When elections are fair, the PEOPLE win. - OCSEA

AFSCME LOCAL 11/AFL-CIO 

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE QUARTERLY Volume 68, No. 4 • FALL 2012 

When elections are fair, 

the PEOPLE win. 

Obama/Romney 

Comparison 

pgs. 2-3

WHO'S got YOUR BACK? 

America is back on its feet thanks to President Barack 

Obama. Under the President, the country has started the 

slow recovery to economic prosperity. And this after the 

worst economic downfall since the Great Depression. 

He made the recovery possible while still supporting a strong 

middle class, instituting trade policies that support American 

workers and by understanding that problems don't get solved 

by scapegoating the working middle class – or public workers. 

OBAMA 

ROMNEY 

Collective 

Bargaining 

47% 

Medicare 

taXES 

President Obama supports the rights of 

workers and collective bargaining. 

He also supported public workers with a 

federal stimulus package that saved thousands 

of state and local public-sector jobs. 

President Obama will be the president of 

all the people. He believes in a country 

where we watch out for one another 

and that we ARE our brothers’ and sisters’ 

keepers. 

President Obama supports Medicare. 

His plan would cut unnecessary subsidies 

to insurance companies to provide more 

Medicare dollars directly to seniors. 

President Obama supports the middle 

class and supports a middle class tax 

break. 

Mitt Romney said he supported 

Senate BIll 5, Governor Kasich’s 

effort to gut collective bargaining, 

110 percent!! 

Mitt Romney believes that 47 percent 

of Americans are on their own. 

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will gut 

Medicare and put in place a voucher 

system that makes seniors get health 

care on their own from a private 

insurance company. 

Mitt Romney believes that corporations 

are people and will give the wealthiest 

Americans huge tax breaks. 

WOMen’S 

HealtH 

President Obama believes the best 

person to make decisions about a 

woman’s health care is the woman 

herself, not politicians and health 

insurance bureaucrats. 

Romney supports the government 

making decisions about a women’s 

health care and would turn back the 

clock on reproductive rights. 

VETERANS 

At their convention, President Obama 

highlighted again and again the service 

and sacrifice that our nation’s service 

men and women make every single day. 

At their convention, no mention was 

made of America’s war veterans 

currently serving in Afghanistan. 

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Mitt Romney has a history of stretching the truth when 

it suits him, especially when it comes to middle class 

issues. Instead of sticking to his guns on his core values, 

Romney changes his stance depending on the audience. 

Here are some whoppers he’s told lately: 

“The ‘48, 49 percent’ that supports 

President Barack Obama are 

‘people who pay no income tax.’” 

PolitiFact: FalSE 

We’ve seen the video – Mitt Romney says how he really 

feels about half of Americans when he thinks no one’s 

listening but high-paying fund raisers: 

“There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for 

the president no matter what … who are dependent 

on government, who believe that they are victims, who 

believe the government has a responsibility to care for 

them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, 

to food, to housing, to you-name-it. … These are people 

who pay no income tax. … My job is not to worry about 

those people. I’ll never convince them that they should 

take personal responsibility and care for their lives.” 

It’s true, 47% of Americans pay no federal income tax. 

But are they all Obama supporters with no sense of personal 

responsibility? Absolutely not! Nearly half of that 47% are 

senior citizens, veterans, students and other low-wage earners 

who pay their fair share of taxes and are vastly diverse when it 

comes to political affiliation. 

“I don’t have a $5 trillion tax cut.” 

PolitiFact: FliP FloP 

Mitt Romney has the nation confused about his stance on 

taxes. Does he have a $5 trillion tax cut plan or doesn’t he? At 

the first debate, President Obama confronted Romney several 

times on his tax plan that doesn’t add up. But instead of 

standing behind it, Romney did an old fashioned political 

flip-flop and denied the claim. 

According to PolitiFact, Romney promises to cut taxes but 

also to cut spending on vital programs like Medicare, and 

even PBS. He says he’s going to pay for it by closing loopholes 

and deductions. But instead of closing loopholes that benefit 

the wealthy, Romney is considering the elimination of deductions 

that help the middle class on things like mortgages, 

charitable contributions and employer-paid health insurance. 

“Pre-existing conditions are covered 

under my (health care) plan.” 

PolitiFact: MOStlY FalSE 

Mitt Romney has been against the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act since the beginning. 

However, knowing that maintaining coverage 

for those with pre-existing conditions polls well 

with voters, Romney continues to stand by his statement 

regardless of plausibility. 

You can’t have your cake and eat it too, Mitt. 

According to PolitiFact, “Romney said his health 

care proposals include protections for pre-existing 

conditions. What he didn’t say at the debate – but 

which his website states and advisers confirmed 

after the debate – is that people would be protected 

from denial only if they have been continuously 

insured.” 

The Affordable Care Act, which Romney has 

promised to repeal on his first day in office, “offers 

protections whether people have current coverage 

or not,” but under Romney’s plan, there would be 

no such protection. 

Did Mitt Romney really win the first debate? 

NOT IF YOU ADD UP HIS LIES. 

Fall 2012 

Public Employee Quarterly 3

Vote Yes on 2 – 

so SB 5 never happens again...… 

Who can forget that cold winter 

day, locked out of the Ohio 

Statehouse simply for standing 

up for what was right? Senate Bill 5 was 

wrong, but conservative politicians didn’t 

care what Ohioans had to say. They voted 

for the harmful bill despite the majority of 

Ohioans disagreeing with it. 

Voters stood up and defeated SB 5. 

But next time we might not be so lucky. 

“We need a fair redistricting process so 

legislation like SB 5 never happens again. 

