OPEIU Introduces New Membership Benefit: Identity Protection
Monday, November 6, 2017
OPEIU is pleased to announce its newest membership benefit free for all members, identity protection.
Now all OPEIU members will have a proactive, comprehensive defense against identity theft, all at no cost to you.
OPEIU has contracted one of the nation’s leading identity protection solutions, InfoArmor®, to protect members against this $16 billion crime that impacted almost 15.4 million Americans last year.
OPEIU will host a webinar to explain the program to all interested members on November 15, 2017 at noon EST. Please plan to join us to learn more about this new benefit. All participants must click on this link to register.
Dial-in number (USA): +1-866-814-9555
Conference Code: 1669323050
Once you register for webinar through this link, you will receive a confirmation email from Suzanne Fenech.
Activate your benefit for free at www.OPEIUidProtect.com. You can visit www.opeiu.org for more information. If you still have questions, call 855-990-0994. And register to attend the November 15 webinar.
OPEIU is pleased to announce its newest membership benefit free for all members, identity protection.
Now all OPEIU members will have a proactive, comprehensive defense against identity theft, all at no cost to you.
OPEIU has contracted one of the nation’s leading identity protection solutions, InfoArmor®, to protect members against this $16 billion crime that impacted almost 15.4 million Americans last year.
OPEIU will host a webinar to explain the program to all interested members on November 15, 2017 at noon EST. Please plan to join us to learn more about this new benefit. All participants must click on this link to register.
Dial-in number (USA): +1-866-814-9555
Conference Code: 1669323050
Once you register for webinar through this link, you will receive a confirmation email from Suzanne Fenech.
Activate your benefit for free at www.OPEIUidProtect.com. You can visit www.opeiu.org for more information. If you still have questions, call 855-990-0994. And register to attend the November 15 webinar.
Local 2 Education Committee 2017 Fall Kick-Off!
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Contact Information: Office and Professional Employees International Union, AFL-CIO. (OPEIU) Local 2 Education Committee | [email protected]
OPEIU LOCAL 2 Helps Promote Student Success in Education with School Supplies Donations to under-privileged Students in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, 8/26/17 - Office and Professional Employees International Union, AFL-CIO. (OPEIU) Local 2, a leading provider of services to more than 6,000 working people in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia and proponent of protecting and improving conditions in the jobs and in lives of members in over 100 shops, is giving back to the community with a donation of school supplies to under-privileged students in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Starting school with the proper school supplies promotes learning and helps keep kids in school! Since our inception we have negotiated and enforced contracts, lobbied legislatures and Congress, and trained union leaders and members. And, we constantly work to defend our members' rights. It's only natural that we take an interest in the education and development of the young minds which may become our future members! So, for the first time ever, we are coordinating a School Supply Drive!
We need your help to make this inaugural event a success! Would you please coordinate with your co-workers, friends and family to help make our School Supply Drive a success? You can bring your donations of K-12 School Supplies to our Drop Box at our Member Appreciation Summer BBQ or email [email protected] to schedule a pickup. Can we count on you?
We will have updates and pictures to share in the near future! Stay tuned for more OPEIU Local 2 - Members Working to Impacting our Communities stories coming soon!
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Contact Information: Office and Professional Employees International Union, AFL-CIO. (OPEIU) Local 2 Education Committee | [email protected]
OPEIU LOCAL 2 Helps Promote Student Success in Education with School Supplies Donations to under-privileged Students in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, 8/26/17 - Office and Professional Employees International Union, AFL-CIO. (OPEIU) Local 2, a leading provider of services to more than 6,000 working people in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia and proponent of protecting and improving conditions in the jobs and in lives of members in over 100 shops, is giving back to the community with a donation of school supplies to under-privileged students in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Starting school with the proper school supplies promotes learning and helps keep kids in school! Since our inception we have negotiated and enforced contracts, lobbied legislatures and Congress, and trained union leaders and members. And, we constantly work to defend our members' rights. It's only natural that we take an interest in the education and development of the young minds which may become our future members! So, for the first time ever, we are coordinating a School Supply Drive!
We need your help to make this inaugural event a success! Would you please coordinate with your co-workers, friends and family to help make our School Supply Drive a success? You can bring your donations of K-12 School Supplies to our Drop Box at our Member Appreciation Summer BBQ or email [email protected] to schedule a pickup. Can we count on you?
We will have updates and pictures to share in the near future! Stay tuned for more OPEIU Local 2 - Members Working to Impacting our Communities stories coming soon!
