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History of the
Ohio State Troopers Association, Inc. |
| The Ohio Labor Council represented Ohio Troopers from 1986 through the expiration
of the 1997 labor agreement. Troopers however grew restive within the OLC/FOP. Under
the constitution of the OLC troopers were prohibited from democratically electing the
officers that governed the labor union. They demanded greater democracy, accountability
and service from the organization representing their interests. They admired the troopers
in other states who successfully represented themselves instead of placing their fate the
hands of others who didn’t share the specific needs or desires of troopers. They quickly
learned that no one was going to take care of a trooper like a trooper. Thus the Ohio
State Troopers Association was formed in 1995. It won a representation election conducted
by the Ohio State Employment Relations Board and ratified its first negotiated collective
bargaining agreement with the State of Ohio in 1997. Since that time the OSTA has
demonstrated individualized quality service found nowhere else in this state and has,
as promised, formed the most democratic labor organization found anywhere.
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