A Yes on 2 this Nov. 6 is the best way to 

fight these attacks before they happen,” said 

Clarence Imhoff, Lake Geauga Chap. 4300 

President. 

Last year it was No on 2 against SB 5. 

This year it’s Yes on 2 for fair districts. 

A Yes on Issue 2 will ensure that those 

we elect represent the people – not their 

own personal interests. 

What does Issue 2 

mean for Ohio? 

Every ten years, Ohio goes through a “redistricting” 

process in which boundary lines for 

Statehouse and Congressional districts are redrawn. 

But here’s the problem: Ohio’s process has 

been rigged by corrupt politicians and their 

greedy special interest friends. They’ve stolen 

our voice, our vote and our power, rewriting 

the rules to benefit themselves at our expense. 

Government no longer represents “we the 

people,” but “we the politicians.” 

How will Issue 2 solve 

these problems? 

Issue 2 is a step toward common sense reform 

that ensures that neither party can unfairly dominate 

state politics. It makes sure that decent people 

who want to actually fix problems can compete 

against the career politicians and win. 

Putting voters in charge of drawing districts puts 

an end to the gridlock and the back-room deals 

that currently plague government. 


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VotersFirstOhio.com 

SCRUB OFF 

Out with 

the OLD! 

Paid for by OCSEA. Christopher A. Mabe, President. 390 Worthington Rd. Westervi le, Oh 43082 

in with 

the 

Ohio Civil Service 

Employees Association 

Get your Yes on 2 bumper sticker! 

Host or attend a Scrub Off 

Still got that No on 2 bumper sticker on your 

car? Trade it in for a new Yes on 2 bumper sticker 

and let your community know you want fair 

districts. 

Ask your chapter leaders how you can attend a 

“Saturday Scrub Off” near you and get your Yes on 

2 bumper sticker. Or host an event for your chapter 

by becoming a Scrub Leader. Find out more at 

OCSeavotes.org or email Tim Roberts at 

troberts@ocsea.org. 

What Issue 2 ISN’T! 

…a liberal ploy to take away your voter rights. 

Wrong! Issue 2 is actually a bipartisan effort 

to fix a broken system and give a voice back to 

voters. It’s endorsed by Ohio’s largest newspapers 

and voter advocate groups, including the League 

of Women Voters. 

…an attack on our Constitution. 

Wrong! Issue 2 would actually strengthen the 

Ohio Constitution by making sure elected officials 

represent the people as the Constitution 

intended. And if they don’t, they get voted out… 

period. 

…an expensive government program. 

Wrong! Issue 2 would bring back accountability, 

transparency and balance by putting redistricting 

in the hands of Ohio voters, not government 

officials, with a Citizens Commission. 

Don’t listen to the lies. Vote YES to end 

politics as usual—because when elections 

are fair and balanced, we the people win. 

Fall 2012 Public Employee Quarterly 5

A Yes on Issue 2 is a vote for fairness 

CHRISTOPHER MABE 

President 

L 

ast year we did 

everything we could 

to bring down 

Senate Bill 5. We showed 

the state, the nation and the 

world that anti-worker politicians 

weren’t going to mess 

with Ohio’s public workers 

and their right to have a 

voice in the workplace. 

We stood in the cold, 

stayed up late at the 

Statehouse, petitioned on 

street corners, walked our 

neighborhoods and wrote 

letters to our families and 

friends urging them to bring 

down SB 5 at the polls. It was 

hard work, but OCSEA members 

and our union friends 

and supporters put up a hell 

of a fight, and we were victorious 

on Election Day by 

defeating the attack against 

collecting bargaining. 

I have to admit, this year’s 

fight at the polls is different 

than last year’s. But, I must 

emphasize…it is no less 

important! 

Yes on Issue 2 – the ballot 

initiative for fair districts – 

isn’t in our face like SB 5 was 

last year. We’re not being 

directly attacked (for now). 

But that doesn’t mean it’s not 

important! It’s just as important. 

If we aren’t proactive 

now and fix Ohio’s legislative 

redistricting process 

by voting Yes on 2, greedy 

politicians and their special 

interest friends will continue 

to railroad this state. Extreme 

legislation like SB 5 – which 

the majority of Ohioans 

opposed – will become a 

Statehouse standard. And 

next time they put the 

hammer down on working 

people, we may not be so 

lucky. 

I recently had the 

privilege of attending 

the Democratic 

National Convention 

in Charlotte and was 

part of the Ohio delegation 

that put Pres. 

Barack Obama over 

the top. 

But even as I 

attended this important 

event, I was constantly 

reminded of those back 

home: The prison worker 

who just got off a 16-hour 

shift. The mom who pays 

almost as much as she makes 

for daycare. The couple at 

the kitchen table trying to 

figure out how to pay this 

month’s mortgage. They 

aren’t thinking about politics. 

They’re thinking about getting 

by, paying the bills and 

working hard – hoping this 

year is better than the last. 

This is the working class – 

the middle-of-the-road voters. 

Statistically, Ohio voters 

are very moderate, which 

is why legislation like SB 5 

just didn’t fly. They want 

commonsense legislation 

that gives the middle class a 

chance. They want sensible 

politicians who care about 

them and their issues. Issue 

2 would put an end to the 

political games that have 

divided this state of moderate 

voters into “liberals” and 

“conservatives,” “Democrats” 

and “Republicans.” 

Anti-worker politicians 

know exactly what “Yes” 

on Issue 2 means, and so 

should you! They know 

it means putting voters in 

charge of drawing legislative 

and Congressional districts. 

Career politicians know Issue 

2 will put an end to unfair 

“We will Vote Yes on 

Issue 2 and return 

to a government of 

‘we the people’ not 

‘we the politicians!’” 

