOPLE 

A proud new PEOPLE contributor, Shawnte' Williams, ODJFS 

Central Office Chap. 2599, shows off her jacket at a health fair 

in May. 

Montgomery DC Chap. 

5712 hosts a PEOPLE 

drive, signing up 

nearly a third of 

their chapter. Bonita 

Ruiz signs up for 

PEOPLE for the first 

time. 

Kelly Rammell, RSC Chap. 2538, increases his contribution 

to PEOPLE, OCSEA’s political PAC, to support candidates 

who support public employees. 

Contribute $10 per pay and get this 

cool new OCSEA PEOPLE jacket! 

New PEOPLE contributors who sign up at the $10 level 

will receive the new OCSEA-branded fleece jacket. 

PEOPLE members who increase their contribution to 

$10 will get the new jacket, as will PEOPLE members 

who are already at $10 and increase their contribution 

by $5. 


2012 Winners 

While OCSEA administers 

the union’s 

scholarship program, 

the Les Best Scholarship, an outside 

panel of independent judges 

makes the award determinations 

to ensure fairness and impartiality. 

This year’s distinguished 

panel of judges included Petee 

Talley, Secretary-Treasurer of the 

Ohio AFL-CIO and national board 

member of the A. Philip Randolph 

Institute; Stephanie Sanders, 

Associate Director of Enrollment 

for The Ohio State University, 

who oversees OSU’s competitive 

admissions policies; and Jill 

McNaughton, retired guidance 

counselor from Grandview Heights 

High School. This is the third year 

this distinguished panel has judged 

the contest. 

The Les Best judges score each 

applicant using a point factoring 

system that takes into account 

the following: For the Members 

and Spouses categories, judges 

score based on 1) an essay and 

2) community service. For the 

Dependents category, the point 

factoring system is based on 1) an 

essay, 2) community service and 

extra curricular activities, and 3) 

grades. Scores from each judge are 

added together and then averaged. 

The top score-getters from each 

category are awarded the scholarships. 

“During these hard economic 

times, we must do everything we 

can to support families who are 

struggling to make ends meet. The 

Les Best Scholarship program is 

one way we do that,” said OCSEA 

Board of Directors’ member Doug 

Mosier, whose committee, the 

Membership and Public Affairs 

Committee, oversees the program. 

“Every year, we get some 

sensational applicants. We wish we 

could give more,” said Mosier. 

"Thank you so much for awarding me 

the OCSEA Les Best Scholarship! I really 

do appreciate the award, because it 

takes a huge financial stress off of me, 

with college being so expensive!" 

~Rachel Mikolay 

2012 Les Best Scholarship winner 

OCSEA Les Best Scholarship Judges for 2012 

Stephanie Sanders 

Associate Director of 

Enrollment Services, 

The Ohio State University 

Jill McNaughton 

Guidance Counselor, 

Grandview Heights 

High School 

Petee Talley 

Secretary-Treasurer 

Ohio AFL-CIO 


Member College 

Bridget Smith 

Bridget is employed by 

the Ohio Dept. of Health. 

She is enrolled at Franklin 

University, seeking a 

degree in Emergency 

Management. 

Karen Taylor 

Karen is employed at the 

Ohio Dept. of Job and 

Family Services. 

She is enrolled at Indiana 

Wesleyan University, 

majoring in Business. 

Brennan Silvas 

Brennan is employed 

at the Ohio Veterans 

Home. He is enrolled 

at Terra Community 

College in Fremont 

Ohio, with a minor in 

Electrical Engineering. 

Spouse College 

DeeAnn 

Reichenbach 

DeeAnn is employed 

at the Ohio Bureau of 

Workers’ Compensation. 

She is earning her 

Masters in Business 

Administration at 

Franklin University. 

Shawn Boller 

Shawn is employed at 

the Marion Correctional 

Institution. He is seeking 

his A.A.S. in Welding 

Technology at Terra 

Community College. 

Candis Nolletti 

Candis is studying to 

become a Registered Nurse 

at Ashland University. Her 

husband, Jared Nolletti, is 

employed by the Ohio Dept. 

of Transportation. 

Amy Pamler 

Amy is studying Business 

Management at Southern 

State Community College. 

Her husband, John Palmer, 

is employed by the Bureau 

of Workers’ Compensation. 

Simone Burley 

Simone is seeking a degree 

in Arts and Art History at 

Columbus State Community 

College and The Ohio State 

University. Her husband, 

Kenneth Burley, is employed at 

the Dept. of Rehabilitation and 

Corrections. 

