Service  for Rickey Ford, OPEA member and Deputy Warden at Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center will be 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Heavener, with the Rev.

OPEA Executive Director Sterling Zearley will participate in a series of meetings in eastern parts of Oklahoma during the last two weeks of June. Zearley feels this is a good opportunity to discuss important topics with members so he can better understand members' thoughts on OPEA and state government. He will also participate in some regional platform meetings during that time.

The OPEA offices will be closed Thursday July 4th and Friday July 5th for Independence Day. We hope everyone has a safe and fun Fourth of July!

OPEA extends or condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of OPEA member Ricky Ford who died Wednesday June 12 after a motorcycle accident. 

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) has updated its information about leave requests for persons who were impacted by the recent storms. Please see the link to the OMES memo.  To access appropriate leave, an employee should work with their supervisor and the person in the office responsible for timekeeping.

Your May/June 2013 Advocate has been mailed to members. It includes an overview of the remuneration study being conducted by Office of Management and Enterprise Services. May/June 2013 OPEA Advocate

The following press release was received by OPEA from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. OPEA will be providing information to the study as requested. OPEA has already met with the consultant responsible for the study.

In June, OPEA will be conducting important Association business by beginning the process of electing board members in odd-numbered regions and holding regional meetings.  Click here to find a schedule for OPEA Regional Meetings, and OPEA Election Resources.

Deanna Ward, an OPEA member, passed away during the Moore tornado on May 20th. She was retired from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. OPEA expresses its heartfelt condolences to Deanna's family and friends and former co-workers at DMHSAS.

House Bill 1763 by Rep. Dustin Roberts and Sen. Anthony Sykes was unanimously passed today by the Senate and now goes to the Governor's office for consideration.