OKPolicyCast 41: Fair Wages and Overtime for State Workers (with Sterling Zearley)

Today our guest is Sterling Zearley, who leads the Oklahoma Public Employees Association. OPEA represents thousands of state workers, including everyone from child welfare caseworkers to transportation engineers, corrections officers, mental health counselors, and more. In recent years in Oklahoma, teachers have gotten the most attention to their stagnant or falling pay and rising class sizes. Many state workers have faced very similar issues, as they try to do jobs that may be less visible than teachers but are still very important. Now as Oklahoma approaches next year's legislative session with a new governor and many brand new legislators, I spoke with Sterling about what are the biggest issues for state workers right now and what OPEA hopes to accomplish in next year's session. It's a conversation about many problems that deserve more attention in Oklahoma. The OKPolicyCast is hosted by Gene Perry and produced by Gene Perry and Jessica Vazquez. You can

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OKPolicyCast 41: Fair Wages and Overtime for State Workers (with Sterling Zearley) is an episode from OK PolicyCast by Gene Perry.

This episode is 24:42 long.

This episode was published on Nov 13, 2018.

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