Posted on 10/05/2007 10:17:51 PM PDT by Albion Wilde
“O.P.E.I.U., the Office and Professional Employees International Union, is a part of the AFL-CIO, one of the largest unions in the world. AFL-CIO is an umbrella organization of national and international unions, many of which have historically socialist roots, dating from the heyday of onshore domestic industrial production and overt socialist agitation.”
Office & Professional Employees (OPEIU)
National Headquarters
1660 L STREET N W
WASHINGTON, DC 20036
http://www.unionfacts.com/unions/unionProfile.cfm?id=67
Leadership
Top 10 International OPEIU Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title Total Compensation
Carl Goodwin President $ 300,087
Nancy Wohlforth Sec-treasurer $ 251,418
Kevin Kistler Director Of Organization $ 218,068
Paul Bohelski International Representat $ 137,625
Jeffrey Rusich International Representat $ 134,870
Gary Kirkland Special Assist To The Pre $ 133,798
Edward Darcy Sr Regional Director $ 117,921
Gary Nuber International Representat $ 112,954
Juliet Casey Assistant To The St $ 108,947
Donna Shaffer International Representat $ 105,361
[show all officers & salaries]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
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Unions take from many wage earners and tax payers, to give to an elite few.
Thank you for the ping! Great job everyone!!!!
I honestly can’t believe the newspaper ran the info. about the ties with the WWP!!! Very big news! At long last...
Thank you for an outstanding after-action report. And thanks to all who continue to stand tall outside Walter Reed every Friday to honor our wounded heroes.
FReep On!
“The Union” just did this to the company I work for. But it was even worse, they had a bunch of illegals who couldn’t even speak English out there holding the picket signs. (Does wonders for low blood pressure).
Hey Al, are you surprised it was the union? You were thinking commie/socialist right? Same thing.
Excellent post.
bttt
Another reason to not like unions.
Rent a mob ?
That may be the way to go, although any complaint would probably have to come from the actual union member. I'm not sure though. It wouldn't hurt for someone who was there and heard the info first-hand from the union member, to call the NLRB and see if they can file a complaint or pass on the info. If anyone knows a lawyer who deals specifically with labor laws, which include Unions, it wouldn't hurt to contact them for advice.
I do know that several years ago, while I was working for the State of New York, I had won a grievance against the state which involved them reimbursing me money they had taken from my paycheck. Nine months after I'd won the case, the union I belonged to (Correction Officers), hadn't done anything to secure me my funds. I kept getting the run around and finally filed a complaint with NY State's Commission on Employee Relations. Basically, I had already resolved the issue myself, but followed up with the complaint, and both the Union and State representatives who attended the hearing were admonished by the judge for their failure to guarantee me my award. I also liked it that the Union lawyer, who was there representing the Union's interest, ended up being several minutes late to the hearing, which pissed off the Judge big-time, and it only enforced my claims of the lackadaisical attitude they exhibted in failing to make sure I had gotten the money due me.
No union has the right to mandate attendance at any rally, whether it be for union events or non-union events, such as the Walter Reed protests. I firmly believe that this is an unethical practice and quite possibly a violation of the members' rights.
Unions suck...
You all are making a huge difference!
Congratulations and great job!
Be Ever Vigilant!!
HA! HA! HA! :)
GREAT JOB!!
Support the Troops & Their Mission!!
It has no right to force or intimidate union members to do its bidding on political issues. “”
IF you think this is new, think again.
Imremember being told how to vote when I was working a machinists union job when I was 21. I am now just short of 68. I was really angry, but I just nodded and said- yeah, sure. Then I went into the polling place and voted what I wanted. Their choices for me were entirely different than what I voted. STILL are.
Love these reports.
Hopefully unions will soon bankrupt all the companies they work for so we will be rid of them.
Hardest part will be getting the parasites off the government dole..
Today’s missive is an example of beautiful writing, my FRiend. Very well said...
Sending a link to my local newspaper. Who knows what may come of it.
The Nurses Union at Eastern Maine Medical Center is going to hold a one day strike. It would serve them right if we could get a lot of Military Mom’s to counter protest them. The Union deserves to be freeped until the Union leaves our troops alone!
You did not read very well. The person in the union is a she, not a he. I do not know what union you were, but know you are wrong about them not using threats and force to make the members do as they are told.
Good to know
Good work, Albion. I think Michelle Malkin would take this up in a heartbeat... it’s her “turf,” right? If not on her blog yet, I will e-mail.
I DESPISE unions... don’t get me started. Every anti-war, pro-illegals “march” here in Los Angeles includes heavy contingents of union members wearing the required t-shirt and carrying the factory-produced signs.
I will NOT take a union job, as when I worked at the UC as an “office professional,” I discovered the dues monies were going into PACs, Democrat campaigns, etc. Government agencies in CA are “closed shops.” In this state, it’s the S.E.I.U. that is raking in the money for the Commies.
The union reps do NOTHING for workplace safety, nor harassment grievances, etc., but only drive the hard bargain for higher wages, i.e., more revenue for union HQ.
And yes, to contradict a former poster, the union delegates their workplace thugs to mandate participation in political activities. I know this from my own experience.
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