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November 18, 2024 at 5:04 PM

Join the OPEIU Cyber Wellness Webinar Tuesday, Dec. 3

Protect Yourself from Cyber Security Threats Join the OPEIU Cyber Wellness Webinar Tuesday, Dec. 3 | 3 pm ET/Noon PT 2024 is on track to be the worst year for data breaches, scams and fraud. Join this webinar to learn how to: Activat…

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November 11, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Honoring Our Veterans

OPEIU proudly honors the contributions of our nation’s veterans today, tomorrow and every day.    More than 1.6 million active union members are military veterans. Many are members of the Union Veterans Council, an AFL-CIO constituency group devoted to impr…

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November 5, 2024 at 4:01 PM

It's Election Day! Need Help Finding Your Polling Place? 

Need Help Finding Your Polling Place?  Let’s elect pro-worker candidates  All across the country, working people are heading to the polls to cast their votes for pro-worker candidates up and down the ballot. Don't know where your polling place is…

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October 22, 2024 at 3:26 PM

Avoid the Lines! Early Voting has Started in Many States

Avoid the Lines! Make your plan to vote early or on Nov. 5 In many states, working people are already casting their ballots early and making their voice heard. Visit vote.org to see if early voting has begun in your state and make your plan to vo…

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October 17, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Have You Made Your Plan to Vote?

Across the country, working people are preparing to head to the polls to cast their ballots for pro-worker candidates. Have you made a plan to vote yet? Visit vote.org to find your polling place and decide whether you’re voting early or on Nov. 5. …

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September 30, 2024 at 1:54 PM

Read the OPEIU Connect Fall 2024 Issue Online

Read the OPEIU Connect Fall 2024 Issue Online! Your union magazine, OPEIU Connect, is available now to read in both English and Spanish by visiting opeiu.org Click here?to read exciting news about your union and your f…

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September 17, 2024 at 4:27 PM

Are you registered to vote?

Are you registered to vote? Today, is National Voter Registration Day. With so much at stake, it has never been more important to register to vote, make a plan to vote and then VOTE, either by mail or in person. Visit betterinaunion.org/register to see if you're reg…

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September 2, 2024 at 2:16 PM

🎉OPEIU Members: Celebrate Labor Day with Union Plus! 🎉

Celebrate Labor Day with Union Plus! Join Union Plus on Labor Day as they award $250K in cash and prizes to some deserving union members! Will you be one of the lucky ones? There's only one way to find out! Celebration Details: Date: Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 Tim…

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August 31, 2024 at 2:03 PM

Happy Labor Day from Your Union ✊

This Labor Day, we’re reflecting on the incredible courageousness, righteousness and power of workers coming together in union.   Despite lopsided labor laws, more than a quarter-million working people joined a union last year to have a say over their wages…

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August 19, 2024 at 2:03 PM

OPEIU Members: LAST CHANCE to Win $50,000

LAST CHANCE to Win $50,000  Don’t miss this chance!Our good friends at Union Plus are running their Unions Power America Sweepstakes right now – with a $50,000 Grand Prize – and this is your LAST CHANCE to enter before the deadline on August 21! Enter now for yo…

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August 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM

OPEIU Members: Enter Now for a Chance to Win $50K!

Enter Now for a Chance to Win $50K! Hi – just a reminder that Union Plus is hosting their Unions Power America Sweepstakes right now, with the Grand Prize of $50,000 plus a four-night stay at the 🌺 Casa de Campo Resort & Villas in the Dominican Republic. PLU…

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July 31, 2024 at 2:03 PM

OPEIU Members: The Unions Power America Sweepstakes is Back!

The Unions Power America Sweepstakes is Back! Our friends at Union Plus aren’t done thanking union members just yet! The Unions Power America Sweepstakes is back with a Grand Prize of $50,000 plus a four-night stay at the gorgeous 🌺 Casa de Campo Resort & V…

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July 29, 2024 at 2:03 PM

Last Chance to Pack Your Bag with $50K and Head to Spain!

Last Chance to Pack Your Bag with $50K and Head to Spain! Unions Power America, sponsored by our friends at Union Plus, is sending a rock-star 🌟 union member packing – to Spain – with $50K in their pocket! First and second prizes are pretty sweet too: Grand Priz…

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July 19, 2024 at 1:49 PM

The Unions Power America Contest is Back with Life-Changing Prizes!

The Unions Power America Contest is Back with Life-Changing Prizes! The annual “thank you” from Union Plus to union standouts will blow your socks off! The Unions Power America Contest is back with your chance to win the “thank you” of a lifetime – $50,000 plus…

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July 10, 2024 at 1:50 PM

📣 Unions Power America is back with $50K and a trip to Spain!