Dependent College/Vocational 

Melissa Lanzer 

Melissa is studying 

Corrections at Lorain County 

Community College. Her 

husband, Jonathan Lanzer, 

is employed at the Lorain 

Correctional Institution. 

Amelia Malone 

Amy is a 2012 graduate of 

Oakwood High School. 

She will attend the 

University of Maryland, 

College Park, studying 

Economics. Her father, 

Richard Malone, is 

employed by the Ohio 

Industrial Commission. 

Rachel Mikolay 

Rachael graduated from 

Canfield High School. 

She will be attending 

the University of Akron, 

majoring in Biology. Her 

father, Joseph Mikolay, 

is employed by the Ohio 


Victoria Nabors 

Victoria is a 2012 graduate 

of Eastwood High School 

and will attend The Ohio 

State University. She will 

major in mathematics. Her 

father, Ronald Nabors, is 


Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

Olivia Hoylman 

A graduate of Dublin 

Coffman High School, 

Olivia will attend 

Pennsylvania State 

University, where she 

will major in Biomedical 

Engineering. Her mother, 

Barbara Holyman, is 



Katelyn Price 

Katelyn is a 2012 graduate 

of Fairfield High School 

and will attend The Ohio 

State University, with a 

major in Animal Sciences. 

Her mother, Debra Price, 

is employed by the Ohio 

Bureau of Workers’ 

Compensation. 


New committee hosts OCSEA retiree event 

A 

group of OCSEA 

retirees has recently 

begun meeting to 

recharge their mission and get 

retirees more involved in politics, 

pensions and other retiree 

issues. 

“With a record-breaking 

number of state workers 

retiring, we need to keep our 

retirees engaged in the fight 

over public services,” said Ron 

Alexander, who heads up 

the new committee and is also 

the Retiree Representatives on 

OCSEA’s statewide Board of 

Directors. “Because they don’t 

have the same restrictions 

under the Little Hatch Act with 

respect to politics, retirees are 

more easily mobilized and are 

free to work with candidates 

that support us,” he said. 

Some retirees are already getting 

the message that the war 

on public workers is far from 

over and, in fact, has intensified. 

Loretta Conkle, an OCSEA 

District 5 retiree, was recently 

featured in a local paper 

because of her efforts collecting 

signatures to get a redistrict- 

More than 100 retirees pack 

OCSEA’s Union Hall for the 

first OCSEA retiree luncheon. 

ing measure on the ballot (see 

pages 8-9). She did the same 

thing last year during the SB 5 

fight. “Right now politicians 

rig their legislative districts so 

they’ll keep getting re-elected. 

We want the power back in the 

people’s hands. That way, we 

can keep bills like Senate Bill 

5 from ever happening again,” 

said Conkle. 

Members of the OCSEA 

retiree committee recently 

hosted a luncheon to reach out 

and educate retirees about the 

ongoing battles against public 

workers. The committee was 

hoping to have 50 people 

attend. More than 100 retirees 

showed up. 

“This is the pilot. Based on 

its success, we’d like to develop 

events like this on a regional 

basis,” said Jean Fightmaster, 

a long time OCSEA activist 

and retiree from the Bureau 

Retirees 

Chair of the OCSEA Retiree Committee, Ron Alexander, kicks off 

the first-ever retiree luncheon. 

of Workers’ Compensation. 

“Retirees are ready for it," 

The OCSEA Retiree 

Committee luncheon was put 

together with donations from 

the local 1184 AFSCME retiree 

chapter ($100), District 6 

($200) and District 5 ($300). 

Retirees look over materials regarding changes to OPERS during 

a presentation at the luncheon. 

Members of the OCSEA Retiree Committee 

(from l) Tess Ide, Dave Baily, Mary Anderson 

and Jean Fightmaster stand to be recognized 

at the OCSEA retiree luncheon. Not pictured are 

Francis Henderson and Reita Smith. 


SPOTLIGHT 

For Next Waver Jason 

Brogley, Lebanon 

Correctional Institution 

Chap. 8310, fighting Senate 

Bill 5 last year was about more 

than just protecting his paycheck. 

“Corrections Officers 

work hard, we put our lives on 

the line every day, we deserve 

better than that. And if you just 

lie down and let people take 

things from you, they will win,” 

said Brogley. 

During the SB 5 fight, 

Brogley, his wife and their three 

children were heavily involved, 

going to Columbus every 

chance they got, making protest 

signs and organizing car pools. 

“I didn’t ask my kids to help 

out, it was totally their choice. 

They wanted to put stickers on 

their shirts and wear them to 

school. My youngest son would 

tell everyone he met to vote 

No on SB 5. It was a really great 

feeling to do that as a family and 

Jason Brogley and family 

Chapter 8310 

Lebanon Correctional Institution 

go to those protests,” said 

Brogley. 

Brogley grew up in a 

union family, with many 

relatives working at General 

Motors in Youngstown. 

He is passionate about 

the union movement and 

wants other Next Wavers 

to be as well. He is active in 

his chapter as a steward and 

runs his chapter’s Facebook 

page. He says that there are 

many Next Wave-aged members 

at Lebanon Correctional 

Institution who he urges to get 

involved in their union. The 

benefits of union involvement 

far outweigh any obstacles that 

the job or obstacles management 

might throw at them, says 

Brogley. 

Fall 2012 Education Calendar 

Designed for 

Stewards 

To register for any of the following classes, call the education registration hotline at 800-266-5615, ext. 4772 

and follow the recorded instructions. For a list of courses, go online at ocsea.org/education. 

If you’d like a class for your area and don’t see one currently scheduled on the calendar, contact Pat Hammel at 

800-266-5615, ext. 2654 or phammel@ocsea.org to find out what types of classes are available or to schedule one for 

your area on a just-in-time basis. Once you’ve recruited 10 people to attend a class, the class will be scheduled. 

Designed for all 

Members 

SEPTEMBER 

OCTOBER 

NOVEMBER 

THR 20 

Advanced Steward, 6-9 p.m., 

OCSEA, 390 Worthington Rd., 

Westerville – Rm. 195 

TUES 9 

Basic Steward Pt. 1, 6-9 p.m., 

Ramada Elyria, 1825 Lorain Blvd., 

Elyria 

THR 15 

FMLA Basics, 6-9 p.m., 

Southgate Hotel, 2848 Southgate 

Parkway, Cambridge 

SAT 22 

Basic Steward Pt. 1&2, 9 a.m.- 

4 p.m., OCSEA, 390 Worthington 

Rd., Westerville – Rm. 195 

WED 10 

Investigatory Interviews, 

6-9 p.m., Howard Johnson, 1920 

Roschman St., Lima 

SAT 17 

Basic Steward Pt. 1&2, 

9 a.m.-4 p.m., OCSEA Headquarters, 

390 Worthington Rd.,Westerville 

SAT 29 

Steward Conference, 

10 a.m.-4 p.m., Hyatt Regency, 

350 North High St., Columbus 

THR 11 


Ramada Elyria, 1825 Lorain Blvd., 

Elyria 

MON 19 


OCSEA Headquarters, 

390 Worthington Rd., Westerville 

TUES 16 




THR 18 




THR 25 

SAT 27 


Ramada Elyria, 1825 Lorain Blvd, 

Elyria 

Advanced Steward, 10 a.m.-1 

p.m., OCSEA Headquarters, 390 

Worthington Rd., Westerville 


SUBORDINATE BODY MEETINGS & ELECTION NOTICES 

Assemblies 

DYS Assembly 

Sept 8 Nominations: 10:30-10:45 a.m. 

Election: 11-11:30 a.m. 

Runoff: 12-12:30 p.m. 


Westerville 

Elections: Pres., Vice Pres., Sec.-Treas., 4 E-Board 

Taxation Assembly 

Nov 3 Meeting: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 

Districts 

District 8 

Nov 5 Meeting: 6-8 p.m. 

Hampton Inn-Conference Room, 

986 East State St., Athens 

Chapters 

2320 - Fairfield/Perry 

Oct 15 Meeting: 6:30-8:30p.m. 

Top Hat Restaurant 

202 West Main St., Junction City 

2538 - Columbus RSC 

Sept 20 Meetings: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

& Oct 24 RSC - 400 E. Campus View Blvd., 

Columbus 

2595 - Taxation 

Oct 18 

Meeting: 6-8 p.m. 

Northland – 1st floor main cafeteria, 

4485 Northland Ridge Blvd., Columbus 

2599 - ODJFS Central Office 

Oct 4 

Oct 10 

Oct 11 

Oct 12 

Oct 16 


Westerville 

Nominations: 5:30-6:30 p.m. 

4020 E. Fifth Ave., Rm. M146 

Election: 

7-11 a.m. 4020 E. Fifth Ave., 

West Cafeteria 

1-4 p.m. 4200 E. Fifth Ave., Rm. G179 

Election: 

7-11 a.m. 2098 Integrity Dr N., Rm. 109 

1-4 p.m. 1111 E. Broad St., Rm. 112 

Election: 

7-11 a.m. State Office Tower, Rm. B1 

1-4 p.m. Lazarus Bldg, Rm. A401 

Runoff: 5-6 p.m. 