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OPEIU Local 2 Member Appreciation Summer BBQ
Come on out and enjoy some food, fun and solidarity with fellow Local 2 members from all over the DC, MD and VA area!
Local 2 will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, a few other sides and cold beverages.
ALCOHOL IS PROHIBITED IN THE PARK!
There will be organized game, but feel free to bring some of your own!
When: Saturday, August 26, 2017
12 Noon – 4:00PM
Cost: FREE for OPEIU, Local 2 members, family and friends
Where: Rock Creek Park | Lot #13 | Washington, DC
(Lot is located near the Nature Center. GPS Address is 5200 Glover Road, NW, Washington, DC)
Local 2 will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, a few other sides and cold beverages.
ALCOHOL IS PROHIBITED IN THE PARK!
There will be organized game, but feel free to bring some of your own!
When: Saturday, August 26, 2017
12 Noon – 4:00PM
Cost: FREE for OPEIU, Local 2 members, family and friends
Where: Rock Creek Park | Lot #13 | Washington, DC
(Lot is located near the Nature Center. GPS Address is 5200 Glover Road, NW, Washington, DC)
Quarterly Membership Meeting
The 3rd Quarterly Membership Meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 5:30 pm at the Capital Hilton Hotel, in accordance to Article IV, Section 1 of the OPEIU Local 2 Constitution.
And Then There Were Two Positions
May 9, 2017
OPEIU Local 2 is now seeking qualified applicants to fill two Staff Representative positions with the Local Union.
Among the responsibilities of this position are the negotiation and renegotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreements, representing members in grievance and arbitration hearings, and general organizing - both external organizing and internal organizing in shops already under contract with the Local.
Members interested in being considered for these positions should direct their application and resume to the Local Union office by Wednesday, May 17, 2017.
Send applications and resume to: Dan Dyer
OPEIU Local 2
8555 16th Street, Suite 550 Silver Spring, MD 20910
or email to: [email protected]
OPEIU Local 2 is now seeking qualified applicants to fill two Staff Representative positions with the Local Union.
Among the responsibilities of this position are the negotiation and renegotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreements, representing members in grievance and arbitration hearings, and general organizing - both external organizing and internal organizing in shops already under contract with the Local.
Members interested in being considered for these positions should direct their application and resume to the Local Union office by Wednesday, May 17, 2017.
Send applications and resume to: Dan Dyer
OPEIU Local 2
8555 16th Street, Suite 550 Silver Spring, MD 20910
or email to: [email protected]
Employment Opportunity at Local 2
April 26, 2017
OPEIU Local 2 is seeking qualified applicants to fill a Staff Representative position with the Local Union.
Among the responsibilities of this position are the negotiation and renegotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreements, representing members in grievance and arbitration hearings, and general organizing - both external organizing and internal organizing in shops already under contract with the Local.
Candidates for this position should possess experience as a shop steward and extensive contract negotiating, servicing experience and a general familiarity with labor law and labor/management relations. Applicants should possess good communication and writing skills, the ability to relate to people, and the ability to perform general research. Some experience in organizing is preferred.
This is a salaried position and regularly requires evening and weekend work. Applicants must have a car and be able to travel in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia environs.
The Local Union provides comprehensive health and welfare coverage, participation in the OPEIU Pension Plan and a car allowance.
Members interested in being considered for this position should direct their application and resume to the Local Union office by Wednesday, May 17, 2017.
Send applications and resumé to:
Dan Dyer
OPEIU Local 2
8555 16th Street, Suite 550
Silver Spring, MD 20910
or email to: [email protected]
OPEIU Local 2 is seeking qualified applicants to fill a Staff Representative position with the Local Union.
Among the responsibilities of this position are the negotiation and renegotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreements, representing members in grievance and arbitration hearings, and general organizing - both external organizing and internal organizing in shops already under contract with the Local.
Candidates for this position should possess experience as a shop steward and extensive contract negotiating, servicing experience and a general familiarity with labor law and labor/management relations. Applicants should possess good communication and writing skills, the ability to relate to people, and the ability to perform general research. Some experience in organizing is preferred.
This is a salaried position and regularly requires evening and weekend work. Applicants must have a car and be able to travel in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia environs.
The Local Union provides comprehensive health and welfare coverage, participation in the OPEIU Pension Plan and a car allowance.
Members interested in being considered for this position should direct their application and resume to the Local Union office by Wednesday, May 17, 2017.
