KAISER:  WE ARE READY TO STRIKE!
The results are in - An overwhelming 98% voted YES to an Unfair Labor Practice strike.
 
OPEIU Local 2 members at Kaiser Permanente have made their voices heard.  We will take action if Kaiser Permanente does not come to the bargaining table to properly address our priorities - including staffing, patient care, and a consistent national wage increase to reward and retain our healthcare workers.  ​

Local 2 members at SEIU & SEIU Benefit Funds have been working under an expired contract since August 31, 2022. It's past due for SEIU & SEIU Benefit Funds leadership to stop the corporate delay tactics, respect its unionized workers, and bargain a fair contract in good faith. It's time for SEIU to invest in union jobs and show the world that #UnionsForAll starts at home!

Please join us for a rally at 1800 Massachusetts Ave, NW & march to Dupont Circle on August 31 @ 12:30 pm.
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Please remember to follow for updates on social media https://linktr.ee/seiustaffunion and tell SEIU you expect more from leaders in the labor movement!

OPEIU Local 2 is proud to receive the Gold Organizing Award at the 2023 OPEIU Convention in Philadelphia, PA, for our  organizing efforts in nonprofits and other industries across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. 

Each year, OPEIU recognizes local unions across the country for their organizing achievements. Congratulations to ITPEU/OPEIU Local 4873 in Savannah, GA for receiving the Silver Organizing Award, to Local 174 in Burbank, CA for receiving the Bronze Organizing Award, and a special congratulations to Local 153 in New York for receiving the 2022 Henderson B. Douglas Award, which is awarded to the local union who organizes the most people into their local or the International that year. Local 2 previously won the Henderson B. Douglas Award in 2018. 

A series of short rallies will be held between 8:15am - 8:45am Monday - Wednesday, February 6th - 8th, 2023 to support newly unionized workers at Defenders of Wildlife as the NLRB complaint goes to trial that week.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a broad complaint after finding that Defenders of Wildlife:

• Wrongfully terminated Erica Prather, a key organizer of the 2021 unionizing effort

• Improperly engaged in “direct dealing” with staff
• Failed to provide the Union information necessary for bargaining

After a year of bargaining, management has come to ZERO agreements on contract provisions, continues to engage in ULPs, and has proposed severe restrictions on the unionized staff that would leave them with fewer rights than they would have without a contract.
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Come and show your support! 

Join us Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 6 PM on Zoom for the  OPEIU Local 2 Women's Committee's informative presentation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Register here!

Register now for the upcoming Quarterly Membership Meeting on October 4, 2022 at 5:30 PM ET. You must pre-register for the meeting on Zoom to receive the link. Click here to register!
The deadline to register is October 3rd at 5 PM ET. Please be sure to register using your PERSONAL EMAIL. 
​We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Register now for the upcoming quarterly membership meeting on July 5, 2022 at 5:30 PM ET. ​ Click this link to register for the meeting on Zoom. Registration is required to receive the meeting link. 
 
So that meeting minutes can be sent out in a timely manner, the registration deadline is July 5th at 10 AM ET. Please be sure to register with your PERSONAL EMAIL - we cannot send minutes to work email addresses. We are looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

Join us on Thursday, June 23 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM ET to discuss navigating unavoidable stressors in life with practicable tools from OPEIU Local 2 Shop Steward Nalishha Mehta—a skilled educator on meditation for activists, workers, and leaders. Register here!

Join our union brothers, sisters, and siblings at the Red Cross as they work toward a fair contract. A rally of all 10 Red Cross unions, including OPEIU, will convene from 11:30 - 1 PM ET on Wednesday, May 11. Turn out to support! RSVP to OPEIU Local 2 Organizer Kelly Russo at krusso@opeiu-local2.org. 

Thinking of buying a house, saving for a much needed vacation, or finally ready to purchase that new car? Join the Local 2 Women's Committee on May 5 at 6:30 PM for a forum on "Building Credit for the Big Purchase"! Financial experts from the
AFL-CIO Credit Union will join us to discuss how to build credit for big purchases.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMufuiuqDkoGtNBd-aRFTWfH-IVOvh7ID7y
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