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1938 - 1983 | 1986 - 1989 | 1990 - 1999

2000

• 3% pay increase
• Improved travel and lodging reimbursements
• New prevention and testing benefits including disease management and dietician coverage
• Increased cash out for sick leave at retirement by 5%
• Added shift differential and sick leave accumulation for employees on Occupational Injury Leave
• Established new Workers’ Compensation hearing rights
• Launched interactive web site for members (www.ocsea.org)
• Negotiated an agreement to protect the employment statues of OCSEA members affected by the OBES/Human Services merger into ODJFS
• Secured additional funding for Benefits Trust

2001

• 3.5% pay increase
• Increased Workforce Development Tuition Assistance Plan benefit to $3,000 annually
• Added step for employees paid at pay ranges 32-36
• Negotiated merit pay for employees working on special Y2K-like projects

2002

• 4% pay increase
• Organized and received collective bargaining rights for State Fire Fighters
• Created Workforce Development pre-retirement training program
• Increased Workforce Development Professional Development Program (PDP) benefit to $1,200 annually

2003

• Increased sick leave payment to 100% for any usage associated with hospitalization
• Secured additional funding for Benefits Trust
• Organized and received collective bargaining rights for 150 contract IT employees at ODJFS
• Elected first-ever labor majority to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Board
• Defeated a legislative attempt to weaken civil service protections for state employees
• Created a forum to advance the interests and job security of state IT employees
• Created Workforce Development Career Development Workshops
• Launched E-Action, a web-based interactive site that directly links members with state legislators
• Implemented a New Employee Orientation program
• Increased the participation of members voting on the state contract to 78%

2004

• 2% lump sum bonus
• Established the State Institutional Closure Commission to provide legislative oversight of executive decisions to abolish institutions
• Launched unprecedented voter registration drive aimed at union households that increased OCSEA members registered to vote to 70%
• Prevented legislative attempt to privatize IT work performed by state employees
• Created new ODOT Highway Technician classification series expanding the career path for highway workers
• Increased Workforce Development Tuition Assistance Plan (TAP) to $3,500 annually
• Achieved 83% chapter participation in political mobilization activities
• Worked in coalition with Ohio labor organizations to pass a discount drug purchasing program ( Ohio’s Best Rx) for seniors and low income Ohioans
• Won an Ohio Supreme Court case granting collective bargaining rights for employees of the Ohio School Facilities Commission

2005

• 4% pay increase
• Negotiated increased healthcare coverage with the addition of the flexible spending account options

2006

• 3% pay increase
• $5 per employee additional funding for Benefits Trust
• The Union Education Trust is created
• Expanded promotional rights to employees bidding in a geographic district
• Gained layoff rights for employees by appointment type
• Extended military duty pay supplement beyond 22 days, and permits leave accruals during initial period
• Gained right to use unpaid pregnancy leave for up to six months

2007

• 3.5% pay increase
• A new governor, Ted Strickland, takes office.

2008

• 3.5% pay

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