Posts tagged OPEIU Local 39
‘Fearful, divisive, scary’: Madison employer accused of union busting by employees for layoffs
June 3, 2024 // OPEIU Local 39 said the employer has retained the services of Littler Mendelson, a law firm known for helping companies like Starbucks avoid unions. The losses of OPEIU representation at ACU has alarmed the workers as declines in union membership are correlated with wage stagnation and rising income inequality. Nationally, union density has declined from 20 percent of all wage and salary workers in 1983, to 10 percent as of 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CUNA Mutual Group employees rally ahead of planned strike
May 9, 2023 // If the strike were to move forward it would be a first in the union’s history with the company. It is currently set for May 19th. OPEIU Local 39 represents roughly 450 of the company 4,200 employees.