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We, the members of Project Connect, write to communicate to you the profound professional and personal effects of the move to overhaul our positions from CEA bargaining-unit positions to civil service, non-union positions. You are aware by now that we believe these actions violated both our CEA contract and state law. What legal filings won’t…

COLUMBUS, OH – July 8, 2022 – Today, the Columbus Education Association (CEA) filed an unfair labor practice charge with the State Employment Relations Board alleging that the district has illegally reassigned educators whose primary job assignment is to advocate for homeless youth from their union positions to non-union positions and has effectively stripped these…

COLUMBUS, Ohio – June 21, 2022 – Frustrated by the District’s unilateral decision to remove its members in the Project Connect program from the union against a backdrop of attacks on teachers and students at the bargaining table, the Columbus Education Association will rally at 4:30 p.m. outside of today’s Board of Education meeting. Authorized…

COLUMBUS, Ohio – June 16, 2022 – During a public hearing at City Hall last evening, Columbus Education Association (CEA) member Greg Mild urged City Councilmember Shayla Favor to reconsider policy revisions to the Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) residential tax abatement policy, which allows wealthy developers to continue draining much needed funding from our schools….

Columbus Teachers Blast ‘Unconscionable, Illegal’ Decision to Strip Homeless Youth Advocates of Union Status and Contract Protections COLUMBUS, Ohio – June 13, 2022 – The Columbus Education Association, the Union representing nearly 4,500 educators in Columbus City Schools, reacted today to an internal announcement that the District will attempt to unilaterally remove from the CEA…