Columbus, OH – On Thursday, in another filing with the State Employment Relations Board (SERB)—the second in a week—The Buckeye Institute charged the Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE) with an unfair labor practice for refusing to stop its illegal union wage theft from The Buckeye Institute’s client, Anthony Groves, even though Mr. Groves resigned from the union during his opt-out window.

“We have another case where The Buckeye Institute’s client clearly abided by OAPSE’s opt-out window,” said Jay R. Carson, senior litigator at The Buckeye Institute. “However, the union has failed to follow its own rules and continues to carry out its unfair labor practices and union wage theft.”

As outlined in the statement of facts, Mr. Groves sent his resignation letter to OAPSE via certified mail on January 21, 2026, within the ten-day opt-out window as dictated by the terms of his dues checkoff card. On February 9, 2026, OAPSE informed Mr. Groves he was no longer a member of the union, with a catch: he was still required to pay union dues because his “request to have dues deduction authorization canceled [did] not satisfy the requirements set forth on the membership application [he] signed.” The union’s claim? That Mr. Groves missed the ten-day opt-out window. 

Anthony Groves is a driver for Triad Local Schools, where he makes sure special needs students get to specialized area programs and back home safely. He also serves as a middle school lunchroom monitor and as the head football coach of the Triad Middle School Cardinals. 

Learn more about The Buckeye Institute’s case at: BuckeyeInstitute.org/GrovesvOAPSE.

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