~ OCSEA Pres. 

Christopher Mabe 

redistricting, and deciding 

races before voters even 

go to the polls. They know 

it will give new candidates 

a chance and they will no 

longer be able to just pass 

their agenda-driven legislation 

without being accountable 

to their constituents. 

It wasn’t a coincidence 

that the politicians in charge 

gave this initiative the same 

Issue number (#2) as last 

year’s No on SB 5! They 

wanted to confuse Ohio 

voters…but we’re not dumb. 

We will Vote Yes on Issue 2 

and return to a government 

of “we the people” not “we 

the politicians!” 

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President 


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), 

Vacancy 

District 5: Cindy Bobbitt (odJfs), 

Jeana Campolo (MR) 

District 6: Laura Morris (Health), Debra King- 

Hutchinson (odJfs), Gerard "Rocky" Jolly 

(School for Blind), Shirley Hubbert (BWC), 

James Adkins (dr&C), Karen Ryther (rsc), 

John Anthony (Taxation), Louella Jeter (odPS), 

Annie Person (dys), Amy Turner (odot) 

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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RSVP for November 

Pre-Retirement training 

The Union Education Trust 

will host a Pre-retirement training 

on Friday Nov. 9, and 

Saturday Nov. 10 at the Quest 

Building in Westerville, Ohio. 

This day-and-a-half long 

program will allow OCSEA 

members and their families to 

get the knowledge needed for a 

secure retirement and develop a 

personalized retirement plan. 

Members will also get 

the latest information on 

legislative changes to the 

Ohio Public Employee 

Retirement System (OPERS) 

and how those changes 

will impact their retirement 

plans. 

Friday’s session will run from 

6-9 p.m. and Saturday’s session 

will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Registration starts 30 minutes 

before each session. 

The event is free and open to 

all State of Ohio bargaining unit 

members and their spouses and 

significant others. A light dinner 

will be served Friday evening. A 

continental breakfast and lunch 

will be served on Saturday. 

The Quest Building is 

located at 8405 Pulsar Place, 

Columbus, Ohio 43240. 

To register, contact UET 

Customer Service at 800-969- 

4702, ext. 2645, or email 

blowe@ocsea.org. 

Activists on last year’s Senate Bill 5 campaign know 

that Senator Sherrod Brown is a fierce fighter for 

collective bargaining rights. 

In fact, since his election to the U.S. Senate in 2006, 

Senator Brown has made standing up for Ohio’s workers 

one of his signature issues. “You’d be hard-pressed to find 

a better advocate for working people in the Senate,” said 

OCSEA President Christopher Mabe. 

Where Sen. Brown stands on the issues: 

Collective Bargaining / 

Senate Bill 5 

Sherrod Brown was one of the 

most vocal and eloquent supporters 

of collective bargaining 

rights during the SB 5 fight. In 

a speech before the Fraternal 

Order of Police last year, Sen. 

Brown said that collective bargaining 

was about more than 

just wages and benefits. “You’re 

bargaining for a better community,” 

he proclaimed. 

Jobs 

The Washington Post named Sen. 

Brown “Congress’ leading proponent 

of American manufacturing.” 

Instead of supporting a race to the 

bottom, Sen. Brown fights for fair 

trade – ensuring that industry isn’t 

undermined by unfair labor practices 

across the globe. 

Taxes 

Sherrod Brown has consistently 

voted for a fair tax policy. Sen. 

Brown supports a middle class tax 

cut and voted to make millionaires 

pay their fair share. 


Tearing down the House 

that built SB 5 

Two years ago in this 

magazine, we warned 

what would happen if 

anti-union, anti-public employee 

conservatives gained control of 

the Ohio House. But little did 

we know the extremes they 

would go to in such a short 

time to dismantle the rights 

and lives of hard-working public 

employees. 

It’s plain and simple. If 

we don’t support and elect 

members of the General 

Assembly who support 

public employees, legislation 

like Senate Bill 5 will happen 

over and over again. 

“The choice is clear! We 

have to tear down the legislative 

house that created SB 5 and 

rebuild a General Assembly that 

stands up for us and the services 

we provide,” said Rocky Jolly, 

OCSEA Governmental Affairs 

Committee Chair. 

This includes electing 

OCSEA-endorsed House or 

Senate incumbent candidates 

who voted NO on SB 5 and 

new candidates who support 

collective bargaining 100 

percent. All the endorsed candidates 

oppose privatization. 

OCSEA-endorsed candidates 

include long-time friends 

of labor like Senator Lou 

Gentile, a legislator running in 

Southeastern Ohio in Senate 

District 30, and Rep. Connie 

Pillich, a third-term candidate 

from Montgomery. This also 

includes new friends like 

Charlie Daniels, SE Ohio, and 

Heather Bishoff, Central Ohio, 

who were invigorated by last 

year’s battles at the Statehouse 

and want to make sure collective 

bargaining is safe in Ohio. 

All have stood side-by-side 

with public employees through 

these fights and will continue to 

fight for them once elected. 

Will you stand with them 

on Nov. 6? 

Sen. Lou Gentile 

30th Senate District 

Rep. Connie Pillich 

28th House District 

Heather Bishoff 


Charlie Daniels 


Voted AGAINST SB 5 and 

OPPOSES Privatization 

“I led the fight against 

SB 5 in Southeastern Ohio 

and was very vocal about 

my opposition. I will stand 

alongside public employees 

in their fight against extremist 

politicians.” 

Voted AGAINST SB 5 and 


“I strongly support the right 

to collectively bargain…I was 

in the Statehouse when Gov. 

