Representative Mike Christian and OPEA's Legislator of the Year, Representative Randy Terrill, join Scott on today's edition of The Break Room. 

The Election Board has certified the recent OPEA election results, and an overwhelming 96 percent of voters decided to change the OPEA Bylaws to geographical representation.

 

Voters cast their ballots via email, phone and mail-in ballot, with 1,616 voting "Yes" to adopt the amendments, and only 68 voting "No."

The November issue of the Advocate is now online, and will be arriving in your mailbox early next week.  Click here to read online.

The Oklahoma Public Employees Association has responded to a series of stinging editorials in the Oklahoman.  The response from Executive Director Sterling Zearley was printed in Saturday's newspaper.  Click here to read OPEA's response.  OPEA urges members and all state employees to respond to the Oklahoman with your own Letters to the Editor.

 Scott, Mark and Dennis discuss current state employee issues, and sound off on a series of recent Oklahoman editorials that blast public employees.  Click here to listen.

Oklahoma Public Employees Association recently hosted a Town Hall Meeting at the Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus in Enid. The purpose was to engage local legislators about the issues state employees are currently facing. Several legislators attended, including Senators David Myers and Patrick Anderson, as well as Representatives Mike Jackson and John Enns. Issues such as privatization, budget cuts, and furloughs were discussed.

For the next couple of weeks, state employees throughout Oklahoma should be on the lookout for an important piece of mail from the Oklahoma Public Employees Association.

 

 

Mark and Sterling urge members to vote in the current Bylaws election, and Grievance Coordinator Clyde McLendon talks about how OPEA helped put seven DOC employees back on the job, on today's Break Room!  

 

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It was a perfect fall day recently when OPEA traveled to Altus to host a fish fry for DOC employees who achieved 100 percent membership! Executive Director Sterling Zearley was on hand, as well as State Representative Charles Ortega.   

Taking a cue from state employees, the Legislative Compensation Board has voted not to increase legislator’s salaries.  Members of the board voted unanimously October 20^th to keep pay and benefits at the same level for the next three years.

 

The Oklahoma Public Employees Association sent letters to House and Senate leadership praising the decision, and urging lawmakers to consider a long-term compensation plan for state employees.