1. The Ohio Association of Public School Employees OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 Next Wave

2. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 In the Summer of 2010, the three Ohio AFSCME Affiliates (Ohio Council 8, OAPSE and OCSEA Local 13) held a joint Ohio Next Wave Conference

3. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 Friday night, we socialized…..

4. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 Saturday morning, we got down to business learning about our proud Union history

5. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 Saturday afternoon, we discussed what issues are important to the Next Wave

6. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 Then in the spring of 2011, Senate Bill 5, was passed by the Ohio Legislature, severely limiting public employees right to bargain

7. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 It was signed into law by the “Chief Clown”

8. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 Despite Massive Opposition

9. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 So, the OAPSE Next Wavers, along with our Union Brothers and Sisters hit the streets

10. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 We began collecting signatures to repeal the law

11. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 And we collected more signatures….

12. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 And more signatures…

13. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 And more signatures…

14. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 Until we had collected over 100,000 signatures!

15. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 Nearly every OAPSE Next Wave activist that attended the Joint Next Wave Conference, circulated a petition

16. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 Then we marched with our Union Brothers and Sisters …..

17. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 And we delivered 1.3 million signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State

18. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 OAPSE is growing the Next Generation of Union Leaders and Activists

19. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 Because although over time the faces may change

20. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 No matter what comes our way….

21. OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 WE WON’T BACK DOWN!