Kasich locked the people out. 

I worked for hours to open 

the doors…I stood with other 

democrats for an injunction 

that would allow protesters 

into the Statehouse.” 

SUPPORTS Collective 

Bargaining and 


“I did not support SB 5. 

I also did not support the 

lack of prioritization placed 

on education in the state 

budget.” 

SUPPORTS Collective 

Bargaining and 


“I strongly oppose privatization 

initiatives as we have 

seen in Ohio’s prisons and 

the current push to privatize 

our Turnpike. They drain 

funds out of Ohio’s economy 

and cut wages and benefits 

for working families.” 


Ohio Supreme Court Races: 

Don't leave the ballot blank 

A 

balanced court is in the best interests of all Ohioans. So 

often issues that are important to workers – like privatization, 

voter suppression and fair districts – end up in 

front of the Ohio Supreme Court. 

Despite this, six out of seven members on Ohio’s Supreme 

Court are conservatives who have voted with big business, not 

the middle class. On the other hand, the three judges OCSEA has 

endorsed are all champions for working people. When you go to 

the polls, support judges that support you and don’t leave that 

ballot blank. 

The importance of the Supreme Court: 

• In September, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected partisan 

ballot language that was designed to manipulate 

voters into rejecting Issue 2 regarding fair districts. 

• When Gov. Kasich decided to take public money and 

funnel it into a private organization, JobsOhio, legal 

questions surrounding its funding have gone all the 

way to the Ohio Supreme Court. 

• The Ohio Supreme Court is the ultimate arbitrator of 

cases in Ohio. OCSea’s lawsuit against private prison 

contractors is currently being heard by the Franklin 

County Court of Common Pleas. If appealed, it could 

be heard by the Ohio Supreme Court. 

Yvette McGee Brown (D) 

Yvette McGee Brown is the first African-American 

female on the Ohio Supreme Court and a consistent 

voice for working people on an unbalanced court. 

No case illustrates that better than Sutton vs. 

Tomco Machining, Inc. in 2011. Brown cast the 

deciding vote in favor of an employee who was 

wrongfully terminated after being injured on the job. 


for Ohio Supreme Court 



Mike Skindell (D) 


William O'Neill (D) 

Not only is William O’Neill a former OCSEA 

staffer, he has committed to running for the 

Supreme Court of Ohio without taking any financial 

contributions. You can be sure O’Neill will never 

prioritize rich campaign contributors over working 

class people. 

Mike Skindell (D) 

Currently serving as a State Senator from Lakewood 

and member of the Senate Finance Committee, Mike 

Skindell has fought to protect funding for vital government 

services and opposes privatization. As a judge, 

he would no doubt bring much needed balance to the 

court as an impartial, fair and vital voice for Ohio’s 

working class. 


Getting Out the Vote in 2012 

Year after year and election after election, OCSEA 

members are constantly reminded of the importance 

of electing labor-friendly candidates. 

This year, in addition to national races and electing candidates 

to the Ohio General Assembly, activists are needed to 

Get Out the Vote for the “YES on Issue 2” effort. Issue 2 is a 

ballot initiative to change how Congressional and legislative 

districts are drawn by giving it back to the people of Ohio 

once and for all. 

With improved canvassing and phone banking, including a 

new mobile phone bank, GOTV is easier than ever. Volunteer 

at OCSEAVotes.org today! 

Matt Arnold, Washington Chap. 8400, traveled to Columbus to 

attend the Ohio Labor 2012 Workers’ Voice campaign kickoff and 

get GOTV information to take back to Southeastern Ohio. 

Volunteer at ocseavotes.org today! 

Phone Bank and 

Canvassing at OCSEA 

Headquarters 

Now through Nov. 6 Election Day, OCSEA is 

hosting daily GOTV phone banks at its headquarters. 

Calls are member-to-member and Hatch Act 

compliant. 

Recently, activists from OCSEA’s District 6 

made calls to members in support of the proworker 

Issue 2 and candidates who champion 

public workers. Will you join them? 

Stop by to volunteer! 

OCSea Headquarters 

390 Worthington Road 

Westerville, OH 43082 

Mondays – Fridays – 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 

Saturdays – 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Sundays – 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Phone Bank in 

a Box 

OCSEA leaders interested 

in setting up a phone bank for 

their chapters now have the 

“Phone Bank in a Box” option. 

A mobile phone bank kit for 

chapters gives activists the 

chance to participate in GOTV 

efforts without leaving home. 

Scrub Off: Out with the old and 

in with the new! 

Last year it was “No on 2” against SB 5. This year it’s “Yes 

on 2” for fair districts. If you still have that old bumper 

sticker on your car, it's time to trade it in for a brand new 

“Yes on Issue 2” bumper sticker. 

OCSEA is looking for Scrub Leaders to host “Scrub Off Saturdays” 

all over the state through Election Day. 

To volunteer, email troberts@ocsea.org or visit OCSEAVotes.org 


Workers Voice 

Not able to come to Columbus to volunteer with OCSEA? 

Want to get involved in your community? The AFL-CIO 

Workers Voice program is hosting phone banks and walks 

across the state. Workers Voice is an independent group 

of the AFL-CIO and is looking for individuals and groups 

to volunteer. Worried about being Hatched? AFL-CIO has 

safeguards in place to make sure our activists follow the law 

regarding public servants engaging in political activity. Just 

let them know you’re a public employee. 

Visit OCSEAVotes.org. for the Workers Voice schedule 

and locations. 

Volunteer for GOTV and 

bring home the swag! 

Vote YES on Nov. 6 

Members 

of Chap. 

800 kick off 

their GOTV 

efforts at a 

parade in 

Georgetown. 

