OSEA is gathering nominations for 10 delegates who will represent our membership at the 2012 American Federation of Teachers (AFT) National Convention to be held July 26-31 in Detroit, Mich. Interested members must submit their nomination forms to the OSEA State Office no later than midnight, March 29, 2012. The delegates and alternates will then be elected by secret mail ballot in April. At the AFT National Convention, the elected delegates will join four automatic delegates... Read More
OSEA President Bonnie Luisi has initiated the process of finding a replacement for Zone IV Director Cindy Johnson, of North Bend Chapter 26, who stepped down as director last week citing personal reasons. “I’m really sad to have Cindy leave, but I respect her decision,” Luisi... Read More
Richard “Dick” Bartlett, a former executive director of the California School Employees Association (CSEA) as well as an OSEA field representative, died Oct. 25, at the age of 89. At CSEA, he helped train and mentor a young Steven Araujo, who is now OSEA’s executive director.... Read More
On Nov. 8, the people of Ohio voted overwhelmingly for a ballot measure repealing a law limiting union rights for teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public employees. OSEA President Bonnie Luisi called Tuesday’s vote “a great day for labor” and said people are... Read More
OSEA saw mixed results this off-year election: On one hand, a candidate it endorsed in the highly watched 1st Congressional District won her party’s nomination; on the other, OSEA saw a local option levy it backed get rejected by Beaverton voters. State Sen. Suzanne Bonamici defeated... Read More