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LOCAL 251
The Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 251. “Working Together” we win better salaries, benefits, personal time, health and safety packages, and other improvements to working conditions for our 500+ members across New Mexico. Our Union is comprised of clerical and administrative employees at Sandia Labs on Kirtland Air Force Base; the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 611; the Communication Workers of America; ABF Freight in Denver, CO and Albuquerque, NM; IATSE Local 480 staff; and a non-profit in Arizona
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Local 251
OPEIU Local 251
Latest News
OPEIU Statement: The Killing Must Stop
OPEIU mourns the murder of our union brother, AFGE member and VA nurse Alex Pretti, by the United States Border Patrol. We condemn in the strongest terms the rising tide of state-sponsored violence that also took the life of Renée Good earlier this month.
These killings are part of a clear campaign of intimidation that aims to divide us. Countless people — workers, neighbors, friends, family members, citizens and noncitizens — have been terrorized and brutalized by federal immigration authorities. As a union, the right to free expression, association and speech is sacrosanct. Targeting people for expressing those rights is unconscionable.
We stand in full solidarity with the people of Minnesota and call on congressional leaders to have the courage required to take a stand against this senseless violence by refusing to fund ICE’s unlawful and barbaric operations.
Respect and fairness on the job.
Every worker deserves that much along with decent compensation and a safe and healthy work environment. By joining together with your co-workers you can build an employee organization that gives you a real say over your job, puts you on more equal footing with your employer and ensures a better economic future for you and your co-workers.
Your right to form a union is protected by long-standing U.S. labor laws. While most employers use all kinds of excuses why unions aren’t needed and put up challenges to block organizing efforts, workers succeed every day in building powerful employee organizations.
OPEIU Local 251
Who We Represent
Sandia National Laboratories
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 611
ABF Freight Co.
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 480
Communication Workers, Local 7011
Metal Trades Council
IBEW 611
Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 7076
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (FIRRP)