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OPEIU Local 11
Local 11 represents a diverse group of working men and women employed in all phases of office, professional, technical and industrial related work located in five states…Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah. opeiu11.org
Collective bargaining
Tensions rising between NW Natural and union
The utility company informed union workers that it plans to train non-union staff to do their jobs in case there is a strike.
Collective bargaining
OPEIU Local 11 wants big changes at NW Natural
Under new leadership, the union will push the regulated monopoly to restore workers' pension and commit to end outsourcing.
People
Planting the seeds of solidarity
Union stewards like OPEIU Local 11 officer Kim King are the backbone of the labor movement.
Union Organizing
Reed College workers vote to join OPEIU Local 11
Reed housing advisors previously formed an independent union in 2018, but the college refused to recognize the union and filed legal appeals.
People
PERSONNEL REPORT
Staff changes at OPEIU Local 11, Oregon AFSCME, Oregon AFL-CIO, Oregon Building Trades, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley's office.
Union Organizing
Reed College student workers want to join OPEIU Local 11
Forty-four housing advisers who live and work in dorms are unionizing after Reed changed their job duties without giving them a say.
Collective bargaining
No surprise to employees of Clark County: Study shows they’re underpaid
Consulting firm Baker Tilly conducted the study, which shows that on average, Clark County wages trailed other employers by 4.7% to 9%.
People
New union rep for Northwest Natural
Jordan Fosdick, a service technician at the natural gas utility, will represent nearly 600 members of OPEIU Local 11.
Union democracy
Bell outpolls incumbent at OPEIU Local 11
Longtime Northwest Natural steward Howard Bell outpolled two-term incumbent Maureen Goldberg and was sworn in to a three-year term May 9.
Union Organizing
Oregon Catholic Press dumps union
The Portland-based nonprofit publisher prints sheet music, missals and other resources for church services.
Union Organizing
Abortion support group recognizes union
The Beaverton-headquartered National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) announced it would voluntarily recognize OPEIU Local 11 union representation.
Jobs
Cities look at banning natural gas
A handful of unions say prohibiting natural gas in new construction is bad for workers, for energy diversity and for cost.
Union democracy
To Zoom or not to Zoom: Labor navigates a return to in-person meetings
Some local labor organizations see an argument for hybrid meetings, which incorporate in-person and virtual attendance options.
Union Organizing
Workers at Clinton-linked non-profit vote against union
Workers at the Alliance For A Healthier Generation contacted OPEIU Local 11 last year expressing interest in unionizing.
National
U.S. government launches pension rescue
In the Portland area, Plasterers Local 82 and OPEIU Local 11 could undo pension benefit cuts almost immediately.
National
How the COVID relief bill saves union pensions
The just-passed COVID relief bill will rescue and restore over 100 declining union pension plans.
People
Northwest Labor Press staff changes
Northwest Labor Press office manager Cheri Rice is retiring after 20 years; succeeding her is Jill Lukens. Both have long connections to local unionism.
Retirement
Despite lopsided ‘no’ vote, Western States OPEIU cuts retiree benefits to halt slide to insolvency
As of Oct. 1, pension benefits were cut as much as 30 percent for retired members of Office and Professional Employees International Union in the Western United States.
Retirement
OPEIU members are voting on whether to cut their own pension – to halt insolvency
Without a cut of up to 30 percent of benefits, the pension fund is headed for collapse in 18 years.
Retirement
Western States OPEIU Pension moves to cut benefits
Without a 30% pension cut, the fund will be insolvent in 18 years.