📣 Unions Power America is back with $50K and a trip to Spain! Unions Power America returns with the “thank you” of a lifetime – $50,000 plus a bucket-list trip to Spain, courtesy of Collette! Enter a stand-out union member you know (or yourself) and they could …

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July 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Happy Independence Day

To Our OPEIU Family: We hope you have a safe, relaxing and happy Fourth of July. As we celebrate this holiday with our loved ones, we're reminded of millions of our nonunion siblings working today — and the millions who have 0 paid days off in the world's w…

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June 19, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Celebrating Liberation

Juneteenth is observed each year on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.    On June 19, 1865, the Union Army announced to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, that they were free — more than two years after President Lincoln deli…

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June 1, 2024 at 2:05 PM

Celebrating Pride Month 🌈

OPEIU is proud to honor and celebrate Pride Month!?During Pride, OPEIU celebrates the many contributions of LGBTQIA+ people in our union, workplaces and communities. Visit prideatwork.org,?a constituency group of the AFL-CIO, which organizes mutu…

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May 24, 2024 at 5:51 PM

Honoring Those Who Died in Service to Their Country

This Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. OPEIU wishes you and your loved ones a reflective and restful Memorial Day weekend.?   …

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May 21, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Read Online the OPEIU Connect, Summer 2024 Issue

Read Online the OPEIU Connect, Summer 2024 Issue! Your union magazine, OPEIU Connect, is available now to read in both English and Spanish by visiting opeiu.org. Click here?to read the OPEIU Connect, Summer 2024 issue,…

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May 2, 2024 at 4:12 PM

Send Your Child to OPEIU Camp this Summer

Send Your Child to OPEIU Camp this Summer Apply now for the OPEIU 2024 Romeo Corbeil/Gilles Beauregard Scholarship Fund Summer Camp. Deadline extended to May 31!? For the first time since the pandemic began, OPEIU's Romeo Corbeil/Gilles…

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May 1, 2024 at 2:21 PM

Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month

This month, we honor the contributions, cultures, histories and heritage of our AAPI siblings! AAPI Heritage Month is a celebratory reminder of AAPI workers’ countless contributions, past and present.   …

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March 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM

2024 OPEIU Scholarships Deadline is March 29!

?2024 OPEIU Scholarships Deadline is March 29! Applications for the 2024 OPEIU educational scholarships are due by March 29. All members are encouraged to apply. Full details, rules and applications can be found at OPEIU.org unde…

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March 14, 2024 at 6:40 PM

Read the OPEIU Connect Online!

Read the OPEIU Connect Online! Your union magazine, OPEIU Connect, is available now to read in both English and Spanish by visiting opeiu.org. Click here?to read exciting news about your union and to discover more abou…

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January 15, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy

Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy Today we reflect on the life and lasting legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.   Dr. King actively worked to bridge the modern civil rights and labor movements that shared, he said, "a unity of purpose."…

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December 31, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Happy New Year from OPEIU!

As we reflect on the past year and celebrate the new one, we look forward to continuing to build power at work and in our communities, bringing the benefits of union membership to more working families. ? Have a safe, happy and joyful New Year! ? Team OPEIU…

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December 22, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Happy Holidays from OPEIU!

  Visit us at www.opeiu.org 80 Eighth Avenue, Suite 201, NY, NY 10011 Text OPEIU to 844-240-4114 to join our Member Action Team. (Message and data rates may apply.) The OPEIU app is available for free download for iOs devices…

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December 11, 2023 at 4:01 PM

OPEIU New Account-Based Benefit Coming Soon!

OPEIU New Account-Based Benefit Coming Soon! Learn more about OPEIU’s new Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) benefit at a briefing Jan. 24, 2024, at 6 pm ET. Register here. The OPEIU Benefit Fund has established a bra…

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November 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Happy Thanksgiving!

As we celebrate, we give thanks to OPEIU members for their important work over the past year. From the bargaining table to the Thanksgiving table, OPEIU is proud to call you family. Wishing you and your loved ones a relaxing and happy Thanksgiving! Visit us …

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November 10, 2023 at 3:04 PM

Honoring Our Veterans

OPEIU proudly honors the contributions of our nation’s veterans today, tomorrow and every day. More than 1.6 million active union members are military veterans. Many are members of the Union Veterans Council, an AFL-CIO constituency group devoted to improving the lives of ve…

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November 7, 2023 at 2:01 PM

TODAY IS ELECTION DAY

Today is Election Day! Need help locating your polling place? Visit vote.org’s polling place locator to find your location and make sure your voice is heard. Visit us at www.opeiu.org 80 Eighth Avenue, Suite 201, N.Y., N.Y. 10011 Text OPEIU to 844-240-4114 to join o…

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October 30, 2023 at 8:53 PM

Early Voting has Begun!

Early voting has begun in many states! Early voting is a convenient, safe and effective way to ensure your voice is heard at the polls. Visit vote.org to find all the information you need to vote in your state before the polls close on Nov. 7! -Team OPEIU Visit us at www.…

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October 9, 2023 at 5:12 PM

OPEIU Members: Accelerate Your Bachelor’s Degree!

