Employees at DC SAFE overwhelmingly moved to form a union with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 2 on Friday, October 30, 2020 by filing for an election with the National Labor Relations Board. DC SAFE is Washington, DC’s foremost resource for victims of domestic violence - as the District’s only 24/7 domestic violence crisis intervention agency. ​

​Join your union siblings for a fun night of trivia! In honor of LGBTQIA+ History month OPEIU Local 2 is hosting a night of trivia. This is a great opportunity to connect with other Local 2 members, test your knowledge and learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community. OPEIU Local 2 LGBTQIA+ Committee Chair Chelsea Bland will lead us in an hour of trivia and the winner will receive a prize! Everyone is welcome to join! Don't worry if you don't know much about LGBTQIA+ history! This will be a fun, light-hearted game night with an opportunity to learn something new.

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020
Time: 6:00 pm ET
RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/DmsxmSZzqYdhcTMk6 
Platform: A Google Meet link will be sent to all those that RSVP!

Employees at the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)’s national office unanimously decided to form a union with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 2 on Friday, October 2, 2020. By taking this step, staff are seeking to live the values of APALA and enable the organization to better protect and advance workers’ rights within the labor movement and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
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An open letter from frontline members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Unions: We are dedicated Kaiser Permanente employees who are committed to making sure our patients receive safe, quality, compassionate care during the pandemic. As healthcare workers, we have always been essential, but now we have become absolutely critical to our nation’s response to the health crisis, and we take deep pride in our jobs.

These have been severely trying times as we have risked our lives and the lives of our families to come to work every day. We disinfect our facilities, process COVID-19 tests, take vital signs, administer respiratory treatments, fill prescriptions and do everything else to care for our patients.

OPEIU mourns the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. For decades, Justice Ginsburg played a pivotal role in expanding the rights of working people, women and all those without a voice in the nation she recognized as tipped in favor of the already wealthy and powerful. Her lifetime of work will continue to serve as inspiration for us all, especially young women and men who rightly considered her a role model and inspiration.​

Save the date! Join the Women's Committee on October 8 at 6:30 PM for a discussion on prevention and awareness around breast cancer and domestic violence. Register to receive the Zoom link here. 

Register by mid-January, and you can complete your Bachelor's degree for free -- join this webinar on September 22 from 3-4 PM to learn more! ​Register here. 

After weeks of negotiations, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions (of which OPEIU is a member) successfully negotiated for the reinstatement of the childcare benefit, effective August 17 through December 19, 2020. The childcare benefit, originally set to expire in June 2020, has supported over 21,000 Coalition households as workers fight on the frontline of the pandemic. 

More than $1.5 trillion in federal funding is allocated yearly to communities for schools, roads, and hospitals. #GetCounted in the 2020 Census because it’s critical for your family and your community. Take the Census at www.my2020census.gov! #AAPI2020 #CountUsIn ​