Welcome to
OPEIU
LOCAL 8
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.
Welcome to OPEIU
Local 8
WORKPLACE UPDATES
SLR Update – Your Bargaining Team Recommends a YES Vote – July 7, 2025
SLR Update 7.7.25Download
CON Update – Contract Ratified, Retroactive Raises Coming! – July 3, 2025
CON update 7.3.25Download
Workers United! – OPEIU8 Newsletter – July 2025
Workers United! July 2025Download
NJP Bargaining Update & Monthly Meeting Reminder – July 1, 2025
NJP Update 7.1.25Download
GENERAL NEWS & EVENTS
North Regional Meeting – Mar. 27, 2021
OPEIU Union Update – Mar. 17, 2021
Our Communications Committee is coordinating an OPEIU Local 8 Food Drive with a goalof at least 100 members participating by April 30, 2021.
Central Regional Meeting – Feb. 27, 2021
OPEIU Update – Jan. 25, 2021
OPEIU Local 8 Meeting Schedule for 2021
REASONS TO BECOME A MEMBER
We are strongest when we stand together for our rights at work.
The more members our union has in a workplace, the more we will be able to do to improve wages, working conditions, and benefits during contract negotiations.
Union members and their families are eligible for a variety of benefits, 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 y/our union, you will be able to vote on future contracts, vote for union officers and vote for (or even become) a Shop Steward or Bargaining Team member.
Our Union
We are a group of workers who joined together to have the power to make our workplaces the best they can be – for the employees and communities we serve. We are the Union! Together, we can do what we can’t do alone.
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