Send applications and resumé to:
Dan Dyer
OPEIU Local 2
8555 16th Street, Suite 550
Silver Spring, MD 20910
or email to: [email protected]
OPEIU Student Debt Reduction Program Now Accepting Applications
April 12, 2017
Applications are now being accepted for the OPEIU Student Reduction Program to help OPEIU members and associate members repay their student debt. The fund provides five awards of $2,500 each year to a member who has completed an associate or undergraduate degree and who can demonstrate they have at least $10,000 in student debt and their account is current. Application deadline is June 30, so apply today.
Click here for more information and application.
Applications are now being accepted for the OPEIU Student Reduction Program to help OPEIU members and associate members repay their student debt. The fund provides five awards of $2,500 each year to a member who has completed an associate or undergraduate degree and who can demonstrate they have at least $10,000 in student debt and their account is current. Application deadline is June 30, so apply today.
Click here for more information and application.
Passing of Local 2 Member: Alton Speight
April 7, 2017
Alton honorably served the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) for 17 years as a security guard, and was one of the original members of the security team who voted to select OPEIU Local 2 to represent the security guards at AFT. Members from different locations expressed their condolences, because they remembered his kindness on their visits to the AFT building/AFL-CIO Credit Union.
The funeral will be April 13, 2017 at Riverside Baptist Church, 9111 Oxon Hill Rd, Ft. Washington, MD 20744.
9:00am-10:00am viewing;
10:00am – 11:30am Funeral Service (at Riverside);
11:30am – 1:30pm Repass (at Riverside);
1:30pm leave to go to the burial site;
2:30pm Committal at Resurrection Cemetery – 800 Woodyard Rd, Clinton, MD 20735.
Alton honorably served the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) for 17 years as a security guard, and was one of the original members of the security team who voted to select OPEIU Local 2 to represent the security guards at AFT. Members from different locations expressed their condolences, because they remembered his kindness on their visits to the AFT building/AFL-CIO Credit Union.
The funeral will be April 13, 2017 at Riverside Baptist Church, 9111 Oxon Hill Rd, Ft. Washington, MD 20744.
9:00am-10:00am viewing;
10:00am – 11:30am Funeral Service (at Riverside);
11:30am – 1:30pm Repass (at Riverside);
1:30pm leave to go to the burial site;
2:30pm Committal at Resurrection Cemetery – 800 Woodyard Rd, Clinton, MD 20735.
Highlights from 2nd Qtr. Membership Meeting
April 7, 2017
The 2nd Quarter membership meeting held on Tuesday was full of membership engagement and solidarity. There were several highlights for our engaged union members:
The 2nd Quarter membership meeting held on Tuesday was full of membership engagement and solidarity. There were several highlights for our engaged union members:
- Special guest President emeritus of the Washington Metropolitan Council, AFL-CIO, Jos Williams, attended the meeting to speak on his long relationship with Local 2 and to install the newly and re-elected officers of Local 2.
- Many of the members and officers, male and female, attending the meeting responded to our request to wear red in support of equal pay for women.The Chair of the Women’s Committee shared information and statistics with everyone on the wage gap and Equal Pay Day’s for women of color.
- During the month of April, Autism Awareness Month, OPEIU Local 2 at AFGE will be collecting donations for the "One World Center for Autism" to ensure that financial assistance reaches the autism community and will have an immediate impact. If you would like to start a collection at your workplace or contribute please contact, Caniesha at [email protected] or contribute directly at the GoFundMe page.
"Light It Up Blue" for Autism Awareness
April 1, 2017
Join us in celebrating the 2017 World Autism Awareness Day next Monday, April 2nd, and National Autism Awareness Month. National Autism Awareness Month represents an excellent opportunity to promote autism awareness, inclusion and self-determination for all, and assure that each person with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is provided the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of life. We want to get one step closer to a society where those with ASDs are truly valued for their unique talents and gifts.
How you can "Light It Up Blue": Wear Blue - ask family, friends and coworkers to wear blue this Sunday, April 2nd (t-shirts, ties, scarves); Post Blue - Help make autism trend on social media. While you're wearing blue, don't forget to take a selfie and post it using #LightItUpBlue to be a part of the global autism acceptance movement. Turn your profile photo blue and post autism facts with #LightItUpBlue in your posts.
Join us in celebrating the 2017 World Autism Awareness Day next Monday, April 2nd, and National Autism Awareness Month. National Autism Awareness Month represents an excellent opportunity to promote autism awareness, inclusion and self-determination for all, and assure that each person with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is provided the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of life. We want to get one step closer to a society where those with ASDs are truly valued for their unique talents and gifts.