OPEIU Members May Accelerate Their Bachelor’s Degree by Adding a FREE Stackable Certificate! Through the OPEIU Discount College Benefit, OPEIU members and their families can earn professional certificates, at NO additional cost to their discounted tuition: IT Su…

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September 11, 2023 at 5:24 PM

Your OPEIU Discount College Benefit Just Got Better: Nursing, Digital Marketing, Hospitality and MORE DEGREE PROGRAMS ADDED

New Degree Programs Added to Your OPEIU Discount College Benefit! NOW AVAILABLE: Southeastern University’s Affordable Online Degree Programs in Nursing, Digital Marketing, Hospitality, Ministry, Global Education and More! More schools and online program options tha…

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September 1, 2023 at 8:03 PM

Happy Labor Day Weekend from OPEIU

This Labor Day weekend, we’re reflecting on the unprecedented opportunities and challenges faced by workers and their unions. Across generations, unions remain widely popular, with majorities in every age bracket reporting they’d sign a union card. Workers across industries –…

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July 25, 2023 at 5:04 PM

Announcing OPEIU’s New Discount College Benefit

Dear OPEIU Members and Family: Here is an update on recent developments regarding the OPEIU Free College Benefit, as well as introduction to an exciting opportunity for our union members and their families. We understand there has been uncertainty surrounding the Free Colleg…

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July 4, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Happy Independence Day

To Our OPEIU Family: We hope you have a safe, relaxing and happy Fourth of July. As we celebrate this holiday with our loved ones, we're reminded of millions of our nonunion siblings working today — and the millions who have 0 days off in the world's wealthiest nation. The po…

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June 19, 2023 at 2:02 PM

Celebrating Juneteenth

Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, is a day of profound meaning to Black workers, as it should be to all working people who enjoy and defend the freedom to live our own lives, speak with our own voices and enjoy the fruits of our labor. The labor movement knows fi…

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May 26, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Memorial Day: Honoring Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

This weekend, we honor all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Memorial Day, which began in the years following the U.S. Civil War, is a solemn day that remembers those killed in action while in uniform. OPEIU wishes you and your loved ones a reflective a…

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May 1, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Happy May Day

Happy May Day Working people across the world are gathering today to celebrate all we’ve won and to commemorate the struggles that came before us. May Day also serves as a reminder of all we have left to win — and that the path to get there runs directly through our nation…

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April 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Honoring Workers’ Memorial Day

“Mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living” – Mother Jones Honoring Workers’ Memorial Day Today, we honor the hundreds of thousands of workers who have needlessly lost their lives through preventable workplace hazards or occupational diseases. More than 5,000 w…

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April 26, 2023 at 4:42 PM

Happy Administrative Professionals’ Day!

Today is Administrative Professionals’ Day. Happy Administrative Professionals’ Day! Each year, on the last Wednesday of April, OPEIU celebrates Administrative Professionals’ Day. Secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists and other administrative support pro…

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March 8, 2023 at 4:54 PM

Celebrating International Women's Day

Celebrating International Women's Day March 8 is International Women’s Day! We are proud to spotlight Frances Avnet, a longtime steward and trustee of OPEIU Local 153. On the intersection of women’s rights and workers’ rights, she said: “It has been very exciting to see how ou…

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February 28, 2023 at 8:20 PM

Protect Working People. Pass the PRO Act.

Protect Working People. Pass the PRO Act. OPEIU joins Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Reps. Bobby Scott (Va.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) in their call to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Will you protect working people and support the PRO Act? Add Your Na…

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January 27, 2023 at 9:43 PM

2023 OPEIU Scholarships Now Available

2023 OPEIU Scholarships Now Available Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 OPEIU educational scholarships, and all members are encouraged to apply. Full details, rules and applications can be found at OPEIU.org under the Member Resources tab, as well as on …

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January 16, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision Today we reflect on the life and lasting legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A fighter for racial, economic and social justice, Dr. King lived his life in pursuit of a more just world. He believed organized labor was a key drive…

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December 19, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Happy Holidays!

Visit us at www.opeiu.org 80 Eighth Avenue, Suite 201, N.Y., N.Y. 10011 Text OPEIU to 844-240-4114 to join our Member Action Team. (Message and data rates may apply.) The OPEIU app is available for free download for iOs devices on the App Store and for Android devic…

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December 7, 2022 at 6:51 PM

TELL YOUR SENATORS: FULLY FUND THE NLRB

Funding for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has stayed flat since 2014 — an effective decrease of 25 percent when accounting for inflation. The agency's $94 million budgetary shortfall is severely impacting the NLRB's ability to conduct its important work to protect w…

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December 1, 2022 at 9:13 PM

The 2022 Made in America Holiday Gift Guide

Our union siblings at the United Steelworkers partnered with the Alliance for American Manufacturing to create the 2022 Made in America Holiday Gift Guide! Buying union-made products produced in the U.S. helps strengthen local economies and plays a role in keeping good-paying …

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November 30, 2022 at 6:18 PM

Tell Your Senators: Pregnant Workers Deserve Protections, Too

Tell Your Senators: Pregnant Workers Deserve Protections, Too Pregnant workers are often discriminated and retaliated against when asking for reasonable and necessary workplace accommodations. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would change that by creating a clear…

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