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Lobby Day Bus Routes Scheduled

OPEA has reserved busses for the Annual Lobby Day set on March 11th.

 

Each bus will seat 57 passengers in comfort for the trip to the State Capitol to attend this important event. Please be sure to RSVP to the OPEA office by Friday, March 7th to reserve your seat on one of the routes. Box lunches will be provided for those reserving seats by Friday.

 

Please remember to prepare for Lobby Day, It might be helpful to contact your legislator early and schedule an appointment to meet with them. This way you will ensure you are able to actually visit with your legislator on Lobby Day. Personal contact is a great way to make your voice heard.

 

Muskogee

 

Pick up at 727 S 32nd Street at the Muskogee DHS office.

 

Departs for Oklahoma City at 6:30 am.

 

Team Captain is Senora Caldwell.

 

Claremore/Sand Springs

 

Pick up at Claremore Veterans Center, 3001 W Blue Starr Drive.

 

Departs for Sand Springs at 6:30 am

 

Team Captain: Christie Biggs

 

Continue to Sand Springs - Rader Center.

 

Departs for Oklahoma City at 7:00 am

 

Pick up at 13323 W Hwy 51.

 

Team Captain: Wally Ogunoiki

 

Tulsa

 

Pick up at 51st and Peoria. There is a parking lot on the south side of the highway where folks will park.

 

Departs for Oklahoma City at 6:30 am

 

Team Captain: Reba Robinson

 

Lawton

 

Cameron University Stadium Parking lot at the corner of Gore and 38th street.

 

Departs for Oklahoma City at 7:00 am

 

Team Captain: Hank Swearingen

 

Remember: Please RSVP to the OPEA office to reserve your seat by March 7th.

 

 

But if you cannot attend the Lobby Day, you can still contact your legislator and ask them to support the OPEA agenda on March 11th. Be sure to call or email on your breaks and let legislators know that state employees want their voices heard and they need relief with a pay raise and to leave our benefits alone!

 

Be sure to ask your legislator what they are doing to help you with a pay raise. If you hear there is no money, ask what they are doing to provide a pay raise for you and are they standing up and doing the right thing for you.

 

Posted on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 by Bud Elder

2 comments (Add your own)

1. Rocky Watson wrote:
I would like to know why it is that everytime we ask for a pay raise, there is always an issue with it? Everyday we take our lives in our hands when we enter these gates at the prison. No gun, no way of protecting ourselves from any harm, but yet we enjoy protecting you people by keeping fellons behind bars. Is it gratitude that you think you are giving us by not alowing these pay raises? Well I love my job and I love what I'm doing to make a difference here. Why is it so hard to understand that we are not asking for millions of dollars for protective clothing (which would cost considerely more) to do our job, we are just asking for a raise to help our families get by. My family comes first How about yours. So I'd like to know what can you do about taking care of our families.

March 4, 2008 @ 2:33 PM

2. Jeannette wrote:
With the cost of everything going up it is hard to make ends meet. The employees of Oklahoma deserve a raise. It's hard enough now to get anyone that will stay because they can't make it on the pay. If nothing else we should at least receive a cost of living raise every year and be able to keep our allotment the way it is. The cost of health care is so expensive now!

March 6, 2008 @ 3:59 PM

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