How you can "Light It Up Blue": Wear Blue - ask family, friends and coworkers to wear blue this Sunday, April 2nd (t-shirts, ties, scarves); Post Blue - Help make autism trend on social media. While you're wearing blue, don't forget to take a selfie and post it using #LightItUpBlue to be a part of the global autism acceptance movement. Turn your profile photo blue and post autism facts with #LightItUpBlue in your posts.
April 4 Membership Meeting
March 30, 2017
Local 2’s Quarterly Meeting, Tuesday, April 4th @ 6:00 P.M. -
The Captiol Hilton, 1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
Capital Hilton is located on 16th Street and K Street, in Northwest ,Washington, DC.
Nearest Metro Stations: Farragut North (Red Line), Farragut West (Blue & Orange Lines), and
McPherson Square (Blue & Orange Lines).
Local 2’s Quarterly Meeting, Tuesday, April 4th @ 6:00 P.M. -
The Captiol Hilton, 1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
Capital Hilton is located on 16th Street and K Street, in Northwest ,Washington, DC.
Nearest Metro Stations: Farragut North (Red Line), Farragut West (Blue & Orange Lines), and
McPherson Square (Blue & Orange Lines).
- Click here for meeting agenda
- Tuesday, April 4, is Equal Pay Day! If you are attending the quarterly meeting, please wear red so we can take a group picture showing our support for pay equality and to symbolize how far women are "in the red" with their pay!
Mark Your Calendar, Updates and More!
March 24, 2017
- Love Songs from the Liberation Wars a live, jazz opera production. Opening next week, March 30, 31 and April 1st at the Tommy Douglas Conference Center in Silver Spring, MD. This promise to be one you don't want to miss, as it will take you back to the 1940's era when the Tobacco Workers' struggled during the Jim Crow South. Directed by Elise Bryant and hosted by the Labor Heritage Foundation. Tickets are going fast so reserve them today!
- Local 2’s Next Stewards Forum, April 1, 2017 at 10 A.M. Location will be at the Local 2 Office – 8555 16th Street, Suite 550, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
- *PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN TIME* Local 2’s Quarterly Meeting, Tuesday, April 4th @ 6:00 P.M. Location will be the Capitol Hilton, 1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036.
- Equal Pay Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Wear RED on Equal Pay Day to symbolize how far women and minorities are "in the red" with their pay! This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. “While the gender wage gap has narrowed, it has not changed statistically in the last year, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Sept. 13, 2016. Based on the median earnings of all full-time, year-round workers in 2015, women now make 79.6 cents for every dollar men make, a change from 78.6 cents the previous year. Women’s earnings in 2015 were $40,742, while men’s were $51,212. Rounding off the figures shows women’s earnings now at 80 percent of men’s, compared to 79 percent last year.”
- Do you have a story suggestions, event announcements, campaign reports, Letters to the Editor and other material are welcome. Should be directed to: Editor: Alicia Nestor, [email protected]
- Lastly, remember to sign up for the OPEIU Local 2 e-newsletter and help spread the word by passing it along. If you received it from a friend, subscribe by emailing [email protected].
Racial Justice Brainstorming Meeting
March 17, 2017
The Local 2 Racial Justice Working Group met last week to welcome new members and plan the direction for the Local in 2017. The meeting included members from SEIU, AFT, APWU, WMATA and others. The group will focus on the unique challenges facing people of color and allies in the workplace and the labor movement, the impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement on the fight for collective change and how Local 2 can be a part of the discussion of racial justice in our shops.
There were a lot of new faces and great ideas exchanged. The group wanted to focus on holding different racial justice events, such as a special viewing of the movie "13; and developing material that will assist other shops in having difficult race conversation; and continue to include racial justice conversations at the OPEIU Local 2 Executive Board meetings. This active and highly motivated group wants to hold monthly meetings to continue planning and expanding on ideas.
Thanks to the support of the Local 2 leadership racial justice has become a priority for our union. If you would like to join us, please email Caniesha Washington at [email protected]. Keep your eyes open for the next meeting of the Racial Justice Working Group!
The Local 2 Racial Justice Working Group met last week to welcome new members and plan the direction for the Local in 2017. The meeting included members from SEIU, AFT, APWU, WMATA and others. The group will focus on the unique challenges facing people of color and allies in the workplace and the labor movement, the impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement on the fight for collective change and how Local 2 can be a part of the discussion of racial justice in our shops.
