On the heels of the 215 Member Association of Minor League Umpires affiliation with the OPEIU, the Hawai'i Nurse's Association (HNA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to affiliate the HNA's 3,800 Member organization with the OPEIU in a meeting held on January 16, 2010. HNA recently withdrew from the United American Nurses (UAN), which was dissolved
following a contentious internal dispute within UAN Affiliates in 2009. The HNA Board of Directors took action to dis-affiliate with UAN prior to its alleged merging with California Nurses Association (CNA)/National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) in the fall of 2009. The newly formed group, "National Nurses United" (NNU) was founded in December 2009. "We’re pleased that HNA recognized the value of affiliating with an organization with a great reputation for servicing its members and allowing its locals the freedom to control their own destiny,” said Walter Allen Jr., OPEIU International Vice President. Allen Jr. added that OPEIU looks forward to providing resources to support HNA’s success. (more...)
Time to Negotiate
The agreement (Local 30 Contract) between OPEIU, Local 30 and Kaiser Permanente and the National Agreement between the Kaiser Permamnete Coalition of Unions and Kaiser Permanente will be 'up' July 1st, 2011. Traditionally, negotiations for these agreements begins just over one year prior to the agreements' completion date. Shortly thereafter, our negotiating committee and Kaiser usually reach a tentative agreement which is may then be voted on by the Local 30 membership. As during previous negotiations, the CFO of our Union has scheduled "Pre-Negotiation Town Hall Meetings". If you're interested in going to one of these meetings, you're welcome to attend. Personally, however, I think these meetings aren't much more than window dressings; the same issues have been brought to the attention of the Union for the past thirty plus years (i.e. wage parity with workers in Los Angeles, Day after Thanksgiving to be treated as a holiday, etc.) yet every contract lacks progress in these areas. If progress regarding issues which are important to us isn't made this time, I encourage my fellow Union Members to join me in voting no on the tentative agreement. Discuss it [here].(more...)
Cesar Chavez Parade
OPEIU, Local 30 Members and their families and friends are welcome to participate in the March 27th, 2010 parade honoring Cesar Chavez. Participants will be walking along the parade route holding signs and a banner which will be provided by OPEIU, Local 30. The parade route begins in Sherman Heights (25th and J Street), proceed South onto Cesar E. Chavez Parkway, turn Left into Irving Avenue, the Right onto Sampson Street, then ending on Logan Avenue at the heart of the Historic Downtown Logan Heights.
Recently, I needed to utilize the California Employees Sick Leave Act (CESLA) which allows for workers to use up to half of their annual accrual of sick leave to care for their dependents, while protecting the Worker from any retailiation or punishment from Management. Unfortunately, the Assistant Department Administrator within the department I work didn't understand this. Fortunately, OPEIU, Local 30 Union Reps. Mark Bailey and Annette Baxter did and contacted Management without hesitation. Should Management choose to harass Workers whom need to utilize CESLA, they should expect a grievance shortly thereafter. If you experience a similar violation of State law, now you know who to call...I know I do. THANK YOU, Annette and Mark (more...)
Kaiser Workers Prepare to Leave SEIU & Join NUHW
In a stunning rebuke to SEIU, nurses and health care professionals at Kaiser Hospital voted overwhelmingly yesterday to leave SEIU and join NUHW. Nurses favored NUHW over SEIU 746-36 (95%), one health professional unit went for NUHW 189-26 (86%), and the other went for NUHW 717-192 (78%). The landslide victories likely foreshadow the complete shift of SEIU’s Kaiser workforce to NUHW when the rest of the bargaining units vote in June.
Channel 10 "Scrooge" Hurts Workers
Dustin, This is Michelle Krug with NABET CWA Local 54 (the 10NewsUnfair.com people:). Thank you so much for your proactive response to our struggle. We are a very small union and "getting the word out" has its challenges, but actions like yours certainly boost our spirit and help maintain our "hope".
Again, thank you so much!!! In solidarity,
Michelle Krug, Political Director, NABET CWA Local 54
619) 434-9343, 619) 917-9343 (c) (more...)
On the heels of the 215 Member 
The agreement (Local 30 Contract) between OPEIU, Local 30 and Kaiser Permanente and the National Agreement between the Kaiser Permamnete Coalition of Unions and Kaiser Permanente will be 'up' July 1st, 2011. Traditionally, negotiations for these agreements begins just over one year prior to the agreements' completion date. Shortly thereafter, our negotiating committee and Kaiser usually reach a tentative agreement which is may then be voted on by the Local 30 membership. As during previous negotiations, the CFO of our Union has scheduled "Pre-Negotiation Town Hall Meetings". If you're interested in going to one of these meetings, you're welcome to attend. Personally, however, I think these meetings aren't much more than window dressings; the same issues have been brought to the attention of the Union for the past thirty plus years (i.e. wage parity with workers in Los Angeles, Day after Thanksgiving to be treated as a holiday, etc.) yet every contract lacks progress in these areas. If progress regarding issues which are important to us isn't made this time, I encourage my fellow Union Members to join me in voting no on the tentative agreement. Discuss it [
OPEIU, Local 30 Members and their families and friends are welcome to participate in the March 27th, 2010 parade honoring Cesar Chavez. Participants will be walking along the parade route holding signs and a banner which will be provided by OPEIU, Local 30. The parade route begins in Sherman Heights (25th and J Street), proceed South onto Cesar E. Chavez Parkway, turn Left into Irving Avenue, the Right onto Sampson Street, then ending on Logan Avenue at the heart of the Historic Downtown Logan Heights.
Recently, I needed to utilize the California Employees Sick Leave Act (CESLA) which allows for workers to use up to half of their annual accrual of sick leave to care for their dependents, while protecting the Worker from any retailiation or punishment from Management. Unfortunately, the Assistant Department Administrator within the department I work didn't understand this. Fortunately, OPEIU, Local 30 Union Reps. Mark Bailey and Annette Baxter did and contacted Management without hesitation. Should Management choose to harass Workers whom need to utilize CESLA, they should expect a 
In a stunning rebuke to SEIU, nurses and health care professionals at Kaiser Hospital voted overwhelmingly yesterday to leave SEIU and join NUHW. Nurses favored NUHW over SEIU 746-36 (95%), one health professional unit went for NUHW 189-26 (86%), and the other went for NUHW 717-192 (78%). The landslide victories likely foreshadow the complete shift of SEIU’s Kaiser workforce to NUHW when the rest of the bargaining units 
Dustin, This is Michelle Krug with NABET CWA Local 54 (the 10NewsUnfair.com people:). Thank you so much for your proactive response to our struggle. We are a very small union and "getting the word out" has its challenges, but actions like yours certainly boost our spirit and help maintain our "hope".
Again, thank you so much!!! In solidarity,
