Join OPEIU 29 Officers & Staff for our quarterly General Membership Meeting/Holiday Dinner celebration!

Let's celebrate and kick-off the Holiday Season with your fellow Union sisters and brothers at our General Membership Meeting, great door prizes will be given.

Where: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
77 Hegenberger Road, Oakland CA
When: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 @ 6:30 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated in the U.S. every year, from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. In 2025, the start date falls on a Monday and the end date falls on a Wednesday. The 30-day period also includes many dates of importance in the Hispanic community: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua celebrate their anniversary of independence on September 15; Mexico commemorates its independence on September 16; Chile commemorates its independence on September 18; and the celebration Indigenous People's Day on October 13 (formerly Columbus Day) or Día de la Raza.[7] Y

The 2025 theme for National Hispanic Heritage Month is "Collective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future". This theme highlights the importance of recognizing the history and achievements of Hispanic and Latine communities while looking to the future and the ongoing contributions of these groups. 

Oakland Hispanic Heritage Month events:
https://www.visitoakland.com/hispanic-heritage-month/?startDate=08%2F31%2F2025&endDate=09%2F30%2F2025&sort=title

Labor Day is fast approaching! We are fired up and ready to celebrate and honor the working people who built this country by marching, rallying and attending union events across the nation.

Will you join us for an event? 

Despite the troubling times we're facing, working people still carry with them a vision of a better, fairer future. In the streets, on the shop floor, In union halls and in the halls of Congress, workers are rising up and fighting for the economy and country we all deserve.

Click here to find a Labor Day event near you.

We hope to see you at one of the many events being held nationwide around Labor Day weekend and wish for you and your loved ones a very happy Labor Day.

In solidarity,

Team OPEIU

29ers,

Please join the Officers and Representative Staff of OPEIU 29 along with your Union sisters and brothers for our General Membership Meeting. Attending General Membership meetings is a great way to stay informed on current OPEIU 29 affairs and matters that affect you. Members can also learn about OPEIU 29 committees such as SERJ and get involved in the community. Come have dinner, bring your kids so they can participate in an event at the library while you are participating in your Union Membership Meeting.

All OPEIU 29 members attending the meeting must be in good standing, you can check on your dues/membership status before the meeting by logging into our membership database https://opeiu29.unionimpact.com (you will be prompted to create an account, if you are not yet registered).

MEETING REGISTRATION:

You must register for the meeting by clicking or copying and pasting the link below no later than Monday, July 14, 2025, by 4:00 pm. You can also go to our website at www.opeiu29.org to register. Please remember to register with your PERSONAL email address, as no work email addresses will be approved.

Registration Link: https://form.jotform.com/251807064162150

In Unity!

Kelly Gschwend Pharaoh Stone President/Business Manager Secretary-Treasurer