There were a lot of new faces and great ideas exchanged. The group wanted to focus on holding different racial justice events, such as a special viewing of the movie "13; and developing material that will assist other shops in having difficult race conversation; and continue to include racial justice conversations at the OPEIU Local 2 Executive Board meetings. This active and highly motivated group wants to hold monthly meetings to continue planning and expanding on ideas.
Thanks to the support of the Local 2 leadership racial justice has become a priority for our union. If you would like to join us, please email Caniesha Washington at [email protected]. Keep your eyes open for the next meeting of the Racial Justice Working Group!
Working Together, We're Stronger Together
March 3, 2017
Greetings Brothers and Sisters of Local 2:
Shop Steward Training: On Saturday, February 25, forty-six stewards attended the Local 2 Shop Steward training held at the American Federation of Teacher, located in Washington, D.C.
After teaching a brief section on how to investigate, write and file a grievance, I turned it over to OPEIU International President Richard Lanigan. The training was divided into two sections: the first dealing with discipline and discharge and the second on handling past practice. Our shop steward class was an all-day event from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., both topics where covered heavily in great detail.
It was clear to all in attendance, our International President Lanigan has spent a lot of time researching and refining the subjects’ matters. His deliverance during the class, was intuitive, he spoke in a way that was both instructive and entertaining. Out of the 46 stewards that were present at the start of the program, all but 1 where still engaged at the end. Reflects why I speak highly of our International President Richard Lanigan. Local 2 and I look forward to planning our next stewards training and will always welcome our OPEIU International President Richard Lanigan to future steward training at Local 2’s.
Negotiations in Progress: Contracts that are open and being negotiated include: International Union of Operating Engineers, WMATA, International Association of Fire Fighters, United Food and Commercial Workers, and the American Federation of Government Employees. The open contracts cover close to 1,300 Local 2 members. Contracts that have been recently completed and ratified by the membership include: the Fairfax Connector, Union Privilege, the National Football League Players Association and the D.C. Circulator.
Upcoming events include: The Local 2 next membership meeting is on Tuesday, April 4th, which will include the installation of the newly elected officers.
Dan Dyer,
President
OPEIU Local 2
Greetings Brothers and Sisters of Local 2:
Shop Steward Training: On Saturday, February 25, forty-six stewards attended the Local 2 Shop Steward training held at the American Federation of Teacher, located in Washington, D.C.
After teaching a brief section on how to investigate, write and file a grievance, I turned it over to OPEIU International President Richard Lanigan. The training was divided into two sections: the first dealing with discipline and discharge and the second on handling past practice. Our shop steward class was an all-day event from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., both topics where covered heavily in great detail.
It was clear to all in attendance, our International President Lanigan has spent a lot of time researching and refining the subjects’ matters. His deliverance during the class, was intuitive, he spoke in a way that was both instructive and entertaining. Out of the 46 stewards that were present at the start of the program, all but 1 where still engaged at the end. Reflects why I speak highly of our International President Richard Lanigan. Local 2 and I look forward to planning our next stewards training and will always welcome our OPEIU International President Richard Lanigan to future steward training at Local 2’s.
Negotiations in Progress: Contracts that are open and being negotiated include: International Union of Operating Engineers, WMATA, International Association of Fire Fighters, United Food and Commercial Workers, and the American Federation of Government Employees. The open contracts cover close to 1,300 Local 2 members. Contracts that have been recently completed and ratified by the membership include: the Fairfax Connector, Union Privilege, the National Football League Players Association and the D.C. Circulator.
Upcoming events include: The Local 2 next membership meeting is on Tuesday, April 4th, which will include the installation of the newly elected officers.
Dan Dyer,
President
OPEIU Local 2
Stewards Training, What's That All About?
Did you know that every shop steward job plays a critical role in the union and at Local 2. The shop steward's job is a vital key for every bargaining unit’s success!
Did you know a must have ‘tool’ for a great shop steward is being able to communicate with the shop members, as well as with OPEIU Local 2 officers and staff. OPEIU Local 2 and our members have devised various methods of maintaining and protecting our Union environment. Some shops have regularly scheduled meetings, or quarterly. Other shops communicate via a shop newsletter and/or personal e-mails. Remember, every shop steward must maintain communication at all levels.
Did you know, twice a year OPEIU Local 2 conducts steward training for the membership. Local 2’s steward training is an all-day affair (lunch provided). Starts with an orientation –followed up with training on matters such as how to solve problems in your shops first hand. How to file a grievance and what does the term ‘just cause’ have to do with it!
