NEW: I interviewed 3 workers at the International Rescue Committee who've been organizing with the @opeiu.org for better workplace conditions. They spoke about how the union has been all the more important to protect their immigrant co-workers and clients. saminthecan.substack.com/p/unionized-...

More than 12,000 Starbucks baristas have unionized more than 600 stores with @sbworkersunited.org, but Starbucks is refusing to meet them at the bargaining table. Support their fight for a fair first contract by pledging not to cross the picket line if they strike. ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇

An OPEIU member since 1989, Lupe Valles, president and business manager of OPEIU Local 174, has spent her entire career helping working people realize their own power.

Every union starts with a single conversation. www.opeiu.org/needaunion.a...

Congratulations to OPEIU Local 100 member Elijah Saleem, who was awarded second place in Union Plus' Hometown Hero Contest for his bravery and life-saving actions as a bus operator. Hear his story! ↓ ↓ ↓ #UnionStrong

This #LaborDay, we’re reflecting on the strength and solidarity union members have shown throughout the past year. Despite lopsided labor laws, an anti-union administration and a rollback of rights, workers across the country are forming unions with OPEIU and winning the contracts they deserve.

Congrats to the employees at Pathfinders Milwaukee who are joining together in union with @opeiu.org! milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/20...

Unions help build stronger workplaces, stronger communities and a stronger democracy. Workers in high union density states earn a whopping $12,000 more than their counterparts in low union density states. That's the union difference.

Congratulations to the roughly 350 social workers, community organizers, desk clerks, and other employees of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation forming a union with @opeiu.org! www.kqed.org/news/1205189...

We are fed up with: 🙅‍♀️ Low wages 🙅‍♀️ No paid time off 🙅‍♀️ Unaffordable healthcare That’s why we’re joining VA workers across America today to stand #UnionStrongForVets! If you believe an attack on veterans is an attack on us all, take action:

Millions of people across seven states rely on low-cost energy from the Tennessee Valley Authority to make ends meet. Privatizing the public utility would enrich a handful of billionaires—at everyone else’s expense. Tell your senators: HANDS OFF THE TVA! ➡️ form.jotform.com/252243876137...

NEW: The Chester County Medical Society has entered into an affiliation agreement with OPEIU, bringing scores of Pennsylvania physicians into the labor movement. “A paradigm shift was necessary,” said CCMS president Dr. David Bobman. Read more here: www.opeiu.org/Home/Newsand...

TNDC workers are unionizing with OPEIU Local 19! We demand a Neutrality & Card Check Agreement so we can organize free from intimidation & win a strong first contract. ✊🏽 Stand with us → share and tell TNDC to respect workers’ rights! #TNDCWorkersUnion #UnionStrong

Join us in standing with @demosorg.bsky.social employees who are forming a union with @opeiu.org by telling Demos management to recognize their staff union in a fair and timely manner. actionnetwork.org/petitions/so...

President Trump knows his support is wavering. That’s why he’s working with Gov. Abbott to change the rules. OPEIU stands in solidarity with Texas unions and allies in their fight to stop this cynical power grab.

The Summer 2025 issue of OPEIU Connect, your union's official magazine, is now available in English and Spanish on our website! Visit opeiu.org to read today:

The AFL-CIO’s annual Executive Paywatch report is here, showing CEOs made a staggering 285 times what the average worker makes. The average CEO took home a $1.24 million raise last year while working families struggled to make ends meet. aflcio.org/paywatch

Solidarity with OPEIU Local 40 nurses at McLaren Macomb fighting for safe staffing ratios! ✊✊✊ Thank you to Sen. Bernie Sanders (@sanders.senate.gov) for highlighting their fight and for your consistent commitment to fighting for working people.

Congress has the bipartisan votes it needs to overturn the president’s union-busting executive order. Tell every member of Congress to sign the discharge petition to get this bill to a vote! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

🚨 The White House is one step away from clawing back approved funds for public media, putting free local programming and good jobs across the country at risk. Tell your Senators to vote NO on rescinding public media funding! Call 202-224-3121.

Senators have one final chance to stop these cuts to Medicaid, SNAP food assistance, federal workers’ paychecks and AI safety protections—all to pay for billionaire tax breaks. Call your Senator & tell them: NO CUTS that harm working families 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

Student housing advisors at Reed College got a first union contract days before they planned to picket the college’s graduation. | NW Labor Press @opeiu.org‬

June 20 is #WorldRefugeeDay! Today we honor the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees across the globe and in our communities.