(Above) District 7 holds a Get Out the Vote 

event. 

Ask your chapter 

leaders how to 

volunteer and get free 

Yes on 2 stuff! 


Voter Suppression: 

Alive and Well in OhiO 

If you’re confused about 

early voting, you’re not 

alone. The same politicians 

who wanted to eliminate your 

voice on the job last year with 

Senate Bill 5, now want to eliminate 

your voice at the ballot 

box. 

An unprecedented attempt 

to try to suppress Ohioans’ 

vote has left the decision about 

when you can vote early tangled 

up in the court system. This 

has left many voters wondering 

when – or if – they’ll be able to 

get to the polls this year. 

Ohio Secretary of State (SOS) 

Jon Husted, who ruled to limit 

early voting hours and completely 

eliminate them on the 

weekends, has been behind 

much of the shenanigans. 

He’s the one behind: 

• The firing of two 

Montgomery County 

Board of Elections members 

for voting to allow 

weekend early voting in 

their county. 

• Trying to deny Ohioans 

the right to vote the last 

three days before the 

election – even after a 

judge ruled otherwise. 

What we know as of this 

writing is that Ohioans likely 

will be able to vote the last 

three days before the election, 

thanks to a federal judge who 

intervened in Ohio. County 

boards of elections are right 

now figuring out their early 

voting hours for those three 

days. However, that still makes 

the rest of weekend in-person 

early voting through October 

off limits. And guess who that 

affects the most? Working 

people! 

“Not only are they trying to 

put the genie back in the bottle 

by limiting early voting, they 

are specifically targeting working 

people who are on the job 

during regular business hours 

and depend on weekend and 

Voter Suppression Timeline 

in-person voting became widely-used in 2008 and immediately alleviated the 

problem of long poll lines in Ohio’s urban precincts. To make sense of how we got 

here and who’s responsible, we’ve created the Voter Suppression Timeline. 

E 

arly, 

evening voting hours,” said 

OCSEA President Christopher 

Mabe. 

“This is the sign of desperation. 

If you can’t win an election 

with your good policies, 

you’ll try to steal it with dirty 

politics,” said Mabe. 

To combat voter suppression, 

OCSEA is supporting a 

“Souls to the Polls” program, 

Sleep Out the Vote events and 

Movement Building Trainings. 

Call Lori Elmore at 800-266- 

5615, ext. 4722. 

TIMELINE: 

How they are trying to 

take away your vote 

2000-2004 

In 2004, lines are so long at some 

precincts in Ohio (think Cleveland, 

East side Columbus), polls have to stay 

open for hours after official closing time. 

Some voters get frustrated and leave 

before casting their vote. 

2007 

Ohio Secy. of State Jennifer 

Brunner allows Ohioans to 

register and cast an early vote 

during “golden week.” 

2008 

Early in-person voting used 

by large numbers of Ohioans 

and seen as huge success. 

African Americans, in particular, 

use weekend, in-person voting, 

and pastors organize “souls to 

the polls” the Sunday before 

Election Day. 


2011 

Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly 

limit early voting by passing House Bill 194, 

which eliminates early voting on the weekends. 

Later, after a successful signature drive 

is held to put a referendum against HB 194 

on the ballot, the Republicans pass another 

bill to try to repeal it themselves, for fear the 

ballot initiative would energize Democrats. 

AuG. 15, 2012 

SOS John Husted sends out a directive 

ordering Ohio Boards of Elections to limit 

voting hours, excluding evening hours 

and eliminating weekend early voting. 

AUG. 28, 2012 

SOS Husted fires two 

Montgomery County elections 

officials, Tom Ritchie, Sr. and 

Dennis Lieberman, for voting to 

extend early voting on weekends 

in their county. 

SEPT. 12, 2012 

A federal judge denies SOS Husted’s 

request to keep counties from setting 

voting times the final three days 

before election. 

AUG. 31, 2012 

A federal judge orders SOS Husted to open 

the polls for early voting the last three days 

before the election. In 2008, 93,000 Ohioans 

cast their ballots during this period. 

NOW! 

Ohio County Boards of Elections 

are working on determining early 

voting hours for the last three days 

before Election Day. SOS Husted 

has appealed twice to restrict 

these voting hours. 

Vote now while you 

still have the chance! 


Despite pronouncements 

by lawmakers 

and the Kasich 

administration that sentencing 

reform would help alleviate 

Ohio’s understaffed and overcrowded 

prisons, the union 

recently released figures showing 

that the staffing levels in 

Ohio’s prisons have, in fact, 

gotten worse. 

At a press conference outside 

of the Toledo Correctional 

Institution, the union unveiled 

a new billboard regarding the 

connection between staffing 

and prison violence. 

Two billboards, one 

in Toledo and one in the 

Mansfield area ask Ohioans to 

call Governor Kasich and ask 

him to take action regarding 

understaffing. 

While the number of inmates 

in the state prisons reduced by 

just over 2 percent, the number 

of Correction Officers over the 

same period was reduced at a 

much higher rate – a staggering 

5 percent – something OCSEA 

warned lawmakers last year not 

to do. 

“We hate to say, ‘I told you 

so,’ but we told you so,” said 

OCSEA President Christopher 

Mabe, a 20-year DR&C 

employee. “This union supported 

sentencing reform last 

year because we wanted relief 

for our Correction Officers 

and we wanted safer prisons. 

But we said it then, and we are 

saying today, not at the expense 

of cutting security staff,” said 

Mabe. 

“We've seen over the 

past year that when 

staff are cut, security 

is weakened.” 

~ OCSEA Pres. 