4020 E. Fifth Ave., Rm. M146 

Elections: Pres, Vice Pres, Sec, Treas., 

Corresponding Sec.,5 E-Board, 

District (1) & Assembly (1) delegates 

Chapters 

3510 - Northwest 

Oct 17 Meeting: 6-8 p.m. 

Nominations: 7:15-7:30 p.m. 

Election: 7:30-7:45 p.m. 

Runoff: 7:45-8 p.m. 

Smith's Restaurant, 

8198 State Route 108, Wauseon 

Elections: Pres, Vice Pres, Sec-Treas, 4 E-Board, 

District (1) & Assembly (2) delegates 

4100 - Jefferson/Belmont 

Oct 3 Meeting: 4:30-6:30 p.m. 

Zalenksi's Restaurant 

547 Cadiz Rd., Wintersville 

4550 - Reynoldsburg 

Aug 28 Meeting: 5:30-7:30 p.m. 

Dept. of Agriculture - Consumer Lab, 

(western-most bldg.), Reynoldsburg 

4800 - Lucas 

Nov 3 Nominations: 10-10:15 a.m. 

Election: 10:15-10:30 a.m. 

Runoff: 10:30-10:45 a.m. 

UAW Union Hall 

1440 Bellefontaine Ave., Lima 

Elections: Pres., Vice Pres., Sec., Treas., 

5 E-Board 

5700 - Montgomery 

Sept 26 Meetings: 5:30-7 p.m. 

& Oct 24 The Cultural Center, 

40 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Dayton 

6700 - Portage 

Sept 13, 

Oct 11 & 

Nov 8 

Meetings: 6-8 p.m. 

Rootstown Fire Department, 

4152 SR 44, Rootstown 

7010 - ManCI 

Oct 15 Meeting: 6:30-8 p.m. 

169 Steelworkers Hall, 

376 W. Longview Ave., Mansfield 

7500 - Shelby 

Aug 28, Meetings: 5:30-6 p.m. 

Sept 25 & Quality Inn, 400 Folkerth Ave., Sidney 

Oct 23 

7600 - Stark 

Sept 5 Meetings: 5:30-7:30 p.m. 

& Nov 7 ODJFS, 402 2nd St SE, Canton 

7700 - Summit 

Sept 5 E-Board: 5:30-8 p.m. 

Dietz's Landing, 401 W. Turkeyfoot 

Lake Rd., Akron 

Oct 3 E-Board: 5:30-8 p.m. 

Otani Japanese Restaurant, 

1684 Merriman Rd., Akron 

Nov 7 

Sept 12 

& Oct 10 

E-Board: 5:30-8 p.m. 

Papa Joe's Lacomini’s, 

1561 Akron Peninsula Rd., Akron 

Meetings: 5:30-8 p.m. 

VFW Firestone Post 3383, 

690 West Waterloo Rd., Akron 

8320 - Warren/Greene/Clinton 

Sept 11 Meetings: 6-6:30p.m. 

& Oct 9 The Family Village Inn, 

144 South Main St., Waynesville 

Submitting A Meeting Notice 

Issue: Fall 2012 

Last Day to Submit Notice: Sept. 24, 2012 

Earliest 15-day Meeting Date: Nov. 12, 2012 

To schedule online, go to 

ocsea.org/meetingnotices. 

CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY: Per the 

subordinate body Constitution Article VI, 

Section 8: “Circumstances such as receipt 

of workers’ compensation benefits, disability 

benefits, assignment to project staff, etc. 

may affect your eligibility to run for office in 

this election. If you are considering running for 

any office, executive board, or a delegate 

position, please contact OCSEA central office 

prior to the nomination date.” 

SUBMISSION: Meeting and election notices 

should be mailed to: IT Secretary Sha Cone, 

OCSEA 390 Worthington Rd., Suite A, 

Westerville, OH 43082, 

faxed to 614-865-4032. 



Women's Conference Celebrates 30 years 

OCSEA’s WAC 

WOMEN 

BUILDING 

WOMEN 

Retiree and founding WAC member, Jean Fightmaster, gives a rousing 

speech on the 30 th anniversary of the WAC Conference. “You would not 

be here if it weren’t for the ones who came before you.” 

OCSEA members came together in early June to celebrate 

Women Building Women at the 30 th Women’s Action 

Committee Conference. 

“Women and politics" was a major theme. OCSEA’s Director of 

Governmental Affairs, Emerald Hernandez, called 2012 “The 

Year of the Woman” and urged all to make politicians earn their 

vote. Catherine Turcer, from Voters First, talked about the redistricting 

amendment and holding politicians accountable for their 

actions. OAPSE President JoAnn Johntony spoke about women’s 

rights in the workplace. 

