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Journal, President's Message
August 19, 2026 at 9:03 am
We’re Meeting Our Mandate

By OSEA President Sarah Wofford. We begin the year with a mandate: to stabilize our membership statewide and ensure the future strength of our union.

Journal, OSEA News, President's Message
April 9, 2026 at 2:14 pm
Conference is Union Democracy in Action

Welcome to our annual Conference issue of the Journal! Inside, you’ll find 18 resolutions for Conference 2026. Each one is a member’s idea to make our union better: more efficient, more impactful or more responsive to our chapters.

Journal, President's Message
February 17, 2026 at 11:00 am
Let’s Make 2026 the Year of Courageous Conversations

By Sarah Wofford, OSEA President. We can make 2026 anything we want it to be. I hope you will join me in making it the year that OSEA members’ voices are louder than ever.

Journal, President's Message
August 25, 2025 at 10:05 am
From Your OSEA President: Day 1 – Back to Basics

Our back to basics campaign is about ensuring a strong foundation in “Union 101” among OSEA members – the core skills of organizing, bargaining and representation. At our heart, that is what OSEA exists to do.

OSEA members raising their right hand
President's Message
June 25, 2023 at 5:07 pm
That’s A Wrap on OSEA Conference 2023

I just finished chairing my first Conference as OSEA state president, and all I can say is, “Wow!”

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