Clerical unions began forming in the early 1900s. By 1920, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) had issued charters to more than 50 clerical unions. In 1942, the locals banded together to form the International Council of Office Employee Unions. In 1945, this union received a charter from the AFL as the Office Employees International Union.
In 1992, the union absorbed the Leather Workers' International Union of America.[2] In 2010, the Association of Minor League Umpires, the national labor union that represents Minor League Baseball umpires voted to join OPEIU.[3]
Canadian autonomy
Canadian members made up nearly a quarter of the union as early as the 1970s but in 2003 the OPEIU chose not to appoint a Canadian to the position of Secretary-Treasurer, the second-highest union rank.[4] In March 2004, OPEIU President Michael Goodwin concluded that the American locals of the union had subsidized the Canadian locals by approximately $10 million. Goodwin proposed raising the per capita dues of Canadian OPEIU members by $2.00 per member per month, which, accounting for the then low Canadian dollar, would mean Canadians were paying more in dues than their American counterparts.[4]
On June 20, 2004, the Canadian locals voted 74 percent to 26 percent to form their own, autonomous union under the umbrella of the international. OPEIU Canadian delegates to the international convention, meeting in Bal Harbor, Florida, withdrew from the proceedings and formed their own national union—the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE).
^"Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
^"Minor league umps affiliate with larger union". FOX Sports. February 22, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
^ abRoss, Andy (2011). Finding Our Power: Stories of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378. Vancouver: Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378. p. 112. ISBN978-0-9784058-1-6.
^"Our History". OPEIU. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^ ab"Coughlin retires August 1 as OPEIU President; John Kelly chosen to replace him in post" (PDF). White Collar. July–August 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^Cimini, Michael H.; Muhl, Charles J. (January 1995). "Labor-management bargaining in 1994". Monthly Labor Review.
^"Lanigan Elected OPEIU President". Bloomberg Law. June 6, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
Further reading
Finley, Joseph E. (1975). White Collar Union: The Story of the OPEIU and Its People. New York: Octagon Books. ISBN978-0-374-92742-4.
The Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 8 (Seattle, Wash.) Records. 1938-1998. 238.09 cubic feet. At the Labor Archives of Washington State, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
July 20, 2023
office, professional, employees, international, union, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspap. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Office and Professional Employees International Union news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Office and Professional Employees International Union OPEIU is a trade union in the United States and Canada representing approximately 88 000 white collar working people in the public and private sectors It has members in all 50 US states the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as well as in one local in Canada Office and Professional Employees International UnionAbbreviationOPEIUPredecessorInternational Council of Office Employee UnionsFormation1945 78 years ago 1945 TypeTrade unionHeadquartersNew York City New York USLocationUnited StatesCanadaMembership 2021 88 000 1 PresidentRichard LaniganSecretary treasurerMary MahoneySecessionsCanadian Office and Professional Employees UnionAffiliationsAFL CIOCanadian Labour CongressWebsiteopeiu wbr orgFormerly calledOffice Employees International Union Contents 1 History 2 Canadian autonomy 3 Presidents 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links 6 1 ArchivesHistory EditClerical unions began forming in the early 1900s By 1920 the American Federation of Labor AFL had issued charters to more than 50 clerical unions In 1942 the locals banded together to form the International Council of Office Employee Unions In 1945 this union received a charter from the AFL as the Office Employees International Union In 1992 the union absorbed the Leather Workers International Union of America 2 In 2010 the Association of Minor League Umpires the national labor union that represents Minor League Baseball umpires voted to join OPEIU 3 Canadian autonomy EditCanadian members made up nearly a quarter of the union as early as the 1970s but in 2003 the OPEIU chose not to appoint a Canadian to the position of Secretary Treasurer the second highest union rank 4 In March 2004 OPEIU President Michael Goodwin concluded that the American locals of the union had subsidized the Canadian locals by approximately 10 million Goodwin proposed raising the per capita dues of Canadian OPEIU members by 2 00 per member per month which accounting for the then low Canadian dollar would mean Canadians were paying more in dues than their American counterparts 4 On June 20 2004 the Canadian locals voted 74 percent to 26 percent to form their own autonomous union under the umbrella of the international OPEIU Canadian delegates to the international convention meeting in Bal Harbor Florida withdrew from the proceedings and formed their own national union the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union COPE Presidents Edit1945 Paul Hutchings 5 1953 Howard Coughlin 6 1979 John Kelly 6 1994 Michael Goodwin 7 2015 Richard Lanigan 8 References Edit US Department of Labor Office of Labor Management Standards File number 000 067 Search Report submitted 2021 12 24 Inactive Organizations PDF UMD Labor Collections University of Maryland Retrieved April 18 2022 Minor league umps affiliate with larger union FOX Sports February 22 2010 Retrieved April 17 2018 a b Ross Andy 2011 Finding Our Power Stories of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378 Vancouver Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378 p 112 ISBN 978 0 9784058 1 6 Our History OPEIU Retrieved October 30 2022 a b Coughlin retires August 1 as OPEIU President John Kelly chosen to replace him in post PDF White Collar July August 1979 Retrieved October 30 2022 Cimini Michael H Muhl Charles J January 1995 Labor management bargaining in 1994 Monthly Labor Review Lanigan Elected OPEIU President Bloomberg Law June 6 2016 Retrieved October 30 2022 Further reading EditFinley Joseph E 1975 White Collar Union The Story of the OPEIU and Its People New York Octagon Books ISBN 978 0 374 92742 4 External links Edit Organized labour portalOfficial website Archives Edit The Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 8 Seattle Wash Records 1938 1998 238 09 cubic feet At the Labor Archives of Washington State University of Washington Libraries Special Collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Office and Professional Employees International Union amp oldid 1164362538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