Keynote speaker Laura Reyes, recently-elected AFSCME 

Secretary-Treasurer, spoke about her personal journey as a mother 

and a worker. She urged her union sisters to make a difference at 

the ballot box and at the bargaining table. 

Special guest, retiree Jean Fightmaster, gave a powerful speech 

on the history of women in OCSEA. Fightmaster was a founding 

member of the WAC Conference, established the same year OCSEA 

members won collective bargaining. 

AFSCME Int'l Sec.-Treas. Laura Reyes encourages members 

to make a difference at the ballot box and bargaining table. 

Barbara Thomas introduces her nine-year-old granddaughter 

Brooklyn, who gave a speech about bullying. While writing 

the speech, Brooklyn asked her grandmother, “Did you know 

Kasich is bullying you?” 

(Right) Ohio 

Voters First Chair 

Catherine Turcer 

answers questions 

after her speech on 

redistricting. 

(Below) Conference attendees at 

dinner on Saturday night. 


OHIO 

Next Wave Huddle Up 

Up and coming union leaders from Ohio’s three 

AFSCME affiliates, including OCSEA, attended 

the June 2 AFSCME Next Wave Huddle Up in 

Columbus. These huddles are the first of many small 

brainstorming sessions on moving the union forward for 

young activists. Young union members heard about issues 

impacting all workers young and old, including redistricting, 

Right to Work, voter suppression, privatization and the 

upcoming election. 

Join the Next Wave conversation at 

facebook.com/ohionextwave. 

ODOT Assembly 

lobbies Congress 

ODOT Assembly leaders attending the National 

Association of State Highway and Transportation 

(NASHTU) Conference in Washington D.C. took the 

opportunity to reach out to legislators about issues impacting the 

work they do. 

Of specific concern was the reauthorization of the federal 

transportation bill, which has not been passed with increases 

for nine legislative cycles. ODOT union leaders talked to Ohio 

Congressional delegation members about their opposition to 

privatization mandates snuck into the reauthorization bill. 

Pictured, Assembly activists Pres. Gary Apanasewicz, 

Connie Hahn, Krima Penewit and OCSEA staffer Jim Beverly 

meet with a representative of Rep. Pat Tiberi’s office. Thanks to 

activists like these, Congress recently passed a $120 billion bill to 

fund transportation projects nationally at current levels plus inflation 

through 2014. No privatization mandate was included in the 

legislation. 

Making government 

work better 

State employees wanting to learn how to 

look at their work differently, improve 

processes and get more satisfaction out of their job honed their skills 

at the July Pathways to Excellence. The event, held over two days, is a joint 

labor and management effort put on by the Ohio Quality Network to focus on 

continuous process improvement in state government. 


PEOPLE, 

Pickles, Politics & PEOPLE 

Politics and Family Fun 

A 

fun day of food, games, speakers and live music 

celebrated hardworking OCSEA members and their 

families at the July 9 Working Family Festival. Held 

at OCSEA Headquarters, the festival delighted one and all with 

childrens' games, a cornhole tournament, raffles and great food. 

Speakers kicking off the 2012 political season in style included 

AFSCME International Pres. Lee Saunders, State Rep. Kevin 

Boyce, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern and 

Ohio House candidate Charlie Daniels. PEOPLE recognition 

and HPI awards were presented to chapters and activists. 

OCSEA's first ever Children Recognition 

Program was officially launched at this year's 

Working Family Festival. OCSEA members' 

children and grandchildren were honored 

for their involvement in the labor movement, 

particularly their activism during the SB 5 

fight. 

Read their stories and see other award 

winners at ocsea.org/familyfest 



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Taking a stand 

for the 

middle class 


Voter Suppression 

Downsizing 

Prison Privatization 

Privatization 

Workplace 

Assaults 

Workplace Assaults 

Voter Supression 



Voter 

Suppression 

Downsizing 

FROM THE PRESIDENT 

next wave spotlight 

Prison 

Privatization 


MEETING NOTICES 

Prison 

Privatization 

Understaffing 

ODOT 

Privatization 

Voter 

Suppression 


Prison 

Privatization 


ODOT 

Privatization 


Understaffing 

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PEOPLE 

People, not politicians. 

POLITICIANS 

Voters First petitions to put redistricting fix on the ballot 

10 

What the Affordable Care Act means for your family 

11 

AFSCME delegates tap Saunders to lead 

Highlights of the 30 th AFSCME International Convention 

13 

Award winning efforts by PEOPLE Captains

Taking a stand for the middle class - OCSEA

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