“Today, Ohio’s prisons are 

worse off than they were before 

sentencing reform,” said Mabe. 

“Cutting staff undermined 

one of the goals of sentencing 

reform: to deal with our understaffing.” 

More than 325 Correction 

Officers have been cut statewide 

this year. 

At the ToCI, staffing levels 

on some shifts are much worse 

than the statewide average. In 

fact, on second shift, the facility 

runs 25 percent short most 

nights, causing employees to 

work mandatory overtime, 

according to Randy Deeble, a 

Toledo Correction Officer and 

union president of that facility. 

“Excessive overtime is as 

dangerous as short staffing,” 

said Deeble, “Even though it’s 

against policy, we have some 

officers who are mandated to 

work 3 to 4 days of 

back-to-back overtime, 

16 hours a day.” 

Injured CO Dennis 

Cowell spoke to injuries 

he sustained while 

working the “chow line” 

in the Toledo prison 

cafeteria. Cowell lost 

several teeth and is 

plagued by health issues 

due to a head injury caused by 

an inmate. 

“Sentencing reform is not a 

magic bullet. We’ve seen over 

the past year that when staff 

are cut, security is weakened. 

OCSEA is calling on lawmakers 

and this administration to proactively 

address our staffing levels 

now, before it’s too late,” said 

Mabe. 

(Above) TV stations in Toledo 

covered the launch of OCSEA's 

billboard on prison staffing and 

violence. 

(Left) OCSEA leaders hold a 

press conference and rally 

near the prison to talk about 

increased violence at ToCI. 

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OCSEA leader speaks out against 

rising violence in DYS 

OCSEA member supporters from the Toledo 

area come out for a press event to launch a 

new billboard on prison violence. 

A major staff assault at Scioto Juvenile Correctional 

Facility in September 2012 is just the latest in a series of 

assaults at the increasingly violent youth prison in Delaware 

County. This one was followed by the very public announcement 

that the superintendent of the facility would be 

stepping down. 

Juvenile Correction Officer Jody Dawson was assaulted 

by three youth, resulting in a broken nose, several stitches 

in the face as well as bruising. 

After the attack, OCSEA Chap. Pres. Karl Wilkins told the 

Columbus Dispatch, “At this moment, we would say that it 

appears pretty violent.” 

Wilkins is right, of course. According to the Dispatch, violence 

at the prison has increased more than 23 percent from 

2010 to 2011, with 166 youth-on-youth assaults and 188 

youth-on-staff assaults being documented in 2011 alone. 

The number of Department of Youth Service facilities has 

been reduced by more than half, leaving the youth that 

remain in state juvenile facilities among the most violent in 

the system. 


Giving back… 

OCSEA members continue to show 

what big hearts they have by giving 

back their time and money to their 

communities. 

OCSEA members 

support CCC efforts 

OCSEA members have a history of giving 

back. In fact, every year, through the 

Combined Charitable Campaign, state 

employees make payroll donations to charitable 

organizations all over the state. Even in the toughest 

of economic times, state employees continue 

to show their generosity to organizations like 

Community Shares, the United Way and hundreds 

of others. 

During this year’s fall CCC drive, Kelvin Jones, 

OCSEA Vice President and CCC co-chair representing 

OCSEA, has pushed chapters to show their support 

for the cause and to encourage members to 

give back in a big way. 

Subordinate bodies like Franklin Chap. 2500, in 

partnership with management team members, held 

an informational fair and organized a cook-out to 

raise money for the work site campaign. 

(Top) Franklin 

Chap. 2500 Pres. 

Eldrid Davis (left) 

and CCC management 

co-chair 

Sharon Martin host 

a lunch at the Ohio 

State Fairgrounds. 

All contributions 

went to the campaign. 

(Above) Dallas Smith has served as Chap. 

2500’s CCC cook-out grill master for the past 

six years. 

Angela Wallace (far right), Franklin Chap. 2500, works with retiree 

Yvonne Foster-Smith (far left) to get CCC contributions at a recent 

information fair at the Adjutant General Armory in Columbus. 

OCSEA retirees like Foster-Smith are working closely with the CCC 

this year to collect contributions. Also pictured are OCSEA Vice Pres. 

Kelvin Jones and representatives of the United Way. 

Did your chapter raise 

money for CCC? Tell us at 

communications@ocsea.org 


again and again 

Labor helping labor 

Members of Allen County Chapter 

200 let United Steel Workers 

Local 624 know that they were 

not alone during their four-month long strike 

against Husky Lima Refining Company. In 

solidarity, they donated $1,000 to help the 

striking workers with the ongoing costs of 

being off the job. 

(Right) Allen Chap. 200 leaders present 

USW Local 624 with a check for $1,000. 

(From left to right: USW’s Mike Edelbrock, 

Chap. 200’s Traci Carter, Peggy Erhart, Stacy 

Wolfe, and LaShonda Thompson-Napier.) 

2012 Horizon Award 

In an effort to recognize the numerous contributions 

to Ohio’s communities made by union members, 

OCSEA’s Board of Directors established an annual 

award program. The Horizon Award honors and publicizes 

the often-overlooked acts of service, volunteerism, donation, 

and heroism made by OCSEA members. 

Two Horizon Award recipients were honored at the 

August Board of Director’s meeting with a special ceremony 

and presented with a plaque. Andrew Hartsel, 

London Correctional, and Doug Mosier, Mansfield 

Correctional Institution, were the recipients of those 

awards for their continued service to their communities. 

“Their charitable efforts enrich and raise the quality of our 

neighborhoods and society,” said OCSEA Sec.-Treas Kathy 

Stewart. OCSEA made a donation of $250 each to the 

charity of their choice. 

