The OPEIU Executive Board has named Allen Byron to serve as Vice President for Region II on the Executive Board. Byron is Secretary-Treasurer/Business Manager of OPEIU Local 32 in Union, New Jersey. “Allen has been a dedicated union leader for many years, and his life’s mission has been to better the lives of working families in New Jersey,” said OPEIU President Michael Goodwin. “His experience working at Local 32, defending members and negotiating higher pay and benefits, makes him the perfect person to represent the members of Region II.”
OPEIU, SEIU and IBEW members gather outside Fortalaza, the governors's office in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico to protest the layoff of 17,000 government employees.
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Read details about the AFL-CIO Convention held September 13-17, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Healthcare, we can't wait!
OPEIU members need to attend town hall rallys so we can get real heathcare reform!
The link below will provide information on locations and times for our congressional member’s town hall meetings.
http://www.healthcareforamericanow.org/site/august_events
Click Here to download the Employee Free Choice Act slide show in PDF format.
Nicole Korkolis Director of Communication, Education and Research 212-675-3210 nkorkolis@opeiu.org
Communication Specialist sfenech@opeiu.org
Senior Communication Strategist kfriend@opeiu.org
The Office and Professional Employees International Union was chartered in 1945 and, with more than 90,000 members, we’re one of the larger unions of the AFL-CIO. OPEIU has locals throughout the United States and Canada.
Nicole Korkolis
