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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=630 style='width:472.5pt;background:#00457C'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=628 height=82 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CBC834.17BC6BB0" alt="Description: http://aces.ohea.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11039.jpg"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=628 style='width:471.0pt;background:white'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Sen. Shannon Jones (R-Springboro) has introduced legislation, Senate Bill 5 (SB 5), that will undermine the services that public employees provide to Ohio's students, families and communities. SB 5 is expected to drastically curtail collective bargaining rights, ban public employee strikes, end collectively bargained salary schedules and institute so-called "merit pay" for public employees. Click <a href="http://aces.ohea.org/site/R?i=ad0jQFFHE-thVhOu0n2_AA.." title="Senate Bill 5- Collective Bargaining Targeted for Elimination">here to take action</a> immediately on Senate Bill 5.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>The bill language for SB 5 is not yet available, but at a minimum, it targets all state workers and all Ohio higher education employees, which would include OEA members at Columbus State, Youngstown State and several other public colleges and community colleges, as well as OEA’s SCOPE bargaining unit, whose members educate incarcerated adults and youths. The bill threatens ALL public employees that work for Ohio agencies, many of them in other unions. <a href="http://aces.ohea.org/site/R?i=rwUKA3f8kJWs9xcT3lYBEA.." title="Senate Bill 5- Collective Bargaining Targeted for Elimination">Take action now on Senate Bill 5.</a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>This proposed legislation is part of an overall wave of legislative proposals designed to limit the bargaining power and political influence of public employee unions like OEA and several others. OEA is now joining with our allies in the Ohio AFL-CIO, the Ohio Federation of Teachers, AFSCME, SEIU, CWA and other organized labor groups to counter anti-union legislative proposals. In solidarity with these other organizations, OEA’s campaign will inform and persuade legislators as well as members of the public. Click on <a href="http://aces.ohea.org/site/R?i=W7OFmHhzZQJ40zYDXpgd1A.." title="Senate Bill 5- Collective Bargaining Targeted for Elimination">this link</a> to make your voice heard on Senate Bill 5.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.gif@01CBC834.17BC6BB0" alt="Description: http://aces.ohea.org/site/PixelServer?j=0082-G6E6bGvw6zkLuv1JQ.."></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=630 style='width:472.5pt;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://aces.ohea.org/site/R?i=Nh-itl-YHNDlUfEtJvIkkw.." target="_blank"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=108 height=36 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image003.gif@01CBC834.17BC6BB0" alt="Description: Powered By Convio"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://aces.ohea.org/site/CO?i=OvtPek-VZNxtX3FC6WfhNpdf3c0h-UTg&cid=1106">To Unsubscribe Click Here</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hasheen Wilson, MCIS</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Software Specialist 1, Youngstown State University</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>President-BFSA, Youngstown State University</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>"Exercising Our Voice, Influencing Change"</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:hawilson@ysu.edu"><span style='color:blue'>hawilson@ysu.edu</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>330.941.2734 office</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>