Recognizing the charitable work 

that OCSea members do in the 

community is a high priority and 

is a major component of the OCSea 

Board of Directors’ 2013 Strategic 

Plan. 


SUBORDINATE BODY MEETINGS & ELECTION NOTICES - Fall 2012 

Assemblies 

ODOT Assembly 

Nov. 17 

Chapters 

2320 

Dec. 10 

2500 

Jan. 17 

2538 

Nov. 28 & 

Dec. 14 

3700 

Nov. 14 

Meeting: 10am-12:30pm 

OCSEA, 390 Worthington Rd., 

Westerville 

Meeting: 6:30-8:30pm 

Top Hat Restaurant 

202 West Main St., Junction City 

Meeting: 6-8pm 


Westerville 

Meetings: 11:30am-12:30pm 

RSC - 400 E. Campus View Blvd., 

Columbus 

Meeting: 5-6:30 pm 

Ohio EPA-SEDO Bld- Rooms 104A&B 

2195 Front St., Logan 

Chapters 

7500 

Nov. 27 

7600 

Dec. 7 

7700 

Dec. 5 

Nov. 14 & 

Dec. 12 

8320 

Nov.13 & 

Dec. 11 

Winter 2013 Education Calendar 

WED 19 

Meeting: 5:30-6pm 

Quality Inn, 400 Folkerth Ave., Sidney 

Christmas Party: 6-9 pm 

Executive Catering 

5211 W. Tuscarawas, Canton 

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

Habachi Japan Steak House, 

2251 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls 

Meetings: 5:30-8 p.m. 

VFW Firestone Post 3383, 

690 West Waterloo Rd., Akron 

Meetings: 6-6:30p.m. 

The Family Village Inn, 

144 South Main St., Waynesville 

Submitting A Meeting Notice 

Next Issue: Winter 2013 

Last Day to Submit Notice: Jan. 12, 2013 

Earliest 15-day Meeting Date: March 5, 2013 

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, 

OR faxed to 614-865-4032. 

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, or sign up online at www.ocsea.org/education beginning mid-November. 

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. 

THR 6 

MON 10 

WED 12 

DECEMBER 

Union Member Rights & 

Responsilities, 6pm-8pm, 


Westerville – Rm. 195 

Basic Steward Pt. 1, 6pm-9pm, 


Westerville – Rm. 195 



Westerville - Rm. 195 

Advanced Steward, 6pm-9pm, 


Westerville - Rm. 195 

TUES 8 

SAT 12 

WED 16 

WED 23 

THR 24 

SAT 26 

JANUARY 

Privatization Basics, 6pm-9pm, 


Westerville - Rm.195 

Basic Steward Pt. 1&2, 9am- 

4pm, OCSEA, 390 Worthington 

Rd., Westerville - Rm. 195 

FMLA Basics, 6pm-9 pm, Holiday 

Inn, 4073 Medina Rd., Akron 

(Fairlawn) 

New Employee Orientation Facilitator 

Training for Formal Contractual 

Presentations, 6pm-9pm, 






New Employee Orientation 

Facilitator Training for One-on- 

One Presentations, 10am-2pm, 



MON 4 

WED 6 

TUES 12 

THR 14 

WED 20 

SAT 23 

FEBRUARY 

Designed for 

all Members 


Holiday Inn, I-77 & I 480, 6001 

Rockside Rd., Independence 


Holiday Inn, I-77 & I-480, 6001 









Holiday Inn, I-77 & I-480, 6001 


Advanced Steward, 10am-1pm, 




New Website – it’s here 

The new OCSEA website is here, and we want to 

know what you think! Head over to OCSEA.org 

to check it out! Email the webmaster at 

webmaster@ocsea.org. with your comments. 

If you spent any time on our old site, you'll probably notice 

right away that the new site is a lot smaller. We’ve taken over 

2,000 pages and condensed them down to just the essentials. 

There are plenty of photos, videos and news stories about 

OCSEA members across Ohio. 

Your MyOCSEA username and password is the same, and if 

you ever forget your login, recovering your password or creating 

a new account is easy on the new site. 

Benefits 

All member 

benefits are in 

one place. This 

includes discounts, 

coupons, 

scholarships, 

Union Benefits 

Trust, Union 

Education Trust 

and more. 

Events/Trainings 

The events calendar allows you to sort 

by month, type and location. For example, 

if you only want to see subordinate 

body events in Mansfield in October, you 

can do that now. You can also register for 

trainings with the click of a button. 

The Latest News 

Members-only 

content 

Steward 

Toolbox 

The toolbox 

area has been 

revamped so you 

can more easily 

find the forms, 

documents, and 

contact information 

that you need. 

Videos 

Photos 


Kicking off the GOTV 

2012 Presidents Conference a success 

OCSEA kicked off its Get Out the Vote efforts with a bang at 

the Presidents Conference held in Columbus. Workshops 

on legislative activity, phone banking, canvassing and GOTV 

strategy were packed with members. Keynote speakers included candidates 

for the Ohio Supreme Court: William O'Neill, Yvette McGee 

Brown and Michael Skindell. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown also appeared 

via video and encouraged conference participants to continue the fight 

this election year. A rousing game of “What’s in Jeopardy?” during lunch 

showed OCSEA members what they could have lost if Senate Bill 5 had 

passed, and why GOTV efforts are just as important this election. 

(Right) Members play the 

“What’s in Jeopardy” game 

during lunch. 

OCSEA Pres. 

Christopher 

Mabe shares 

the stage with 

OCSEA-endorsed 

Ohio Supreme 

Court Candidates 

William O'Neill, 

Yvette McGee- 

Brown and Mike 

Skindell. 

