Lance Lindeman will be retiring as of March 31^st, 2023. With Lance’s retirement President Anderson has accepted the position as union rep. Kelsie will be stepping down as president at the end of the month and Vice President Devin Hogan will be moving into the presidency. With this transition Local 12 is looking for a new Vice President to take his spot. Any interested candidates can email the E-board at eboard@opeiu12.org with a letter of intent and the E-board will vote to appoint a new Vice President until the upcoming election.

Workers at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) have endured a trying three years. The institution cut 16% of its staff through buy-outs and layoffs in June of 2020 to compensate for pandemic-induced revenue decline (leadership also took 15% pay cuts). Further attrition has resulted in a museum workforce that remains around 60% of its pre-pandemic level. Employees have expressed feeling overworked, and now they have an expired union contract, too.

Local 12 ratified the Local 12 constitution and has been approved by the international President. The cap will be increased effective February 1 instead of January 1 due to the administrative needs to execute the changes. Employers will be notified and members will be receiving a mailing with this information.

To view the constitution in it’s entirety please download the PDF here. Any questions can be addresses at the next general membership meeting on January 18^th. Self-Payers and employers may make checks payable to OPEIU Local 12 and mail to 2277 HWY 36W Ste 301 Roseville, MN 55113

We would like to invite you to the Special Called General Membership Meeting on Oct 26th at 6pm where we will be reviewing the Constitutional changes. These changes are being brought forth to the membership to be voted on in the November General Membership meeting.

All members should have gotten an email. Please check your junk mail if you did not receive this in your email inbox.

Please register for the Zoom meeting here

 

Working Partnerships provides assistance to union members and their families during layoffs, lockouts, strikes, or when union households experience medical, financial, and family emergencies. We connect our union sisters and brothers with emergency financial assistance, food support, connections to community resources, and advocate on their behalf with service providers, their creditors, landlords, and mortgage companies.