Wrapping up with why, your role as the shop steward purpose is serving the membership, as the on-site representatives of OPEIU Local 2.
Next Steward's Training: Sat., February 25, 2017, 9 AM - 5 PM
Location: American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
Address: 555 New Jersey Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20001
Nearest Metro: Union Station & Metered Street Parking Is Available
Did you know a must have ‘tool’ for a great shop steward is being able to communicate with the shop members, as well as with OPEIU Local 2 officers and staff. OPEIU Local 2 and our members have devised various methods of maintaining and protecting our Union environment. Some shops have regularly scheduled meetings, or quarterly. Other shops communicate via a shop newsletter and/or personal e-mails. Remember, every shop steward must maintain communication at all levels.
Did you know, twice a year OPEIU Local 2 conducts steward training for the membership. Local 2’s steward training is an all-day affair (lunch provided). Starts with an orientation –followed up with training on matters such as how to solve problems in your shops first hand. How to file a grievance and what does the term ‘just cause’ have to do with it!
Wrapping up with why, your role as the shop steward purpose is serving the membership, as the on-site representatives of OPEIU Local 2.
Next Steward's Training: Sat., February 25, 2017, 9 AM - 5 PM
Location: American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
Address: 555 New Jersey Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20001
Nearest Metro: Union Station & Metered Street Parking Is Available
Message from Local 2 Election Committee
The mail ballot vote count was conducted last night, and here are the winning candidates:
President -
Dan Dyer
Executive Board:
Ann Bartley
Teri Brady
Michelle Forrester
Rian Howard
Brenda Jones
Audrey King
Hugo Lopez
Rose Meushaw
Alicia Nestor
Vonda Oliver
Erin Radford
Marcia Reid
Robert Reid
Tangela Smallwood
Ian Stublarec
Metro Washington Labor Council Delegate:
Dan Dyer
Alex Feltham
Brenda Jones
Sonia Mistry
Jason Roe
Michael Spiller
Eric Starin
Ian Stublarec
As you recall, the other positions were elected by acclamation at the Quarterly Meeting January 3, 2017.
Thank you to the elections committee members who came out for the count last night. If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanks!
Kathleen McKirchy, Elections Committee Chair
President -
Dan Dyer
Executive Board:
Ann Bartley
Teri Brady
Michelle Forrester
Rian Howard
Brenda Jones
Audrey King
Hugo Lopez
Rose Meushaw
Alicia Nestor
Vonda Oliver
Erin Radford
Marcia Reid
Robert Reid
Tangela Smallwood
Ian Stublarec
Metro Washington Labor Council Delegate:
Dan Dyer
Alex Feltham
Brenda Jones
Sonia Mistry
Jason Roe
Michael Spiller
Eric Starin
Ian Stublarec
As you recall, the other positions were elected by acclamation at the Quarterly Meeting January 3, 2017.
Thank you to the elections committee members who came out for the count last night. If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanks!
Kathleen McKirchy, Elections Committee Chair
OPEIU Local 2 Members at AFGE Pickets AFGE's Legislative Conference
Thursday, February 9, 2017
60 OPEIU Local 2 members stood up to American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) management after their anti-union bargaining team tried to impose contract language that would remove the workers' right to a weekend, gut the grievance procedure, limit the union’s ability to represent their members and give management the right to unilaterally extend probationary periods. They are also refusing to meaningfully bargain over paid parental leave, outsourcing of union work, and rising health care costs.
AFGE members joined OPEIU Local 2 activists from AFGE, AFT, Teamsters, Solidarity Center, SEIU, and IBEW in the protest. The support from AFGE members for the AFGE staff was amazing. They rallied, marched and chanted in a true show of solidarity.
OPEIU is fighting for a fair contract and is demanding that AFGE negotiate a fair deal for their staff.
60 OPEIU Local 2 members stood up to American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) management after their anti-union bargaining team tried to impose contract language that would remove the workers' right to a weekend, gut the grievance procedure, limit the union’s ability to represent their members and give management the right to unilaterally extend probationary periods. They are also refusing to meaningfully bargain over paid parental leave, outsourcing of union work, and rising health care costs.
AFGE members joined OPEIU Local 2 activists from AFGE, AFT, Teamsters, Solidarity Center, SEIU, and IBEW in the protest. The support from AFGE members for the AFGE staff was amazing. They rallied, marched and chanted in a true show of solidarity.
OPEIU is fighting for a fair contract and is demanding that AFGE negotiate a fair deal for their staff.