Jewelyn Crockett, Trumbull Chap. 7810, Pat Burdock, BWC 

Chap. 1810, and Cheryl Brown, Trumbull Chap. 7810, enjoy 

the conference. 

(Left and below) 

Members enjoy 

speaking with 

OCSEA-endorsed 

candidates during 

the candidate 

meet-and-greet. 

(Below)OCSEA Secy.-Treas. 

Kathy Stewart quizzes 

contestants during the game. 

(Left) OCSEA Pres. 

Christopher Mabe speaks 

with members of Summit Co. 

Chap. 7700 during the 

conference. 

(Below) Members get a sneak 

peak at OCSEA’s new website. 

( Left and above left) 

Members ready to 

help Get Out the Vote 

pack workshops 

on canvassing and 

legislative activity. 


Stewards got down to business at the 2012 Steward 

Conference on Sept. 29. Highlights included keynote 

speaker Robert M. Schwartz, an expert on stewards’ rights 

and author of ‘Just Cause,’ and a presentation on fighting privatization. 

Participants attended workshops on managing grievance processes, 

using social media, communicating with management and 

understanding the viewpoint of an arbitrator. GOTV efforts were in 

full swing, with members volunteering for phone banks, Scrub Off 

events and canvassing in support of Issue 2. 

2012 

Conference 

OCSEA Pres. Christopher Mabe, Vice Pres. Kelvin Jones and 

Secy.-Treas. Kathy Stewart with Norma Goode (center), Chap. 2599, 

a lucky raffle winner. 

Participants sign up for GOTV opportunities and a chance to win 

some great Yes on Issue 2 swag. 

ave 

OCSEA Education Representative Pat Hammel, OCSEA Education 

Dept., explains how to safely use social media for personal and 

union network-building. 

RE CUSED 

Next Wave: Refocused 

Members of all ages came for the Next Wave 

Happy Hour to learn about OCSEA's revamped program, 

Next Wave: Refocused. Mentors and new 

activists came together Sept. 28 to show it will take 

everyone in the union to build the next generation 

of union activists. 

It’s no longer about how old you are, but, rather, 

about growing and educating the next wave of 

union activists, regardless of age, to lead in both the 

workplace and in the union. 

“With more union activists approaching retirement, 

we have to do everything we can to continue 

building the union’s strength among new activist 

members. For the Next Wave: Refocused program to 

succeed, we need the help of committed new activists 

AND the current leaders to mentor up-and-coming 

activists,” said Next Wave activist and Mansfield 

Corrections Officer Ron Burgess. Get involved at 

Facebook.com/OhioNextWave. 

Keynote speaker Robert M. Schwartz signs copies of his book 

‘Just Cause’ for members. 

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A NEW APPROACH TO GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF UNION ACTIVISTS

“Veterans 

Appreciation Day ” 

365 

Seeking out OCSEA veterans and encouraging them to apply for the 

benefits they are due was the main theme at the 2012 OCSEA Veterans 

Committee Conference, held in Columbus at OCSEA Headquarters. 

Speakers Chuck Studebaker, a volunteer with the Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans 

Hospital, and Bill Hartnett, the first Director of Veterans Services in Ohio, 

revealed that only one in 10 veterans have signed up for benefits. They encouraged 

veterans to take advantage of what they are entitled to by registering with 

the Ohio Veterans Administration. 

Are you a veteran or know someone 

who is? Call 877-OHio-vet and register 

for your Veterans Benefits today. 

Chuck Studebaker, a representative from 

Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Hospital, shows 

his Veterans Benefits card. 

(Above) Workshops covered 

veterans benefits and 

USERRA rights. 

(Right) Payton Ivy from 

Lucas Chap. 4800 

asks questions about 

veterans benefits. 

Bill Hartnett, a member of the Ohio Veterans 

Hall of Fame, urges all veterans to take 

advantage of the benefits due to them for 

their service. 

Murals in honor of veterans unveiled at the conference were 

created by an inmate at Noble County Correctional Institution. 

(Left) Leaders from OCSEA Dist. 2 pose for the camera. 

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Fall 2012

AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic 2012 

Even the rain couldn’t keep union activists from 

celebrating American workers during the 26 th AFL-CIO 

Labor Day Picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati. OCSEA 

District 2 and Hamilton-Clermont Chapter 310 leaders reached out 

about Get Out the Vote activities and registered community members 

to vote. The picnic featured music, games and face-painting for 

union families, along with plenty of political and labor activities. 

Dist. 2 Pres. Michelle Hunter helps 

out the catering team at the event. 

These future union members didn’t 

let the rain stop them from having a 

good time. 

of Workers 

(Below) Politicians were on hand to introduce themselves 

to voters. Pictured: Hamilton County Treasurer 

candidate Jeff Cramerding talks to an OCSEA member. 

Members have a ball at 

Union Night at the Crew! 

OCSEA members and 

their families ended 

the summer with a 

bang at Union Night with the 

Columbus Crew on Sept. 29. 

The Columbus Major League 

soccer team took advantage 

of its game against the MLS 

Philadelphia Union to honor 

Ohio union workers, including 

OCSEA members and others 

from the Ohio AFL-CIO. 

Nicknamed “America’s 

Hardest Working Team,” the 

Crew said they held the event 

to “make sure that we are taking 

care of America’s hardest working 

people.” The event included 

special ticket prices, reserved 

seating and events for union 

families. 

The first 100 OCSEA 

ticket holders received 

a green Solidarity foam 

finger with the slogan 

“Unions: the folks who 

brought you the weekend.” 

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Meeting notiCES 

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Getting Out the Vote in 2012 

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