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AFL-CIO Sues OSHA for Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers

  • 18 May 2020

(Washington, D.C., May 18, 2020)—This morning, the AFL-CIO filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the U.S. Court of Appeals to compel the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an emergency temporary standard (ETS) protecting U.S. workers against the coronavirus.

 

The petition demonstrates that thousands of workers have been infected on the job through exposure to infected patients, co-workers and unscreened members of the public. As the economy reopens and people return to work, person-to-person contact will increase and health experts predict the already shocking number of infections and deaths among workers will rise.

You Deserve a Mortgage That Protects Your Family. Let's Get You One.

  • 14 May 2020
Union Plus Mortgage Company is union-owned — so we know what you need when a crisis hits. Our mortgages are specially designed to protect union families with special hardship assistance in case of disability, lay off, lock out, and other eligible income loss.

If you’re ready to buy a home, let us help you get the mortgage you deserve.
Call 855 UNION 70 (855-864-6670) and talk to an experienced loan officer.

OPEIU Distributes 20,000 N95 Respirator Masks to Front-Line Members Across the U.S.

  • 12 May 2020

New York, N.Y. (May 12, 2020) – The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), AFL-CIO, today announced its successful purchase and distribution of 20,000 N-95 respirator masks to front-line members across the United States. Additional masks have been procured and will be distributed in the coming weeks.

OPEIU acquired the protective masks to provide relief for front-line members, including healthcare professionals experiencing the highest levels of risk, helping to fill the workplace safety gaps left by a lack of federal guidance on workplace safety and by employers either unwilling or incapable of ensuring a safe work environment for their employees. Masks are being sent to OPEIU local unions throughout the country, from Hawai'i to Florida and spots in between.

OPEIU Free College: Social Work Degree Now Available

  • 7 May 2020
OPEIU is excited to announce a new degree in social work is now available through your OPEIU Free College Benefit. This degree is available for the Summer classes beginning June 1. 

Free Legal Document Reviews and Consultations Through July 31, 2020

  • 7 May 2020

Union members can contact MetLife Legal Plans Network Attorneys through July 31, 2020 for no charge advice, consultations and document review for many issues, including:

  • Healthcare proxies or other estate planning
  • Home refinancing or personal insurance forms
  • Elder law questions for caregivers

Union members will also have access to MetLife Legal Plans Self-Help Document Library to complete wills, living wills and power of attorney docum

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​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.

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