Many NEOEA-Retired members keep in touch with colleagues still working in the schools. Please inform your active but soon to be retired friends that OEA provides a one year membership to OEA-Retired at no charge. In order for the membership to be activated, OEA needs to know of the retirement event. Although a member’s retired status will be reported up by their local during the annual membership drive when school starts, members may notify OEA to convert their status by contacting the OEA Member Help Line and providing details regarding their last work day as an active member and their non-school e-mail address.
1-844-OEA-Info (1-844-632-4636)
membership@ohea.org
Although NEOEA-R and the first year of OEA-R membership is provided at no additional cost, membership in NEA-R and ongoing OEA-R membership is only available through enrolling in NEA-R and OEA-R Unified membership. Persons who take advantage of NEA Member Benefit programs such as travel, insurance, credit cards, loans and the like must also maintain NEA membership in order to continue to maintain those benefits.
Visit the OEA-R website for information on the various enrollment types, extended payment plans and OEA/NEA Pre-Retired membership to establish retired membership while service as an active servant in our public education institutions.
Summer is just around the corner, and that means our
SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE registration is open!!
The conference will be held July 16-17 at Corporate College East.
We will offer two days of training for you, local leaders, and all members. This year we are offering amazing sessions on Wednesday afternoon, as well as a presidents’ track, building representative training, leadership sessions, and grievance processing training on Thursday – to name just a few of the topics. We have something for all members – regardless of your title or your position in the local.
Keynote speaker is Daneé Pinckney Ohio Teacher of the Year
Graduate credit is also available from Lake Erie College.
Registration
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Join your NEOEA-Retired colleagues for End of Summer Celebration on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM for lunch and adult beverages at the John Crist/Laughing Bomb Brewery and Vineyard, located at 32421 Walker Road (between Avon-Belden (OH 83) and Jaycox Roads in Avon Lake.
Weather permitting patio seating is available as well the porch and dining room.
Participants will order from the menu and pay individually, but registration is required:
https://form.jotform.com/251544487937167
Laughing Bomb Brewery and Vineyard
32421 Walker Rd.
Avon Lake, Ohio 44012
(440) 933-9672
The petition drive to place the repeal of SB1 on the November ballot will be ending June 21. Add your name to the signers and support our higher education professionals in Ohio.
Repeal Senate Bill 1 – Petition Signature Collection
Look for volunteers and sign when you visit the following locations in town:
Northeast Area Signing Locations
Ohio’s Senate Bill 1 directly threatens academic freedom, diversity, equity, and inclusion in our state’s public colleges and universities. While SB1 primarily targets higher education, its erosion of shared governance and labor rights undermines principles that affect all educators. A referendum campaign is now underway to put the repeal of SB1 before Ohio voters, and we need your help. The below resources are from the YSU-OEA campaign to place SB1 on the ballot. Please note that this information is intended for OEA members and staff informational purposes only.
How You Can Help
Spread the Word
In the NEOEA-R NEOEA-R-Mar2025 Issue:
Are You Ready for Some Baseball?
Join the Retired Organizing members on June 10 for a night of baseball and fun! The Guardians will be playing the Cincinnati Reds at 6:40 p.m. We have reserved lower section seats for $33 each. Bring your colleagues, family and friends. It promises to be a great night with our Guardians winning.
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 10, at 6:40 vs. Cincinnati Reds
Location: Progressive Field
OEA’s first member lobby day of the 136th General Assembly will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. If you haven’t RSVP’d for the lobby day, please click here. Please note, RSVP’s for the March member lobby day will close at noon on Friday, March 14, 2025.
If you are unable to attend the March 19th Lobby Day, OEA plans to create a virtual activity for you to connect with your legislators. Also, OEA, in collaboration with NEA, will host a walk-in events across Ohio to stand up against attacks on public education from Columbus and Washington on March 19th. To view NEA’s March 19th toolkit, please click here.
If you have any questions about OEA’s member lobby day, please do not hesitate to reach out to OEA Government Relations by calling 614-227-3056 or emailing govtsrv@ohea.org.
In the NEOEA-R January 2025 Issue:
