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6/9/2022

Life Without Stress: Women's Committee Session on June 23

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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!

3/1/2022

Register Now! Join our Women's Committee on March 10th for an Event Celebrating Women's History Month

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Join our Women's Committee on Thursday, March 10th at 6:30 PM for a “A Conversation with Women Labor Leaders!" We'll be speaking with two powerhouse women leaders about building power in the labor movement.

​Register here to receive the Zoom link in advance.
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2/11/2022

OPEIU Local 2 is Proud to Celebrate Black History Month


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This Black History Month we join together as a union to reflect, honor and uplift the voices of Black working families. As part of our celebration of Black History Month we invite you to take part our Black History Month trivia game! Together we will learn about past, present, and future Black labor leaders, community activists and cultural icons.

Are you ready to test your knowledge? Click the image below to begin our self-paced Black History Month trivia game!

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5/18/2021

Get to Know OPEIU Local 2’s LGBTQIA+ Committee!


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Did you know that OPEIU Local 2 has a committee specifically focused on issues impacting workers that identify within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other gender and sexual orientation expansive communities?
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OPEIU Local 2’s LGBTQIA+ Committee was rebooted a few years ago and looks to continue its work within the Local. Union members who care about these issues or who are just looking for other LGBTQIA+ folx to chat with within the Local are encouraged to reach out to committee chair, Chelsea Bland, to learn more about how to get involved. Read more below!

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1/19/2021

Shop Steward Virtual Education Forum - Join us on Feb. 17!


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Join the Education Committee on February 17 at 5:30 PM EST for our Local 2 Shop Stewards Education Forum. Being a shop steward isn't an easy job, but it's only with the support of stewards that unions can flourish.

This forum will be an opportunity to learn from other shop stewards, share problems you've encountered and offer potential solutions, with input from your peer shop stewards and Local 2 staff representatives. The Forum will be held via Zoom - make sure to register at the link below! 
Register Here!

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1/5/2021

Join Next Week's Education Committee Meeting!


Join the Education Committee for next week's meeting on Jan 13, 2021  at 6 PM. Please pre-register by clicking the link below! The Education Committee assists in establishing orientation and education programs for new members, helps plan shop stewards' training, develops methods of stimulating membership participation in trade union educational programs.
Register Here

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12/19/2020

Financial Wellness: Women’s Committee  Learning and Sharing Session.


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​Register now! Join the Women's Committee for a discussion on Financial Wellness on January 28, 2021 at 6:30 PM, featuring financial experts from the AFL-CIO Credit Union. Register here (click link). 

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10/6/2020

LGBTQIA+ Trivia Night!


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​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!

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8/19/2020

Join the Women's Committee First Virtual Learning Session: Parenting During COVID


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The Women's Committee would like to invite you to our first Virtual Learning and Sharing Session, entitled “Parenting During COVID” on August 26 at 6:30 PM. Please see the attached flyer for more information on how to register and participate in this event. Be sure to spread the word to other members of OPEIU Local 2 as we seek to build a stronger union. Register here. 
 

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10/1/2018

2018-2019 School Year: School Supply Drive


Read more about this year's school supply drive, spearheaded by our Education Committee. 

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1/1/2018

​President's Report: 2017 Summary & 2018 Plans


Looking ahead, 2018 looks to be a very challenging year. The United States Supreme Court will soon decide the case known as Janus vs AFSCME, which could affect the entire labor movement. Combining this with a White House and Congress controlled by a very conservative Republican party, Labor will have to fight to survive. Local 2 has prepared with a combination of shop steward training, organizing, and improved communications with our members.​

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8/24/2017

Local 2 Education Committee 2017 Fall Kick-Off!​


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. Learn more about how YOU can help!

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3/23/2017

Racial Justice Brainstorming Meeting


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.

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