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OPEIU Local 8 is a progressive, democratically run union working for social and economic justice since 1945. Local 8 represents more than 9,000 members all over Washington state working in many settings including offices, health and home care, housing, social services, the insurance industry, legal services and the public sector.

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Our Union

Our Union is a group of workers who join together so we have the power to make our workplaces they best they can be for employees and the communities we serve. We are the Union! Together we can do what we can’t do alone.

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Reasons to Become a Member

We are strongest as a union when we stand together for our rights at work. That unity is where we get the power to win good contracts and fights back employer takeaways. If you haven’t already joined your union, now is the time.

The more members our union has in our workplace, the more we will be able to do to improve wages, working conditions and benefits in our next round of contract negotiations.

Union members and their families are eligible for a variety of benefits provided directly by the Union including: OPEIU Scholarships, OPEIU Student Debt Reduction Program, OPEIU Life and AD&D Insurance, Identity Protection, OPEIU Towing/Service calls benefit, and discounts through the Union Plus program.

Local 8’s Hardship fund provides assistance for members who are experiencing an immediate, severe and temporary financial situation due to an emergency. Our fellow union members raise money for this fund to help our members in their time of need.

By becoming a member of your union, you will be able to vote on future contracts, vote for union officers and vote for or even become a steward or bargaining team member.

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We work every day to better our workplaces and our communities. We care for our families and build our union. We are OPEIU Local 8.

A group of Union members posts with an OPEIU Local 8 banner. The group is raising their fists in solidarity.
A man is standing next to a microphone addressing a few people around him. He is holding his hands upward with palms facing him, clearly showing enthusiasm during his speech.
Union members posing with the OPEIU Local 8 banner during Union in the Park Tacoma
OPEIU President and Local 8 Business Manager at International Convention
OPEIU Local 8 Members Posing in a digital photo booth scene at the International Convention
Local 8 members posing during the International Convention
Three people smiling. One has their arms around the shoulders of the other two on either side.
Two Local 8 members pose in front of a a car trunk with candy
A group of people is standing in a conference room in front of a projector screen that has the OPEIU logo on it. Tables with belongings are visible in the foreground (at the bottom left and right of the photo.) Two people in the front are wearing masks.
OPEIU Local 8 & Local 11 Members posing at the International Convention
OPEIU Local 8 member standing up and speaking at the International Convention
A group of people is standing together, smiling (one is holding an infant who is looking to their right.) Behind the group are several large flipchart pages with "IAM Picket" written at the top along with the name of different cities. The flipchart pages are sign-up sheets with "name", "date", and "time" written below the titles.
Three people are standing together smiling.
A group of people standing together, smiling.
Two people, seated together at a round table. Both are smiling
A group of people is standing together
Three people are standing together smiling. They are holding a photo prop in the shape of a frame so it looks like they're in a photo. The frame says "Solidarity" going up the left side, and "Forever!" on the top side in the left corner. The OPEIU 8 logo is in the bottom right corner of the frame.
A collage of 6 photos. All 6 of them feature a man in a selfie position, who is holding the camera and taking a photo of himself with different people.
OPEIU Local 8 & Local 11 Members eating lunch together at the International Convention
Union members enjoying treats during Union in the Park Tacoma
Two people are standing together, smiling and holding coffee cups.
A person standing at a podium, looking forward and smiling
Local 8 members socializing during the International Convention
Union members laughing during Union in the Park Tacoma
Two people standing together, smiling. One has a wide-banded lanyard with patterns in the shape of people; assorted buttons are attached.
Person wearing a mask standing and holding a microphone in a line of other people who are looking at the speaker.
Local 8 member speaking on a resolution during the International Convention
Two dogs pose in front of an OPEIU Local 8 banner while wearing bandanas
Two people standing together, smiling
OPEIU Local 8 Members Posing with OPEIU President and Secretary Treasurer at the International Convention
Two Union members sit at a picnic table eating pizza. They are looking at the camera and smiling.
Local 8 member shown on a projector screen speaking on a resolution during the International Convention

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