Hailing from a union family, Anddi Schwartz first walked a picket line at age 9. Now, as an OPEIU Local 12 steward at HealthPartners, Schwartz fights every day to protect the rights of their co-workers. #UnionPride

We are excited to announce that @opeiu.org has joined our coalition. OPEIU represents more than 100,000 employees in nonprofit organizations, technology, credit unions, hospitals, insurance agencies, colleges and universities, hotels, administrative offices and more. Welcome!

The labor movement is united in demanding the release of our union brother David Huerta and an end to unlawful ICE activity. Statement:

City of Vancouver workers cut health costs and reclaim lost benefits in a new union deal - NW Labor Press @opeiu.org‬

Congratulations to OPEIU Organizing Director Brandon Nessen on his election to @dpeaflcio.bsky.social leadership!

The @aslunion.bsky.social is organizing for better working conditions in the Video Relay Service industry. Read @pestakeholder.bsky.social's new report on the mental and physical toll the essential industry imposes on interpreters.

NEW: Through interviews with 11 current or recent ASL interpreters employed at Video Relay Service companies by ZP Better Together or Sorenson, PESP's latest report underscores how interpreters believe company policies contribute to poor health outcomes and high turnover in this essential industry.

An OPEIU Local 12 bargaining team member at HealthPartners, Tia Burnett helped to win a new union contract that resulted in a historic pay raise for more than 1,000 of their co-workers—the biggest raise in more than 40 years. #UnionPride #PrideMonth

OPEIU is PROUD to celebrate LGBTQIA+ #PrideMonth! #UnionPride

Pride at Work members from the past 3 decades & siblings from across many movements joined together to celebrate the life of Pride at Work founder Nancy Wohlforth. We share gratitude for @opeiu.org, @aflcio.org & ‬Nancy’s beloved wife Denice Lombard for hosting. www.prideatwork.org/news/celebra...

U is for UNION! Workers at the nonprofit behind Sesame Street have officially WON THEIR UNION with @opeiulocal153.bsky.social! ✊✊✊

Mabel Wong, a member of @opeiulocal153.bsky.social, has worked at Seton Hall University Library for 36 years, providing services to the university and global communities via the interlibrary loan program. #AAPIHeritageMonth

Congress needs to hear from you about the NEA and NEH! Contact your Representative today to ask that they join the group of House members supporting increased funding for the NEA and NEH in FY26. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

The notion that federal funding for the arts, humanities, or public media is a financial burden for working Americans is plainly wrong. Funding for the NEA, NEH, and CPB is an investment that helps put people to work and enriches the fabric of our democracy.

Happy #NationalNursesWeek! OPEIU is proud to represent nurses and healthcare professionals across the country. THANK YOU to every union nurse out there fighting for patients over profits!

SOLIDARITY FOREVER 📸 Scenes from OPEIU members participating in May Day demonstrations across the country yesterday.

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

"I learned from a young age that the quality and availability of interpreters could determine whether a Deaf person had access to the services and rights that hearing people take for granted." ASL interpreters nationwide are organizing for better conditions with @aslunion.bsky.social!

Tomorrow is #MayDay! Stand up, fight back and attend an International Workers’ Day event near you: www.mobilize.us/aflcio/?q=May%20Day

385 workers die on the job in the United States each day. Each and every one of those deaths is preventable. #WorkersMemorialDay

OPEIU is PROUD to represent #AdminProfessionals at credit unions, universities and colleges, nonprofits, labor unions, hospitals and offices around the country. #AdminProfessionalsDay #UnionStrong #1u

Happy #EarthDay from OPEIU! 🌎

The labor movement holds one value above all others: solidarity. Add your name to the growing list of union members standing up to the Trump's administration's attacks on the rights of working people. ⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩⇩ form.jotform.com/250850668516...

April 15 is #NationalASLDay! American Sign Language interpreters with @aslunion.bsky.social are organizing with OPEIU to improve interpretation services for the Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and Hearing Impaired communities across the country.

This past weekend, more than 200 OPEIU members from local unions across the country gathered in Las Vegas for the 2025 All Regions Educational Conference to strategize, plan and collaborate on ways to build union power in the industries where OPEIU members work. ✊✊✊

This Saturday, April 5, union members will be participating in hundreds of #HandsOff events throughout the country to mobilize against the billionaire-backed attacks we're facing. Join a local event near you this April 5! ⇩⇩⇩

This week’s #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight is Criselle Garrido of OPEIU Local 29! Garrido and her co-workers recently won their first union contract at the Alameda County Community Food Bank, where she serves as shop steward.